Carroll County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Draft of December 15, 2025

From the plan

The purpose of hazard mitigation is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards. Carroll County and participating jurisdictions and school/special districts developed this multi-jurisdictional local hazard mitigation plan update to reduce future losses from hazard events to Carroll County and its communities and school/special districts. This plan is an update of the previous plan that was approved by FEMA on May 3, 2021. The plan and the update were prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to result in eligibility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs. The Carroll County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is a multi-jurisdictional plan that covers the following jurisdictions that participated in the planning process:

The City of Bosworth and the Village of Tina were invited to participate in the update of the Carroll County Hazard Mitigation Plan. They did not attend meetings or fulfill any of the other requirements to be a plan participant. These jurisdictions will be invited to participate in the next plan update. Carroll County and the entities listed above followed a plan update process using a methodology in accordance with FEMA guidance, which began with the formation of a Mitigation Planning Committee (MPC) comprised of representatives from Carroll County and participating jurisdictions. The MPC updated the risk assessment that identified and profiled hazards that pose a risk to Carroll County and analyzed jurisdictional vulnerability to these hazards. The MPC also examined the capabilities in place to mitigate the hazard damages, with emphasis on changes that have occurred since the previously approved plan was adopted. The MPC determined that the planning area is vulnerable to several hazards that are identified, profiled, and analyzed in this plan. Riverine and flash flooding, winter storms, severe thunderstorms (hail, lightning, high winds), and tornados are among the hazards that historically have had a significant impact. Based upon the risk assessment, the MPC updated goals for reducing risk from hazards.

Participating jurisdictions

Unincorporated Carroll County
ii | P a g e
City of Bogard
Carrollton
City of De Witt
City of Hale
City of Norborne
Carrollton R-VII
Hale R-I
Norborne R-VIII
Tina-Avalon R-II

Executive Summary
Prerequisites page 12
1 Introduction and Planning Process page 14
2 Planning Area Profile and Capabilities page 31
3 Risk Assessment page 57
4 Mitigation Strategy page 201
5 Plan Maintenance Process page 286
Appendix A: References page 291
Appendix B: Planning Process Documentation page 294
Appendix C: Questionnaires, Surveys, and STAPLEE Worksheets page 318
Appendix D: List of Critical Facilities (Redacted from Public Version) page 542
Appendix E: Resolutions of Adoption, Floodplain Ordinances page 543

Carroll County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Draft of December 15, 2025

From the plan

Participating jurisdictions

Contents

More draft plans