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C. Natural Hazard Summary Assessment for Cabarrus County <br />1. North Carolina experiences different types of hazards with some more likely than <br />others to impact different regions of the State. The North Carolina Division of <br />Emergency Management has assessed the State's vulnerability to natural hazards by <br />county. Table A -5 shows the State's summary assessment for Cabarrus County for the <br />nine natural hazards identified as affecting North Carolina. <br />2. Natural Hazard Vulnerability of Cabarrus County. <br />Table A -5: Natural Hazard Summary Assessment for Cabarrus Coun <br />Natural Hazard <br />NC EM Vulnerability Rating <br />for Cabarrus County <br />Cabarrus County EM County <br />Vulnerability Ratin <br />Hurricane <br />Low <br />Low <br />Flood <br />Moderate <br />Moderate <br />Tornado <br />High <br />High <br />Nor'easter <br />Low <br />Low <br />Thunderstorm <br />Moderate <br />High <br />Severe Winter Storm <br />Moderate <br />Moderate <br />Wildfire <br />Low <br />Low <br />Earthquake <br />Moderate <br />Low <br />Landslide <br />Moderate <br />Low <br />Drought <br />- <br />Low <br />Soil Subsidence <br />- <br />Low <br />Source: Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Manual, NCDEM, 1998, p. 81. <br />(a) The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management used the following <br />methodology: Each of the one hundred counties in North Carolina was categorized <br />into one of three levels of natural hazard probability — "Low ", "Moderate ", or "High" <br />for eight natural hazards. Some assignments were made, in part, using the Climate <br />Division to which each county was assigned. The Climate Division number for <br />Cabarrus County is 5. (For additional information on how ratings were developed, see <br />"Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Manual, North Carolina Division of Emergency <br />Management, November 1998.) Thunderstorms were not rated in the Local Hazard <br />Mitigation Planning Manual. For the purposes of this report, thunderstorms were <br />rated moderate. <br />(b) The Cabarrus County Division of Emergency Management evaluated hazards <br />using the state model, but adjusted it based on historical information on events in the <br />county. <br />D. Potential Impact of Natural Hazards on Cabarrus County. The North Carolina Division of <br />Emergency Management has estimated the potential impact of various natural hazards for <br />(W Cabarrus County as shown in Table A -6. <br />Annex A Hazard Identification and Analysis A -10 1 December 2QWhment number 5 <br />F -6 Page 114 <br />