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Hazard Vulnerability Hazard Unincorporated Orange Carrboro Hillsborough Count individual weils which utilize oundwater. Nor'easter Nor'easters razely reach as Nor'easters rarely reach as Nor'easters rarely reach as far inland as Orange County. faz inland as Orange faz inland as Orange Vulnerability to this hazazd County. Vulnerability to County. Vulnerability to is relatively low. this hazard is relatively this hazazd is relatively low. low. Thunderstorms Thunderstorms are a Thunderstorms are a Thunderstorms are a common occurrence in common occurrence in common occurrence in Orange County. Hazards Orange County. Hazards Orange County. Hazards associated with associated with associated with thunderstorms include thunderstorms inciude thunderstorms include flooding due to heavy rains, flooding due to heavy flooding due to heavy rains, lightning strikes,tornados, rains,lightning strikes, lightning strikes,tornados, and hi h winds. tornados,and hi h winds. and hi h winds. Severe Winter Severe winter weather, Severe winter weather, Severe winter weather, Storm including"ice storms",is including"ice storms",is including"ice storms",is fairly common in Orange fairly common in Orange fairly common in Orange County,although it does not County,although it does County,although it does necessarily occur each not necessarily occur each not necessarily occur each winter. winter. winter. Wildfire Wildfires have not Wildfires have not Wildfires have not historically been a historically been a historically been a significant threat in Orange significant threat in significant threat in County. However,more Carrboro. The majority of Hillsborough. The majority development of rural azeas the jurisdiction is of the jurisdiction is can increase vulnerability to developed in an developed in an this hazard. urban/suburban pattem, urban/suburban pattern, thereby minimizing the thereby minimizing the vulnerabilit to this hazazd. vulnerabilit to this hazazd. Chemical Spills Approximately 30 chemical Approximately 30 Appmximately 30 chemical storage reportable sites with chemical storage reportable storage reportable sites with reportable quantities(under sites with reportable reportable quantities(under the Emergency Planning and quantities(under the the Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Emergency Planning and and Community Right to Act)are located within Community Right to Know Know Act)are located Orange County,Carrbom, Act)aze located within within Orange County, and Hillsborough. In Orange County,Carrboro, Carrboro,and addition,the county is and Hillsborough. In Hillsborough. In addition, wlnerable to transportation addition,Carrboro is Hillsborough is vulnerable spills since Interstates 40 and vulnerable to transportation to transportation spills since 85 traverse the county as do spills since State Highway Interstate 85 and other state railways and state highways. 54 passes through the highways pass through the municipal limits as does a municipal limits as does a railwa s ur. railwa . River Basins There are 4 water supply Carrboro is vulnerable Hillsborough is wlnerable Dam Failure reservoirs located within primarily to dam failure to dam failure of two of the Orange County,one of associated with the water supply watersheds which(University Lake)is University Lake water (Eno Reservoir and Lake located primatily within supply reservoir. Several Orange). In addition, Carrbords jurisdiction. In of the small farm several of the small farm addition,there aze numerous onds/stormwater onds/stormwater 40