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19 <br />ttrnc (thundeesmmis} To July 20M, a shopping Ceuta tad aparki complex were <br />flooded with losses ova $2 minion dopers. <br />Tomahawk have struck with little war warning m ulrn tldzem to protect themselves. A <br />tornado occurred in May 2000, which damaged 55 mobile homes, 80 residential homes <br />and caused several was of debris. <br />Secure winter mature can quickly impact and immobilized the county _ With roads <br />blocked, power outages and possible loss of critical services, it cm pose m immediate <br />threat to loss of life. The last severe winter storm to impact the society was 2000 whm 20 <br />i lies ofmow and ice fell, Dollar manages were <br />With increased home development in malnorable wooded mess, a wildfire will cause <br />heavy losses to homes and firmly, structures in close ptonmity of wooded mars are at a <br />gmatcr risk to wildfires tom homes in poor =as <br />Techtmlogical hmards can impact the county army ways, closing roads, power outages, <br />Appendix B: Assessment of Vulnerability <br />Introduction: <br />Vnlvsmblhty to anmtml hazard can be defined as the extent to wluehpeoplo emarlmce <br />and prodproparrydamage Gomzrm. The These feltmas emre years and property damages s, when the "but ex Ththe impact <br />co Nkltmry smagaa m overcome. It is <br />important to technological extent the Faz.aNs. <br />Vulnerability b hoards can be assess both present and Ntpe mass. The mrrmr level of <br />development and i otartme gametes aset ofeondh ons, which results In every area of <br />me communi ty being vulnerable to assay hazard. This level will charge as to future <br />implemdewe of population, development and whether the community <br />u w da or hpiy.xi hazard mtmahon. <br />omsaea <br />.00, i <br />.+era a'n".,�na i.,(.,.m) <br />