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Canadian Co.

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Unincorporated Canadian Co.Unincorporated Canadian Co.

Lightning and HailLightning and Hail June 2, 2009June 2, 2009

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Plan can be reviewed at:Plan can be reviewed at:www.rdflanagan.com/Canadian.htmlwww.rdflanagan.com/Canadian.html

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Step 1:Step 1: Organize to Prepare the PlanOrganize to Prepare the Plan

Step 2:Step 2: Involve the PublicInvolve the Public

Step 3:Step 3: Coordinate with Other Agencies and Coordinate with Other Agencies and OrganizationsOrganizations

Step 4:Step 4: Assess the HazardAssess the Hazard

Step 5:Step 5: Assess the Problem (i.e., Assess the Problem (i.e., Specific Vulnerabilities)Specific Vulnerabilities)

Step 6:Step 6: Set Goals (i.e., Priorities Set Goals (i.e., Priorities Based Upon Assessments)Based Upon Assessments)

Step 7:Step 7: Review Possible Activities Review Possible Activities (i.e., Mitigation Measures)(i.e., Mitigation Measures)

Step 8:Step 8: Draft the Action PlanDraft the Action Plan

Step 9:Step 9: Adopt the PlanAdopt the Plan

Step 10:Step 10: Monitor, Evaluate, and Update – Monitor, Evaluate, and Update – Chapter 7Chapter 7

Overview of Planning Overview of Planning ProcessProcess

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Holdenville OKHoldenville OK

In May, 2006, a lightning strike In May, 2006, a lightning strike at Holdenville City Hall at Holdenville City Hall

destroyed the 9-1-1 system, destroyed the 9-1-1 system, burned out the police burned out the police

dispatch radio console, and dispatch radio console, and caused over $25,000 in caused over $25,000 in

damagedamage

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Lightning Flash Density Map:Lightning Flash Density Map:1996-20001996-2000

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Lightning temperatures can reach Lightning temperatures can reach 50,00050,000 -- -- hotter than the surface of hotter than the surface of the sunthe sun

Lightning kills an average of 58 people Lightning kills an average of 58 people per year. Only 20% of lightning strike per year. Only 20% of lightning strike victims die.victims die. Most are permanently Most are permanently disableddisabled

Lightning can strikeLightning can strike 10 miles out from 10 miles out from a rain column.a rain column. Deaths often occur Deaths often occur under a clear skyunder a clear sky

30% of all power outages30% of all power outages are lightning-are lightning-related, with total costs approachingrelated, with total costs approaching $1 Billion.$1 Billion.

Lightning FactsLightning Facts

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18%18% of all lumberyard andof all lumberyard and 30%30% of all of all church fires are lightning-relatedchurch fires are lightning-related

Homeowners receiveHomeowners receive 256,000256,000 paid paid claims per year. The average claim isclaims per year. The average claim is $3,446$3,446 (not including deductibles)(not including deductibles)

During 2002-04, fire departments During 2002-04, fire departments responded to aboutresponded to about 31,000 lightning-31,000 lightning-caused firescaused fires

Lightning causes a average of almostLightning causes a average of almost 8,7008,700 reported structure fires andreported structure fires and 26,20026,200 outdoor fires each yearoutdoor fires each year

Insurance companies pay out overInsurance companies pay out over $1 $1 billionbillion in reimbursements annuallyin reimbursements annually

Lightning LossesLightning Losses

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Lightning Fatalities 1990-Lightning Fatalities 1990-20032003

Source: National Climatic Data Center Storm EventsSource: National Climatic Data Center Storm Events

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LocationLocation EventEventss

FatalitieFatalitiess

InjurieInjuriess

ReportedReportedDamagesDamages

Canadian Canadian County County (Uninc.)(Uninc.)

00 00 00 $0$0

OklahomOklahomaa 540540 1313 8787 $33.68 M$33.68 M

Reported Reported Lightning Casualties Lightning Casualties & Damages, 1989 - 2008& Damages, 1989 - 2008

Source: National Climatic Data Center Storm Source: National Climatic Data Center Storm EventsEvents

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Location of Injurious Lightning Location of Injurious Lightning StrikesStrikes

Source: National Lightning Safety InstituteSource: National Lightning Safety InstituteLocationLocation %%

Not ReportedNot Reported 4040

Open Fields & Recreation areas (not Open Fields & Recreation areas (not golf courses)golf courses) 2727

Under trees (not golf courses)Under trees (not golf courses) 1414

Water related (boating, fishing, Water related (boating, fishing, swimming)swimming) 88

Golfing & on golf course under treesGolfing & on golf course under trees 55

Heavy equipment & machinery Heavy equipment & machinery relatedrelated 33

Telephone relatedTelephone related 2.42.4

Radio, transmitter, and antenna Radio, transmitter, and antenna relatedrelated 0.60.6

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Who are the vulnerable Who are the vulnerable populations in populations in

Unincorporated Unincorporated Canadian County?Canadian County?

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Outdoor Play & Sports AreasOutdoor Play & Sports Areas

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Vulnerable PopulationsVulnerable Populations

Thorgard, Soccer Team Lightning Thorgard, Soccer Team Lightning StrikeStrike

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Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable Populations & Resources& Resources

Students and other participants Students and other participants in outdoor sports activitiesin outdoor sports activities

Outdoor workersOutdoor workers

Utility workersUtility workers

People who are unable to receive People who are unable to receive warnings and information through warnings and information through normal channelsnormal channels

Sensitive communications Sensitive communications equipment and computersequipment and computers

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““Investigate the need for surge Investigate the need for surge protection in existing critical protection in existing critical facilities and provide where facilities and provide where necessary.” necessary.”

““Provide lightning detection / Provide lightning detection / warning systems.” warning systems.”

““Provide educational Provide educational demonstrations and information demonstrations and information in whole-house surge protection in whole-house surge protection technology.”technology.”

Mitigation Measures 2004 PlanMitigation Measures 2004 PlanWhere do we stand on them?Where do we stand on them?

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Goals & ObjectivesGoals & Objectives

GOAL: GOAL: To reduce injuries, loss of life, and To reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage to property, equipment and damage to property, equipment and infrastructure caused by Lightning infrastructure caused by Lightning strikes.strikes.

1.1. Public Information & Education. Public Information & Education. Improve Improve public awareness of Lightning hazards and public awareness of Lightning hazards and measures by which people can protect measures by which people can protect themselves, their property and their themselves, their property and their community.community.

2.2. Preventive Measures. Preventive Measures. Identify the costs Identify the costs and the benefits of loss-prevention programs, and the benefits of loss-prevention programs, such as whole building surge protection, with such as whole building surge protection, with consideration for uncalculated benefits such consideration for uncalculated benefits such as data or work productivity loss.as data or work productivity loss.

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Goals & Objectives (cont.)Goals & Objectives (cont.)GOAL: GOAL: To reduce injuries, loss of life, and To reduce injuries, loss of life, and

damage to property, equipment and damage to property, equipment and infrastructure caused by Lightning infrastructure caused by Lightning strikes.strikes.

3.3. Structural Projects. Structural Projects. Provide for Provide for necessary construction, renovation, necessary construction, renovation, retrofitting or refurbishment of city retrofitting or refurbishment of city infrastructure to protect vulnerable infrastructure to protect vulnerable populations from the effects of lightning populations from the effects of lightning strikesstrikes ..

4.4. Property Protection. Property Protection. Identify ways to Identify ways to protect structures, infrastructure, and protect structures, infrastructure, and critical facilities and their occupants from critical facilities and their occupants from damage caused by lightning strikes.damage caused by lightning strikes.

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Goals & Objectives (cont.)Goals & Objectives (cont.)GOAL: GOAL: To reduce injuries, loss of life, To reduce injuries, loss of life,

and damage to property, equipment and damage to property, equipment and infrastructure caused by and infrastructure caused by Lightning strikes.Lightning strikes.

5.5. Emergency Services. Emergency Services. Establish or Establish or expand emergency services protocols that expand emergency services protocols that adequately address response scenarios in adequately address response scenarios in the event of incidents with the possibility the event of incidents with the possibility of severe lightningof severe lightning ..

6.6. Natural Resource Protection. Natural Resource Protection. Ensure Ensure that Lightning damage mitigation policies that Lightning damage mitigation policies have no negative impacts and, when have no negative impacts and, when possible, provide positive enhancements possible, provide positive enhancements to the environment.to the environment.

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Potential mitigation Potential mitigation measuresmeasures

Which 2004 measures do we Which 2004 measures do we keep?keep?

What are some additional What are some additional measures we may adopt in measures we may adopt in 2009?2009?

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Public Information Public Information & Education& Education

Continue educating Continue educating the community the community about proper about proper lightning safety. lightning safety. Some insurance Some insurance companies may companies may offer rate offer rate discounts for discounts for lightning lightning protection.protection.

Lightning Mitigation Lightning Mitigation Measures (Examples)Measures (Examples)

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Public Information & EducationPublic Information & EducationProvide designated “weather spotters” Provide designated “weather spotters” with hand-held weather radios to with hand-held weather radios to monitor during sporting events and monitor during sporting events and other activitiesother activities


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Property ProtectionProperty ProtectionProvide “whole building” surge Provide “whole building” surge protection in critical facilities and UPS protection in critical facilities and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) on (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) on critical electronic devices, including critical electronic devices, including computerscomputers


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Structural ProjectsStructural Projects

Develop a back-up location for dispatch, Develop a back-up location for dispatch, 2-1-1, 9-1-1, and EOC in the event of a 2-1-1, 9-1-1, and EOC in the event of a devastating lightning strike to the devastating lightning strike to the infrastructure of a facility.infrastructure of a facility.

Make sure location has computer Make sure location has computer bandwidth, power capabilities, bandwidth, power capabilities, communications, supplies, and physical communications, supplies, and physical space to accommodate high needs for a space to accommodate high needs for a major event.major event.


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Emergency ManagementEmergency Management

Install lightning warning systems, Install lightning warning systems, such as ThorGuard, that monitor such as ThorGuard, that monitor and alert for lightning strikes.and alert for lightning strikes.

Some systems combineSome systems combine

a detection system witha detection system withautomatic audible andautomatic audible andvisual warning systems.visual warning systems.


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Lightning Detection OptionsLightning Detection Options

SourceSource AccuracyAccuracy CostCost ComplexitComplexity y

Hearing Hearing thunder thunder Danger nearDanger near NoneNone SimpleSimple

TV weather TV weather channel channel

General info. General info. onlyonly NoneNone SimpleSimple

Weather Weather radios radios

General info. General info. onlyonly < $40 < $40 SimpleSimple

Handheld Handheld detectors detectors 50-60%50-60% < $500 < $500 SomewhaSomewha

ttBoltek Boltek systemsystem 70-80%70-80% < $1.5K < $1.5K SomewhaSomewha

ttThorGuard ThorGuard

system system 85-90%85-90% $1 – $1 – 6.5K 6.5K

SomewhaSomewhatt

WXLine WXLine systemsystem 90-95%90-95% < $7,000 < $7,000 SomewhaSomewha

ttSubscription Subscription

service service 95%+95%+ Monthly Monthly SimpleSimple

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Essential components of any Essential components of any warning system include:warning system include:

A written Lightning Safety Policy;A written Lightning Safety Policy;

Designation of Primary Safety Person;Designation of Primary Safety Person;

Determination of when to suspend Determination of when to suspend activities;activities;

Determination of Safe/Not Safe Determination of Safe/Not Safe Shelters;Shelters;

Notification to Persons at Risk;Notification to Persons at Risk;

Education – at a minimum consider Education – at a minimum consider posting information about lightning & posting information about lightning & organization’s safety program;organization’s safety program;

Determination of when to resume Determination of when to resume activities.activities.

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HailstormsHailstorms

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Hailstones can cause widespread Hailstones can cause widespread damage to crops, automobiles and damage to crops, automobiles and roofing, and may cause seriousroofing, and may cause seriousbodily injurybodily injury


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Hailstorm Days per year, 1980-Hailstorm Days per year, 1980-19991999

Source: NOAASource: NOAA


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Reported Reported Uninc. Canadian Co. Uninc. Canadian Co. HailHail

Events, 1989-2008Events, 1989-2008Source: National Climatic Data CenterSource: National Climatic Data Center

LocatioLocationn

EventsEvents FatalitieFatalitiess

ReporteReportedd

DamageDamagess

CanadiaCanadian Co.n Co. 2121 00 $0$0

United United StatesStates 214,402214,402 6464 $14.5 $14.5

BillionBillion


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Who are the vulnerable Who are the vulnerable populations in populations in

Unincorporated Unincorporated Canadian County?Canadian County?


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Vulnerable Populations & Vulnerable Populations & Resources:Resources:

HomeownersHomeowners

Property ManagersProperty Managers

Maintenance PersonnelMaintenance Personnel

Outdoor WorkersOutdoor Workers

People who may not be able to People who may not be able to receive educational messages receive educational messages through normal meansthrough normal means

Structures with conventional Structures with conventional roofing materialsroofing materials

Emergency vehiclesEmergency vehiclesHailstormsHailstorms

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““Provide shelter for local Provide shelter for local government vehicles (e.g., Police, government vehicles (e.g., Police, Public Works).”Public Works).”

““Provide hail-resistant measures / Provide hail-resistant measures / materials to protect existing public materials to protect existing public infrastructure improvementsinfrastructure improvements.”.”

““Develop public service Develop public service announcements recommending announcements recommending home building materials and home building materials and practices on new and existing practices on new and existing buildings that will mitigate the buildings that will mitigate the impacts of severe weather.”impacts of severe weather.”

Mitigation Measures 2004 PlanMitigation Measures 2004 PlanWhere do we stand on them?Where do we stand on them?


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Goals & ObjectivesGoals & ObjectivesGOAL: GOAL: To reduce the high costs of To reduce the high costs of

property and infrastructure damage property and infrastructure damage caused by Hailstorms.caused by Hailstorms.

1.1. Public Information & Education. Public Information & Education. Improve public awareness of Hailstorm Improve public awareness of Hailstorm hazards and measures by which people can hazards and measures by which people can protect themselves, their property and their protect themselves, their property and their community.community.

2.2. Preventive Measures. Preventive Measures. Identify the costs Identify the costs and benefits of loss-prevention ordinances, and benefits of loss-prevention ordinances, such as building codes, with consideration such as building codes, with consideration for uncalculated benefits such as averting for uncalculated benefits such as averting response delays and business losses.response delays and business losses.


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Goals & Objectives (cont.)Goals & Objectives (cont.)GOAL: GOAL: To reduce the high costs of To reduce the high costs of

property and infrastructure damage property and infrastructure damage caused by Hailstorms.caused by Hailstorms.

3.3. Structural Projects. Structural Projects. Identify costs and Identify costs and benefits of loss-prevention programs, such benefits of loss-prevention programs, such as covered vehicle parking, with as covered vehicle parking, with consideration for uncalculated benefits consideration for uncalculated benefits such as averting response delays and such as averting response delays and business losses.business losses.

4.4. Property Protection. Property Protection. Identify, fund, and Identify, fund, and implement projects to protect people and implement projects to protect people and public and private property from losses in public and private property from losses in hail events, including critical infrastructure hail events, including critical infrastructure such as utilities or public vehicles.such as utilities or public vehicles.


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Goals & Objectives (cont.)Goals & Objectives (cont.)

GOAL: GOAL: To reduce the high costs of To reduce the high costs of property and infrastructure damage property and infrastructure damage caused by Hailstorms.caused by Hailstorms.

5.5. Emergency Services. Emergency Services. Establish or expand Establish or expand emergency services protocols that emergency services protocols that adequately address response scenarios in adequately address response scenarios in the event of severe hail events.the event of severe hail events.

6.6. Natural Resource Protection. Natural Resource Protection. Ensure Ensure that Hail mitigation policies have no that Hail mitigation policies have no negative impacts and, when possible, negative impacts and, when possible, provide positive enhancements to the provide positive enhancements to the environment.environment.


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Potential mitigation Potential mitigation measuresmeasures

Which 2004 measures do we Which 2004 measures do we keep?keep?

What are some additional What are some additional measures we may adopt in measures we may adopt in 2009?2009?


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Hail Mitigation Measures Hail Mitigation Measures (Examples)(Examples)

Public Information & EducationPublic Information & Education

Work with insurance companies to Work with insurance companies to educate public about the benefits of educate public about the benefits of Class 4 impact-resistant roofing, other Class 4 impact-resistant roofing, other hail resistant materials, and possible hail resistant materials, and possible rate discountsrate discounts


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Property ProtectionProperty Protection

Provide covered shelter for critical Provide covered shelter for critical government vehicles and equipmentgovernment vehicles and equipment


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Structural ProjectsStructural Projects

Provide Class 4 hail-resistant roofing on Provide Class 4 hail-resistant roofing on planned public infrastructure projectsplanned public infrastructure projects



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Emergency ServicesEmergency ServicesImplement Warning Systems that Implement Warning Systems that monitor Hail Storms for use by local monitor Hail Storms for use by local emergency managers and citizens, emergency managers and citizens, such as NOAA Weather Radiossuch as NOAA Weather Radios



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Hazard Vulnerability AnalysisHazard Vulnerability Analysis

Type of Type of HazardHazard

OccurrencOccurrencee

ImpactImpactMit’n Mit’n

ActivitieActivitiess

ResourceResourcess

TotaTotallHistorHistor

yyProProbb

Hum.Hum. ProPropp

InfrInfraa

BuBuss

Int.Int. ExtExt..

Dam/LeveeDam/Levee 11 11DroughtDrought 22 33EarthquakeEarthquake 00 11Expansive Expansive SoilsSoils 55 55

FloodingFlooding 55 55HailHail 55 55HazMat, HazMat, FixedFixed 55 55

HeatHeat 55 55High WindHigh Wind 55 55LightningLightning 22 22TornadoesTornadoes 00 11TransportatioTransportationn 55 55

Urban Urban FiresFires 55 55

WildfiresWildfires 55 55Winter Winter StormStorm 55 55

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