Carter County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Feedback Survey

2025 Plan Update

ATTENTION CARTER COUNTY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES!!!

The federal government requires all counties, cities and school districts to have hazard mitigation plans approved by FEMA to be eligible for Hazard Mitigation & Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants. Carter County's current plan expires during 2025. A committee has been formed to update the plan. The committee's goal is to lessen the damages caused by natural hazards occurring in Carter County.

Public input is an IMPORTANT part of the planning process. We want to hear YOUR opinion regarding the likelihood each natural hazard will occur in your community, the impact you believe it will have, and the types of actions you think will help prevent damages and injuries in Carter County.

YOUR OPINIONS are important to the planning process and will be included. Please take 3 minutes to answer this short five-question survey. Thank you!

If you would like to serve on the planning committee for this plan update, please email felicity@ofrpc.org or text Felicity at 573-300-9399.

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* 1. Please select where you live (permanently or seasonally) in Carter County from the list below. If you work in Carter County and live elsewhere, please select where you work.

City of Grandin

City of Ellsinore

City of Van Buren

Unincorporated Portion of Carter County (not inside any city's limits)

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* 2. There are three school districts with all or some of their district located in Carter County. In which Carter County school district do you live (permanently or seasonally)? If you work, but do not live in Carter County, please indicate the school district in which your work site is located if known.

East Carter County R-II School District

Van Buren R-I School District

Winona R-III School District

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* 3. Please tell us your opinion of the LIKELIHOOD each of the below hazards will occur where you live or work in Carter County within the next year.

	Unlikely	Occasional	Likely	Highly Likely
Dam Failure	Dam Failure Unlikely	Dam Failure Occasional	Dam Failure Likely	Dam Failure Highly Likely
Drought	Drought Unlikely	Drought Occasional	Drought Likely	Drought Highly Likely
Earthquake	Earthquake Unlikely	Earthquake Occasional	Earthquake Likely	Earthquake Highly Likely
Extreme Heat	Extreme Heat Unlikely	Extreme Heat Occasional	Extreme Heat Likely	Extreme Heat Highly Likely
Wildfire	Wildfire Unlikely	Wildfire Occasional	Wildfire Likely	Wildfire Highly Likely
Flooding	Flooding Unlikely	Flooding Occasional	Flooding Likely	Flooding Highly Likely
Sinkholes	Sinkholes Unlikely	Sinkholes Occasional	Sinkholes Likely	Sinkholes Highly Likely
Tornado	Tornado Unlikely	Tornado Occasional	Tornado Likely	Tornado Highly Likely
Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Unlikely	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Occasional	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Likely	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Highly Likely
Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Wind/Hail	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Wind/Hail Unlikely	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Wind/Hail Occasional	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Wind/Hail Likely	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Wind/Hail Highly Likely

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* 4. Please tell us your opinion of the potential MAGNITUDE of each hazard's impact on the community/area where you live or work in Carter County.

	Negligible	Limited	Critical	Catastrophic
Dam Failure	Dam Failure Negligible	Dam Failure Limited	Dam Failure Critical	Dam Failure Catastrophic
Drought	Drought Negligible	Drought Limited	Drought Critical	Drought Catastrophic
Earthquake	Earthquake Negligible	Earthquake Limited	Earthquake Critical	Earthquake Catastrophic
Extreme Heat	Extreme Heat Negligible	Extreme Heat Limited	Extreme Heat Critical	Extreme Heat Catastrophic
Fires	Fires Negligible	Fires Limited	Fires Critical	Fires Catastrophic
Flooding	Flooding Negligible	Flooding Limited	Flooding Critical	Flooding Catastrophic
Sinkholes	Sinkholes Negligible	Sinkholes Limited	Sinkholes Critical	Sinkholes Catastrophic
Tornado	Tornado Negligible	Tornado Limited	Tornado Critical	Tornado Catastrophic
Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Negligible	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Limited	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Critical	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold Catastrophic
Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Winds/Hail	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Winds/Hail Negligible	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Winds/Hail Limited	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Winds/Hail Critical	Thunderstorm/Lightning/High Winds/Hail Catastrophic

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* 5. What actions would you like to see your city or county take to help lessen future damages from any of these hazards? If you need ideas, go to FEMA Mitigation Ideas.

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* 6. Please tell us about any other issues you feel the Carter County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee should consider when updating the county's current hazard mitigation plan.