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Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2018 <br /> <br />Page | 47 <br /> <br />status meaning that the shelter may or may not exist, and if it does, it may or may not be habitable. It is <br />also unknown with all the parks whether the existing shelters have capacity needed for populations <br />present. Given that this has become an issue with local media of late, Ramsey County Emergency <br />Management and Homeland Security will, in cooperation/coordination with other partners, place an <br />emphasis on this activity. See KSTP News Story here: http://kstp.com/news/mobile-home-park-severe- <br />weather-storm-shelter-minnesota-law-nowhere-to-hide-chetek-wisconsin/4564189/?cat=5 <br />Aboveground Power Lines – Much of the power lines in the county are aboveground and subject to <br />damage from ice storms, wind, and falling tree limbs resulting in power outages. Ramsey County and <br />municipalities will work with power utilities to prioritize burying power lines to critical facilities. <br />Program Gaps or Deficiencies <br />Aboveground Power Lines – Much of the power lines in the county are aboveground and subject to <br />damage from ice storms, wind, and falling tree limbs resulting in power outages. Ramsey County and <br />municipalities will work with power utilities to prioritize burying power lines. <br />Backup Power – Not all county or municipal facilities have backup power to critical facilities in the event <br />of a severe winter storm that results in an extended power loss. <br />Communications – Everbridge’s open subscription service was made available to the public in September <br />2016 (https://www.ramseycounty.us/alerts). However, not all residents have subscribed to or follow our <br />Facebook page to receive important messages. Additionally, there are translation services for only three <br />languages (Spanish, Somali, and Hmong). There are over 100 identified languages spoken in Ramsey <br />County, and more than 50 are spoken preferentially in the home. Ramsey County Emergency <br />Management and Homeland Security will, in cooperation/coordination with other partners, place an <br />emphasis on increasing citizen subscription to Everbridge. <br />Severe Weather Shelters – The state requires shelters for manufactured home parks with 10 or more <br />manufactured homes per MN Statute 327.20. Ramsey County has 14 manufactured homes parks. Of <br />these parks, 12 have indicated they have shelters, one has stated it does not and one is in an unknown <br />status meaning that the shelter may or may not exist, and if it does, it may or may not be habitable. It is <br />also unknown with all the parks whether the existing shelters have capacity needed for populations <br />present. Given that this has become an issue with local media of late, Ramsey County Emergency <br />Management and Homeland Security will, in cooperation/coordination with other partners, place an <br />emphasis on this activity. See KSTP News Story here: http://kstp.com/news/mobile-home-park-severe- <br />weather-storm-shelter-minnesota-law-nowhere-to-hide-chetek-wisconsin/4564189/?cat=5 <br />4.4.2 Windstorms <br />FEMA defines winds more than 58 miles per hour, excluding tornadoes, as windstorms. Straight-line <br />winds and windstorms are used interchangeably in the plan. This hazard is treated as a different category <br />than tornadoes (which may also include high winds). Windstorms are among the nation’s most severe <br />natural hazards in terms of both lives lost and property damaged. <br />Severe winds can damage and destroy roofs, toss manufactured homes off their pier foundations, and <br />tear light-framed homes apart. There are several different types of windstorms. A “downburst” is <br />defined as a strong downdraft with an outrush of damaging winds on or near the earth’s surface.