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

ANNEX F: TOWN OF GARNER

F.1.3 FLOOD Table F.3 details the acreage of the Town of Garner by flood zone on the effective DFIRM. Per this assessment, over 6 percent of Garner falls within the mapped 1%-annual-chance floodplains. Table F.3 – Flood Zone Acreage in the Town of Garner Flood Zone Acreage Percent of Total (%) Zone A 0.0 0.0 Zone AE 771.8 6.1 Zone X (500-year) 10.6 0.1 Zone X Unshaded 11,790.3 93.8% Total 12,572.7 -- Source: FEMA Effective DFIRM; Wake County GIS Figure F.3 reflects the effective mapped flood hazard zones for the Town of Garner, and Figure F.4 displays the depth of flooding estimated to occur in these areas during the 1%-annual-chance flood. Table F.4 provides building counts and values for critical facilities by flood zone in the Town of Garner. Table F.4 – Critical Facilities Exposed to Flooding, Town of Garner Flood Zone Critical Facility Count Structure Value AE 35 $99,397,727 X 159 $599,956,190 X, 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARD 0 $0 Total 194 $699,353,917 Source: FEMA Effective DFIRM To supplement the IRISK assessment of property at risk from the 1% annual chance flood event, the planning team evaluated flood risk using a level one analysis in FEMA’s Hazus software. Per this analysis, a 1% annual chance flood event would cause an estimated $12.3 million in building related damages. The results of the Hazus loss estimate are summarized in Table F.5. Table F.5 – HAZUS 100-Year Flood Results, Town of Garner

Total Buildings with Loss

Total Value (Building & Contents)

Estimated Building Damage

Estimated Content Loss

Estimated Total Damage

Occupancy Type

Loss Ratio

Agriculture

6

$748,000

$97,000

$241,000

$338,000

45%

Commercial

35

$10,183,000

$768,000

$2,631,000

$3,399,000

33%

Educational

4

$849,000

$21,000

$141,000

$162,000

19%

Government

0

$0

$0

$0

$0

0%

Industrial

19

$1,184,000

$323,000

$710,000

$1,033,000

87%

Religious

3

$107,000

$5,000

$43,000

$48,000

45%

Residential

107

$10,090,000

$4,706,000

$2,619,000

$7,325,000

73%

Total

174

$23,161,000

$5,920,000

$6,385,000

$12,305,000

53%

Source: FEMA Natural Hazards Risk Assessment Program

Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

WSP June 2024 Page 453

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