13 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2017 LAMAR COUNTY MITIGATION PLAN

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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter Three Figure 4: Texas Climatic Regions Chart 4: North Central Texas Drought Years & Percentage of Normal* Rainfall 1925 1943 1944 1954 1955 1963 1999 2005 * Normal Rainfall amount are based on 1931 -1960 average precipitation for the North Central Texas Region. 5. Probability of Future Events Given that 12 severe drought events have occurred in the North Central Texas Region over the past 100 years one may conclude that Texas can expect a severe drought every decade. However, long- term forecasts of droughts are difficult and inexact. The U.S. Corp of Engineers (USAGE) is preparing the National Drought Atlas to provide information on the magnitude and frequency of minimum precipitation and stream flow for the contiguous United States. NOAA states that at any given time 20% of the nation is a drought. For the purpose of this plan drought events are likely. 6. Vulnerability The cause of all droughts is the shortage of rainfall. During a drought, the earth is so dry that even if a rainfall occurs it evaporates quickly. The cause for this hazard in the Lamar County area often is a 0 Crew 7 Chart 4: North Central Texas Drought Years & Percentage of Normal* Rainfall 1925 1943 1944 1954 1955 1963 1999 2005 * Normal Rainfall amount are based on 1931 -1960 average precipitation for the North Central Texas Region. 5. Probability of Future Events Given that 12 severe drought events have occurred in the North Central Texas Region over the past 100 years one may conclude that Texas can expect a severe drought every decade. However, long- term forecasts of droughts are difficult and inexact. The U.S. Corp of Engineers (USAGE) is preparing the National Drought Atlas to provide information on the magnitude and frequency of minimum precipitation and stream flow for the contiguous United States. NOAA states that at any given time 20% of the nation is a drought. For the purpose of this plan drought events are likely. 6. Vulnerability The cause of all droughts is the shortage of rainfall. During a drought, the earth is so dry that even if a rainfall occurs it evaporates quickly. The cause for this hazard in the Lamar County area often is a