SECTION 4: RISK ASSESSMENT
Economic Condition of the Jurisdiction
Farmers may face crop losses or increased livestock costs. Businesses that depend on farming may experience secondary impacts. Extreme drought has the potential to impact local businesses in landscaping, recreation and tourism, and public utilities. When drought conditions persist with no relief, local or State governments must often institute water restrictions, which may impact public confidence.
Public Confidence in the Jurisdiction’s Governance
Hazard Summary by Jurisdiction The following table summarizes drought hazard risk by jurisdiction. Drought risk is uniform across the planning area. Warning time, duration, and spatial extent are inherent to the hazard and remain constant across jurisdictions. The majority of damages that result from drought are to crops and other agriculture- related activities as well as water-dependent recreation industries. The magnitude of the impacts is typically greater in unincorporated areas, however Wake County is highly developed. In developed areas, the magnitude of drought is less severe, with lawns and local gardens affected and potential impacts on local water supplies during severe, prolonged drought.
Jurisdiction Wake County
Probability Impact
Spatial Extent
Warning Time
Duration
Score
Priority
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Apex Cary
Fuquay-Varina
Garner
Holly Springs
Knightdale Morrisville
Raleigh
Rolesville
Wake Forest
Wendell Zebulon
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