13 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2017 LAMAR COUNTY MITIGATION PLAN

Home Browse Search

Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter Three Future Growth areas are seen along Hwy 82 and Hwy 271 and Hwy 19/24. The growth in the county is being encouraged industry, business, retail and tourism in the county. The Paris Chamber of Commerce and the PEDC welcomes visitors with open arms and provides them with everything from county and local street maps to historic points of interest. 3.6 POTENTIAL DOLLAR LOSS & IMPACT Potential dollar loss was estimated for each hazard based on losses recorded from previous natural hazard evetns. The total recorded loss was divided by the number of events to obtain an average potential dollar loss per event. An attempt was made to estimate losses for all hazards profiled in this plan, however due to limited resources, detailed data for estimating specific potential dollar loss for many of the natural hazards were not available. All 20 jurisdictions realize the importance of having good local data and have proposed Mitigation Actions to develop a database of hazard information. This information will be useful as a planning mechanism and benefit cost analysis tool when applying for grants. TORNADOES Texas Ranks number one in frequency, deaths, and costs of damages from tornadoes. Between 1950 and 1955 there were 478 fatalities, and 7,554 injuries reported as the result of tornado events. The costs of tornadoes throughout the state during this period were $1,986,918,400 producing a yearly cost of $3.94 per person in damages. The risk of death from a tornado in Texas is 1 in 1,054,267 and the risk of an injury in any given year is 1 in 66,712. Lamar County had reported approximately $50 million dollars in damages from the 1982 F4 tornado. This event alone translates to a $1 million in damages per year when evaluated over the past 50 years. Other potential losses that are hard to estimate include economic impact from damaged businesses that fail to reopen and infrastructure disruption. The largest expenses are for repairs to public facilities and clean up and disposal of debris. A worst case scenario would be an EF3 or greater tornado traveling from the South western corner of the county traveling through the cities of Roxton , Paris, and Reno in one system. This type of event would have a potential dollar loss in the millions with multiple fatalities and injuries. There are numerous highly populated facilities and critical infrastructures located within this path. HAILSTORM According to the NCDC, Lamar County experienced 78 large -hail events since 2000. Over $304,000.00 in damages were recorded. Therefore, based on this total damages recorded, the average potential dollar loss per hail event is estimated at $3,897.00. However, this total is suspect, since much hail damage is believed to go unreported. It must also be noted that dollar W.