Wabash County, Illinois Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017 Countywide MHMP Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Wabash County, Illinois Adoption Date: -- _______________________ -- Primary Point of Contact Secondary Point of Contact Gerald Brooks Sarah Mann Coordinator Executive Director Wabash County Emergency Management Agency Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission 930 ½ Market Street 10 West Main Street Mount Carmel, Illinois 62863 Albion, Illinois 62806 Phone: (618) 262-6715 Phone: (618) 445-3612 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] i Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Acknowledgements The Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan would not have been possible without the feedback, input, and expertise provided by the County leadership, citizens, staff, federal and state agencies, and volunteers. We would like to give special thank you to the citizens not mentioned below who freely gave their time and input in hopes of building a stronger, more progressive County. Wabash County gratefully acknowledges the following people for the time, energy and resources given to create the Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. Wabash County Board Robert Dean County Board Chairman Robie Thompson Tim Hocking ii Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents Section 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 Section 2. Planning Process .................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Timeline ......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Jurisdiction Participation Information ........................................................................................... 2 2.3 Planning Team Information ........................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Public Involvement ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.5 Neighboring Community Involvement .......................................................................................... 4 2.6 Review of Technical Documents .................................................................................................... 4 2.7 Adoption by Local Government ..................................................................................................... 5 Section 3. County Profile ........................................................................................................................ 6 3.1 County Background ....................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Demographics ............................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Economy and Industry ................................................................................................................... 8 3.4 Land Use and Development Trends............................................................................................. 10 3.5 Climate ........................................................................................................................................ 11 3.6 Topography ................................................................................................................................. 11 3.7 Major Lakes, Rivers, and Watersheds .......................................................................................... 12 Section 4. Risk Assessment .................................................................................................................. 14 4.1 Hazard Identification ................................................................................................................... 14 4.1.1 Existing Plans ....................................................................................................................... 14 4.1.2 National Hazard Records ..................................................................................................... 14 4.1.3 FEMA Disaster Information ................................................................................................. 15 4.1.4 Hazard Ranking Methodology ............................................................................................. 17 4.1.5 Risk Priority Index ................................................................................................................ 17 4.1.6 Jurisdictional Hazard Ranking .............................................................................................. 18 4.2 Vulnerability Assessment ............................................................................................................ 19 4.2.1 Asset Inventory .................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Risk Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 20 4.3.1 GIS and Hazus-MH ............................................................................................................... 20 4.3.2 Tornado Hazard ................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.3 Levee Failure ....................................................................................................................... 28 4.3.4 Earthquake Hazard .............................................................................................................. 33 iii Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 4.3.5 Thunderstorm Hazard ......................................................................................................... 44 4.3.6 Hazardous Material Storage and Transportation Hazard .................................................... 46 4.3.7 Flooding Hazard ................................................................................................................... 59 4.3.8 Winter Storm Hazard ........................................................................................................... 65 4.3.9 Ground Failure Hazard ........................................................................................................ 67 Section 5. Mitigation Strategies ........................................................................................................... 77 5.1 Existing Hazard Mitigation Policies, Programs and Resources ..................................................... 77 5.1.1 Successful Mitigation Projects ............................................................................................. 77 5.1.2 National Flood Insurance Program ...................................................................................... 77 5.1.3 Jurisdiction Ordinances ....................................................................................................... 79 5.1.4 Fire Insurance Ratings ......................................................................................................... 80 5.2 Mitigation Goals .......................................................................................................................... 80 5.3 Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Strategies .................................................................................... 81 5.4 Prioritization of Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Strategies .......................................................... 86 Section 6. Plan Implementation and Maintenance .............................................................................. 88 6.1 Implementation through Existing Programs ................................................................................ 88 6.2 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Updating the MHMP ...................................................................... 88 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................... 90 Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................... 92 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 94 Appendix A. Meeting Minutes ................................................................................................................. 95 Appendix B. Press Release and Newspaper Articles .............................................................................. 107 Appendix C. Adopting Resolutions ........................................................................................................ 109 Appendix D. Historical Hazards.............................................................................................................. 110 Appendix E. List of Essential Facilities.................................................................................................... 111 Appendix F. Critical Facilities Map ......................................................................................................... 112 iv Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Section 1. Introduction Hazard mitigation