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Hazard Vulnerability <br /> Hazard Unincorporated Orange Carrboro Hillsborough <br /> Coun <br /> in floodplains,therefore, from being located in new structures in floodplain <br /> additional future losses are floodplains,therefore, areas provided the finished <br /> not expected. Relatively few additional future losses aze elevation is a minimum of <br /> structures aze located within not expected. 2-feet above the <br /> floodplains in the Approximately 67 single documented flood level. <br /> unincorporated areas. As family units aze located According to National <br /> Map 8 in Appendix A within floodplain areas. Flood Insurance Program <br /> shows,the vast majority of Approltimately 20 multi- (NFIP)information, 18 <br /> structures located within family units(in 1 complex structures are located in <br /> floodplains aze within the 2 buildings.)and 24 mobile floodplain areasThe value <br /> corporate limits of Chapel homes aze located in of these structures is <br /> Hill and Carrboro. floodplain areas. An approximately$5,130,167. <br /> Floodplains in Orange estimated 275 people <br /> County tend to be relatively reside in these 111 units. ' <br /> narrow due to the fact the In addition,2 commercial <br /> county is located in the structures,6 accessory and <br /> upper reaches of river basins. 15 public/quasi-public <br /> structure aze located in <br /> floodplain azeas. The <br /> building value of all <br /> structures located within a <br /> floodplain area is <br /> approximately <br /> $20,906,250. <br /> Tornados Tomados have struck Tornados have struck Tornados have struck <br /> Orange County in the past Orange County in the past Orange County in the past <br /> and it is reasonable to expect and it is reasonable to and it is reasonable to <br /> they will affect the county in expect they will affect the expect they will affect the <br /> the future. Tornados in the county in the future. county in the future. Some <br /> past decade have struck in Tornados have not tornados in the past decade <br /> the central and northern impacted Carrboro in the have touched down <br /> sections of the county. last decade but the threat of extremely close to <br /> Other than operating an a tomado does exist. Other Hillsborough. Other than <br /> emergency warning system, than operating an operating an emergency <br /> mitigating for tomados is emergency.warning warning system,mitigating <br /> impractical. system,mitigating for for tornados is impractical. <br /> tornados is im ractical. <br /> Droughts and Heat Periods of drought and heat Periods of drought and heat Periods of drought and heat <br /> waves have impacted Orange waves have impacted waves have impacted <br /> County in the past and Carrboro in the past and Hillsborough in the past <br /> ensuring adequate water ensuring adequate water and ensuring adequate <br /> supply is an issue for the supply is an issue. The water supply is an issue. <br /> county and its municipalities vast majority of Cazrboro's The vast majority of <br /> because the county is located water is supplied via water Hillsborough's water is <br /> at the headwaters of three storage reservoirs. supplied via water storage <br /> major river basins. reservoirs. <br /> Therefore,no sizeable rivers <br /> flow within the county. <br /> Water supplies are stored in <br /> reservoirs and most of the <br /> population in the <br /> uninco orated azea has <br /> 39 <br />