Storm risk in Licking County, Ohio

FEMA's overall hazard score for Licking County is 78.91 (Relatively Low), 664th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 96.47 (Relatively High), strong wind 86.77 (Relatively High) and tornado 61.45 (Relatively Low). Expected hail loss is $105 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 45 hail reports in Licking County from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Licking County: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of OH$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $105 per $1 million, 474th of 3,126 rated counties$105Hail474th of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $19 per $1 million, 1,616th of 3,121 rated counties$19Strong wind1,616th of 3,121 countiesTornado: $53 per $1 million, 2,388th of 3,144 rated counties$53Tornado2,388th of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Licking County

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in OH
OverallRelatively Low 78.91664 of 3,14412 of 88
HailRelatively High 96.47112 of 3,1264 of 88
Strong windRelatively High 86.77417 of 3,12615 of 88
TornadoRelatively Low 61.451,213 of 3,12643 of 88

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$4,414,769$105 $35$22 474 of 3,1263 of 88
Strong wind$812,209$19 $23$20 1,616 of 3,12160 of 88
Tornado$2,218,114$53 $120$199 2,388 of 3,14482 of 88

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Licking County

  • FEMA expects hail in Licking County to cost $105 per $1 million of buildings a year: 4.68 times the U.S. median and 2.97 times the OH county median, ranked 474th of 3,126 counties nationally and 3rd of 88 in Ohio.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Licking County to cost $19 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.94 times the U.S. median and 0.84 times the OH county median, ranked 1,616th of 3,121 counties nationally and 60th of 88 in Ohio.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Licking County to cost $53 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.26 times the U.S. median and 0.44 times the OH county median, ranked 2,388th of 3,144 counties nationally and 82nd of 88 in Ohio.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $250,700 home, the average yearly loss in Licking County is about $26 for hail and $4.82 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $5.60 and $5.11.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Licking County meets about 18.3 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1978, the median home in Licking County is 48 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 77.0% of its 73,021 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 31 of the 45 hail reports in Licking County (69 percent); the quietest month is January, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Licking County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$26hail, a year; $5.60 at the U.S. median county rate
$4.82strong wind, a year; $5.11 at the U.S. median county rate
$621hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Licking County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $4,414,769 ÷ $42,229,499,540 = 0.0001045. Wind: $812,209 ÷ $42,229,499,540 = 0.0000192. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Licking County in plain numbers

  • Licking County scores 78.91 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Low): 664th of 3,144 rated counties and 12th of 88 in Ohio.
  • Hail scores 96.47 (Relatively High). FEMA expects $4,414,769 of hail damage to buildings in Licking County a year, which is $105 per $1 million of buildings, 4.68 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 86.77 (Relatively High) with $812,209 of expected yearly building loss in Licking County: $19 per $1 million of buildings, 0.94 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 61.45 (Relatively Low) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $2,218,114, counting everything exposed, or $53 per $1 million of buildings in Licking County.
  • FEMA's own event record for Licking County averages 3.26 hail events and 1.80 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 45 hail reports in Licking County between 2014 and June 2026, on 12 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 2 inches.
  • In Licking County, FEMA counts buildings worth 42.23 billion dollars and 178,382 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Very Low in Licking County.
  • Community resilience there is Very High, for 178,382 residents.
  • 1 city in Licking County is covered on this site: Newark. 17 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Newark is $6,370 to $14,105.
  • Licking County ranks 34 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 63 for wind and 174 for tornado.
  • In Licking County, March is the busiest month with 13 of the 45 reports (29 percent), against 1 report in September.
  • Licking County's worst year was 2024, with 4 hail days at 1 inch or more and 10 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 0.92 such days a year, one about every 13.1 months.
  • The median home in Licking County was built in 1978; 52.5% of its 73,021 housing units date from before 1980, 77.0% from before 2000 and 7.0% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Licking County at $250,700, and 73.7% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 2,958 single-family building permits were issued in Licking County from 2014 to 2025, about 40.5 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2021.
  • NOAA lists 7 tornado tracks in Licking County since 2014; the strongest was an EF2 on February 28, 2024 near Jersey, 11.12 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Licking County is 81 mph on July 7, 2017 at Granville.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Richland County, 47 miles from the centre of Licking County; its hail score is 88.93.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 11 roofing contractor establishments in Licking County in 2023, one for every 6,638 homes.

The hail record of Licking County, year by year

NOAA logged 45 reports in Licking County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 12 days. That is 0.9 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Licking County: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more024681012142014: 4 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch142015: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch152016: 1 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0.75 inch162017: 13 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch172018: 1 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0.75 inch182019: 1 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch192020: 5 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0.88 inch202021: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch212022: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch222023: 2 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0.75 inch232024: 10 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.25 inch242025: 7 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch252026: 1 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch26*
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  • * 2026 runs to June only
Licking County: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 0 reports0JanFebruary: 1 reports1FebMarch: 13 reports13MarApril: 8 reports8AprMay: 9 reports9MayJune: 1 reports1JunJuly: 4 reports4JulAugust: 8 reports8AugSeptember: 1 reports1SepOctober: 0 reports0OctNovember: 0 reports0NovDecember: 0 reports0Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: March, 13 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
20144101 in–
20161000.75 in–
201713201 in–
20181000.75 in–
20191101 in–
20205000.88 in–
20232000.75 in–
202410401.25 in–
20257322 in–
2026 (to June)1111.75 in–

Biggest hail days in Licking County

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
April 2, 20252 in3none recordedBuckeye Lake
May 5, 20251.75 in3none recordedNewark
March 22, 20261.75 in1none recordedHeath
March 30, 20241.25 in4none recordedBuckeye Lake
August 19, 20171 in7none recordedAppleton

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Licking County the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Licking County

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  • 201 to 1.74 in
  • 31.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 02.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 2 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

23 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Licking County

Fastest gusts in Licking County

DateGustNear
July 7, 201781 mphGranville
July 2, 201969 mphReform
June 13, 202269 mphFleatown
June 14, 202269 mphHomer

Strongest tornado tracks in Licking County

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
February 28, 2024EF211.12 mi0 / 0Jersey
March 14, 2024EF118.59 mi0 / 0Hartford
June 5, 2024EF00.6 mi0 / 0Marne
May 7, 2024EF03.04 mi0 / 0Purity

7 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Licking County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 0.92 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Licking County: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 16.2% of homes16.2%<1940831940s: 3.6% of homes3.6%1940s741950s: 7.9% of homes7.9%1950s651960s: 10.3% of homes10.3%1960s561970s: 14.5% of homes14.5%1970s471980s: 9.2% of homes9.2%1980s381990s: 15.3% of homes15.3%1990s282000s: 16.0% of homes16%2000s192010s: 5.8% of homes5.8%2010s102020+: 1.2% of homes1.2%2020+3

Bars: share of 73,021 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1978
Built before 198052.5%
Built before 200077.0%
Built since 20107.0%
Owner-occupied73.7%
Median home value$250,700
Single-family permits, 2014 to 20252,958
Permits per 1,000 homes40.5

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Licking County

Roofing firms in Licking County

Roofing contractor establishments, 202311
Change since 2016+2 (+22%)
Homes per roofing firm6,638
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 202363

Source for Licking County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Licking County's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Richland County, OH47 Relatively Low $580.55$261.3341
Clark County, OH70 Relatively Low $290.28$241.2720
Stark County, OH77 Relatively Moderate $710.68$8.820.4635
Lorain County, OH85 Relatively Moderate $280.27$180.9329
Summit County, OH87 Relatively Moderate $1081.03$191.0054
Montgomery County, OH98 Relatively Moderate $280.26$241.2371

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Cities and ZIP areas in Licking County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 17 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Newark 43056 (98%), 43117 (0%), 43123 (0%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Licking County?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Licking County an overall score of 78.91 (Relatively Low), 664th of 3,144. Hail scores 96.47 (Relatively High), strong wind 86.77 (Relatively High) and tornado 61.45 (Relatively Low).

In Licking County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 45 for Licking County between 2014 and June 2026, on 12 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 2 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Licking County each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $250,700: FEMA's estimate is about $26 a year for hail and $4.82 for wind, before any deductible, against $5.60 and $5.11 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Licking County compare with the rest of Ohio?

Per $1 million of buildings Licking County loses $105 to hail a year, against $35 in the median county of the state. Among 88 rated counties it is 4th for hail, 15th for strong wind and 43rd for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Licking County?

The median home was built in 1978, 48 years ago, and 77.0% of the 73,021 housing units in Licking County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Licking County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Licking County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Licking County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Licking County. Planning-level information about Licking County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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