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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter One <br />Presidential Declarations of Natural Disasters in Lamar County <br />TABLE 3 PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATIONS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN LAMAR COUNTY <br />Category <br />Type <br />Date <br />Declared <br /># <br />Website <br />Major Disaster <br />Severe Storm, Tornado, Flooding <br />29- Jun -07 <br />DR -1709 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=8265 <br />Major Disaster <br />Texas Severe Winter Storm <br />8- an -01 <br />DR -1356 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=91 <br />Major Disaster <br />Severe Storm, Tornado, Flooding <br />29-Apr-94 <br />DR -1026 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=2227 <br />Major Disaster <br />Severe Storm, Tornado, Flooding <br />2-May-90 <br />DR -863 <br />I http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=2064 <br />Major Disaster <br />Severe Storm, Tornado, Flooding <br />19-May-89 <br />DR -828 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventfema?id=2029 <br />Major Disaster <br />Severe Storm, Tornado <br />8-Apr-82 <br />DR -655 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=1856 <br />Major Disaster <br />Heavy Rains, Flooding <br />27- an -72 <br />DR -320 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=1521 <br />Major Disaster <br />Severe Storms, Flooding <br />12-May-66 <br />DR -218 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=1419 <br />Emergency Declarations <br />Hurricane Ike <br />10-Sep-08 <br />EM -3294 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=10549 <br />E ergency Declarations <br />Wildfires <br />14- Mar -08 <br />EM -3284 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=9509 <br />Emergency Declarations <br />Hurricane Rita <br />21-Sep-05 <br />EM -3261 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=5006 <br />Emergency Declarations 1 <br />Hurricane Katrina <br />2-Sep-05 <br />EM -3216 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=4846 <br />Emergency Declarations I <br />Extreme Fire Hazards <br />1-Sep-99 <br />EM -3142 <br />http://www.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=2663 <br />In summary, Lamar County's historical records indicate the following natural disasters to <br />be the most prevalent: <br />From the above reported natural disasters and events. We are able to summarize that <br />Lamar County historical records indicate that the most probably next event will be a <br />tornado, followed by possibility of flooding, and then potentials for ice storms. The <br />threats of Drought, Winter Storms, and Fires follow with a little less than have the above <br />occurrences'. Extreme Heat, and Extreme Fire Hazard Conditions follow with the least <br />historical occurrence and there for are significantly reduced in occurrence possibility. <br />W. <br />