5. December 16, 2012 November 7, 2013 October 15, 2014
December 11, 2014 March 15, 2015 November 17, 2015
December 7, 2015 December 9, 2015 December 21, 2015
10. State Goals Marion County Goals
Protect life and reduce injury resulting from natural hazards. Goal #3: Risk Reduction
Minimize risks to life, public and private property, infrastructure, the environment, and the
economy from natural hazards.Minimize public and private property damages and the disruption of essential infrastructure and
services from natural hazards.
Increase the resilience of local, regional, and statewide economies. Goal #2: Resilience
Increase the resilience of communities, by providing capacity to the private sector, rural/urban
cities, and NGO’s.
Minimize the impact of natural hazards while protecting, restoring, and sustaining
environmental processes.
Goal #6: Natural Resources Utilization
Use natural resources, watershed planning, and land use planning to reduce long-term costs and
maximize effectiveness.
Enhance and maintain state capability to implement a comprehensive statewide hazard loss
reduction strategy.
Goal 10: Hazard Loss Reduction
Collaborate with public, private, and non-profit sectors to create a county wide hazard loss
reduction strategy.
Document and evaluate Oregon's progress in achieving hazard mitigation. Goal #8: Data Collection
Document county expenditures and benefits of hazard mitigation policy & projects.
Motivate the public, private sector, and government agencies to mitigate against the effects of
natural hazards through information and education.
Goal #1: Awareness & Education
Increase awareness and education of natural hazard risks, emergency notification methods, and
resources for citizen, businesses, and government agencies.
Eliminate development within mapped hazardous areas where the risks to people and property
cannot be mitigated.
Goal #9: Development Relocation
Disincentive development within mapped hazardous areas where risks to people, property, and
infrastructure cannot be mitigated.
Minimize damage to historic and cultural resources. Goal 11: Historic Preservation
Retrofit and restore historical and cultural resources susceptible to damage from a hazard event.
Increase communication, collaboration, and coordination among agencies at all levels of
government and the private sector to mitigate natural hazards.
Goal #5: Partnerships and Coordination
Create, maintain and enhance partnerships with stakeholders, adjacent jurisdictions, and public
and private agencies’ risk management activities.
Integrate local NHMPs with comprehensive plans and implementing measures. Goal #7: Plan Integration
Integrate natural hazard mitigation activities, where appropriate, with existing plans and policies.
Goal #4: Funding and Implementation
Create a database of potential funding sources to implement mitigation projects.
Original Goals Revised Goals New Goals
FEMA Disaster Declaration
March 2, 2012
FEMA issued a disaster declaration for twelve Oregon counties, including Marion, to assist with recovery from Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides.
FEMA Disaster Declarations https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4055
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Drought Declaration
September 18 – December 31, 2015
The Governor signed a drought declaration for all of Marion County.
Oregon Water Resources Department, Public Declaration Status Report http://apps.wrd.state.or.us/apps/wr/wr_drought/declaration_status_report.aspx
The federal date on the drought page is unclear
http://www.opb.org/news/article/drought-oregon-marion-county-kate-brown/
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Flood
January 20, 2012
Marion County was 1 of 7 counties that sustained flood damage from heavy rain, wind, and ice. One hundred thirty homes and seven businesses were damaged in the City of Turner; 29 streets were closed in the City of Salem; the state motor pool lost 150 vehicles and thousands of gallons of fuel; Thomas Creek in the City of Scio overtopped, damaging several buildings. Damage estimates were $1 million.
Taylor and Hatton (1999); National Climatic Data Center Storm Events, located at http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms via Oregon 2015 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan and 2016 HMP steering committee members
Windstorm
December 16, 2012
High wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and North Oregon Cascades Foothills and caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. A member of the 2016 HMP steering committee representing the City of Aurora also echoed the significance of this event.
November 7, 2013
Strong Wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated $28,000 in damage.
October 15, 2014
Strong wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated and caused an estimated $7,000 in damages.
December 11, 2014
High wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated $11,000 in damages.
March 15, 2015
High wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated $51,000 in damages.
November 17, 2015
Strong wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated $75,000 in damages.
December 7, 2015
Strong wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated $69,000 in damages.
December 9, 2015
Strong wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated $20,000 in damages.
December 21, 2015
High wind was reported in the Central Willamette Valley and caused an estimated $60,000 in damages.
NOAA/NWS severe weather data, Accessed April 11, 2016
Ibid.
Ibid.
NOAA/NWS severe weather data, Accessed April 11, 2016.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid.
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Tornado
December 14, 2010
At a 7:40 pm, an EF2 tornado was observed in Aumsville. Two injuries were reported. Damage estimates were $1.2 million.
Ibid.
http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2010/12/tornado_touches_down_near_aums.html
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November 13, 2014
An Ice storm was reported in the Central Willamette Valley. One injury was reported. The storm caused an estimated $8000 in damages.
Ibid.
“The 2008 ice storm. This was a big deal. No electricity for a few days.”
-David Sawyer, City Administrator
City of Turner
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