13 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2017 LAMAR COUNTY MITIGATION PLAN

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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter Three loss specific to hail damages recorded for areas outside municipalities within the county is not always available, therefor crop damage due to hail may not be accurately recorded in the NCDC, and thus, not accurately reflected in the estimated potential dollar loss per event. Mitigation actions are proposed by all jurisdictions to develop a weather event database to collect better data. This data will allow for the future plans to have better past occurrence information allowing for an average cost estimate for hailstorm and other weather events. EXTREME HEAT County- Specific data pertaining to dollar loss resulting from Extreme Heat was not found. Therefore, estimates for potential loss could not be derived. Such loss is likely to include livestock and crop damage, but itt is most likely to be associated with drought, rather than extreme heat. Local jurisdictions plan to keep a weather database as a mitigation action. This database will contain temperatures, along with any emergency calls for heat induced illnesses or fatalities. This data can then be used as a planning tool within the communities. DROUGHT The primary impact of drought in Lamar County is reduced crop yields and damage to rangeland. According to the USDA there were over 100,000 head of cattle in the county in 2008. The cost supplemental feeding due to a drought can be enormous and the effects to the local and regional economy of having to reduce herds can be devastating. In a severe drought year the production of crops would be severely diminished and the local economy could suffer with the omitted income. Since drought events are regional in nature and can vary in magnitude greatly over small distances the potential dollar loss is difficult to estimate and have not been calculated in this plan. As a mitigation action local producers are encouraged to do yearly acreage reports at the Lamar County Farm Service Agency. FLOOD County assets such as roads and bridges are often damaged by floods. The structures located may require cleanup and repairs after flood events. Total costs associated with the cleanup and repairs were not available. However, the county intends to include specific road and bridge projects as mitigation actions in updates to the Hazard Mitigation Plan. At that time the projects will be prioritized and cost associated with the repairs /cleanup versus the cost of the mitigation. According to the national Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Lamar County has experienced 0 flood events that resulted in no amount of flood damages since 2006. Therefore the average potential dollar loss is estimated at $0 per event. However, the Skipper Steely history of events shows a significantly higher number of flood incident but did not yield a value in damages. Since improvements in Lamar County have been directed away from flood plains, an estimated population of less than 5% was found to live in flood zones within the county. When compared to the county's total population, this resulted in less than 3% of the population living within a flood zone. GIS was used to help associate population and housing with flood zones to obtain this estimate. FEMA's Map Service Center was used to identify flood zones for most of the county. The flood areas for Some political sub - divisions of Lamar county was determined using terrain maps and local imput because these communities did not have updated data available in the Map Service Center. 169