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Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2018 <br /> <br />Page | 6 <br /> <br />Section 4 – Risk Assessment .................................................................................................................................... 31 <br />4.1 Hazard Identification/Profile ................................................................................................................... 31 <br />4.1.1 Hazard Identification ........................................................................................................................... 31 <br />4.1.2 Vulnerability Assessment by Jurisdiction ........................................................................................ 32 <br />4.1.3 Calculated Priority Risk Index ........................................................................................................... 32 <br />4.1.4 Hazard Profiling Concept of Planning .............................................................................................. 34 <br />4.1.5 GIS and Risk Assessment ................................................................................................................... 34 <br />4.1.6 National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Records ......................................... 35 <br />4.1.7 FEMA Major Disaster Declarations ................................................................................................. 36 <br />4.2 Vulnerability Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 38 <br />4.2.1 Asset Inventory ..................................................................................................................................... 38 <br />4.2.2 Facility Replacement Costs ................................................................................................................ 41 <br />4.3 Future Development ................................................................................................................................ 41 <br />4.4 Hazard Profiles .......................................................................................................................................... 42 <br />4.4.1 Tornadoes .............................................................................................................................................. 42 <br />4.4.2 Windstorms ........................................................................................................................................... 47 <br />4.4.3 Lightning ................................................................................................................................................. 52 <br />4.4.4 Hail ........................................................................................................................................................... 55 <br />4.4.5 Flash Flood and Riverine Flood ......................................................................................................... 60 <br />4.4.6 Severe Winter Storms – Blizzards, Ice Storms ............................................................................. 78 <br />4.4.7 Extreme Cold ........................................................................................................................................ 82 <br />4.4.8 Extreme Heat ........................................................................................................................................ 85 <br />4.4.9 Drought .................................................................................................................................................. 88 <br />4.4.10 Wildfire .............................................................................................................................................. 90 <br />4.4.11 Landslides and Soil Erosion ........................................................................................................... 94 <br />4.4.12 Dam Failure ....................................................................................................................................... 97 <br />Section 5 – Mitigation Strategy ............................................................................................................................. 101 <br />5.1 Community Capability Assessment ................................................................................................... 101 <br />5.1.1 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) .................................................................................. 101 <br />5.1.2 Plans and Ordinances ....................................................................................................................... 103 <br />5.2 Mitigation Goals ..................................................................................................................................... 103 <br />5.3 Mitigation Actions and Project Strategies ........................................................................................ 103 <br />5.3.1 Hazard Mitigation Actions ............................................................................................................... 105