Wake County Hazard Mitigation Plan - Adopted 10-21-2024

SECTION 4: RISK ASSESSMENT

Duration (Weeks)

Start Date

End Date

Details

At the drought’s peak from July 1 to July 7, 99% of the County was considered in D2 drought (Severe) At the drought’s peak from October 20 through October 26, 75% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from July 27 through August 2, 34% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from September 21 through September 27, 0.5% of the County was considered in D2 drought (Severe) At the drought’s peak from February 1 through April 4, 100% of the County was considered in D2 drought (Severe) At the drought’s peak, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from July 17 through July 23, 99% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from December 4 through February 25, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from November 19 through December 30, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from June 16 through June 29, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from September 15 through September 28, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from March 28 through April 3, 13% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from January 2 through January 29, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from October 8 to October 21, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from July 28 to August 3, 1% of the County was considered in D0 drought (Abnormally Dry) At the drought’s peak from June 1 to June 7, 100% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from December 7 to January 3, 2% of the County was considered in D2 (Severe) At the drought’s peak from June 21 to July 11, 1.6% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate) At the drought’s peak from November 14 to November 27, 35% of the County was considered in D1 drought (Moderate)

6/10/2008

9/8/2008

13

7/14/2009

11/16/2009

18

7/6/2010

8/2/2010

4

9/14/2010

10/4/2010

3

11/16/2010

8/29/2011

41

10/11/2011

6/4/2012

34

6/26/2012

7/30/2012

5

11/13/2012

5/6/2013

25

11/19/2013

12/30/2013

6

6/16/2015

6/29/2015

2

8/4/2015

10/5/2015

9

3/28/2017

4/3/2017

1

10/3/2017

5/21/2018

34

9/17/2019

12/2/2019

11

7/28/2020

8/3/2020

1

4/27/2021

7/12/2021

11

9/7/2021

1/17/2022

19

6/7/2022

10/3/2022

17

8/1/2023

1/1/2024

22

Source: US Drought Monitor

The National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC), located at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, provides a clearinghouse for information on the effects of drought, based on reports from media, observers, impact records, and other sources.

According to the National Drought Mitigation Center’s Drought Impact Reporter, during the 10 -year

Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

WSP June 2024 Page 101

Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator