Preble County, OH Environment & Hazard Risk

• Strong windRelatively Moderate$1.4M/yr expected annual loss, about 3.1 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Moderate$3.5M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• EarthquakeRelatively Low$577K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 607 years
• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$153K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.0 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$1,721/yr expected annual loss, about once every 9 years
• Cold waveRelatively Low$913K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.3 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$248K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.8 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$43K/yr expected annual loss, about 11 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$152K/yr expected annual loss, about 46 events a year
• Heat waveVery Low$178K/yr expected annual loss, about 5.2 events a year
• DroughtVery Low$27.5K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• HurricaneVery Low$13.2K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 174 years
• WildfireVery Low$4,843/yr expected annual loss, about once every 42,723 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

87 of 18,459 (0.5%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

441

Insured in high-risk zones

65 (15%)

Flood claims since 1978

48

Claims paid since 1978

$372K

• Thunderstorm Wind156
• Winter Weather83
• Hail47
• Flood40
• Flash Flood39
• Winter Storm29
• High Wind16 · 2 deaths
• Heavy Snow11
• Tornado9
• Ice Storm7

• High Wind58 kt wind09/14/2008

  Preble

  2 deaths, $5M damage

  What happened

  Strong winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour were sustained for several hours. Gusts over 60 mph were common. Widespread damage occurred across the region, from trees being blown down on powerlines, to significant crop losses and structural damage. A husband and wife were killed by a falling tree while riding a motorcycle in Hueston Woods State Park.

• Dense Fog02/08/2000

  Preble

  1 death, 14 injured, $250K damage

  What happened

  An area of dense fog formed along Interstate 70 during the late evening hours. The dense fog was the cause of a pileup of vehicles, which led to 1 death and 14 injuries.

• Flood01/27/2012

  Green Bush, Preble County

  2 injured, $15K damage

  What happened

  A car was swept off a driveway bridge into Elk Creek, as Elk Creek had risen beyond its banks due to heavy rain.

• Thunderstorm Wind75 kt wind11/07/1996

  West Manchester, Preble County

  $1M damage

  What happened

  Numerous roofs were blown off homes. Camper blown off the owner's property. Farm machinery blown over. Abandoned school house completely destroyed. Numerous trees downed. Two tractor-trailers were blown over. Nine electricity poles downed causing thousands of residents to lose power.

• Frost/Freeze04/06/2007

  Preble

  $540K damage

  What happened

  Unseasonably warm temperatures for an extended period of time in March allowed much of the Ohio Valley to begin its agricultural growing season early. In early April, a cold snap with low temperatures dropping into the low 20s threatened agricultural interests across the region. |The full effect of these weather extremes is still yet to be known, and will not be known until the fall harvest can be compared with yields from previous years. The initial estimate of 16.74 million in crop damage was split evenly between 31 Ohio counties.

• Flash Flood06/15/2003

  Fairhaven, Preble County

  $500K damage

  What happened

  Two bridges washed out, one of which was completely destroyed, on Fairhaven-College Corner Road and Buck Paxton Road. Little Four Mile Creek came out of its banks along both roads.

• Eaton Public Water SystemServes 8,400 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Lakengren Water AuthorityServes 2,950 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Camden, Village ofServes 2,050 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Lewisburg Village PwsServes 1,800 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+6 monitoring or reporting
• New Paris Village PwsServes 1,681 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+9 monitoring or reporting
• West Alexandria, Village ofServes 1,385 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+1 monitoring or reporting
• Gratis Village PwsServes 990 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Eldorado, Village ofServes 539 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting