Hazard Descriptions

For each hazard affecting the planning area, the risk assessment must include a description of the location, extent, previous occurrences, and probability of future events.

 

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  • Hazard descriptions explain which hazards are most significant and which locations of the planning area are most likely to be affected.
  • Plan updates should incorporate any additional hazards that have been identified and any new data that have become available, such as new flood studies.
  • Plan updates must include hazard events that have occurred since the last plan was developed.