Hazards

As part of the Monroe County Hazard Mitigation plan development in 2014, the following hazards had initially been identified by Monroe County as having the potential to occur within at least some locations under its jurisdiction:

Hazard Initial Estimated Ranking

Hazard
Rank
Severe Winter Weather, extreme cold, wind, snow, blizzards, and / or ice storms
High
Tornado / Severe Thunderstorms
High
Flood / Flash Flood
High
Hazardous Materials Incident
High
Aircraft Accident
High
Fermi II Nuclear Power PlantHigh / Medium
TerrorismHigh / Medium
Miscellaneous Hazards
Medium
Resources Shortage
Medium
Utilities Disruption
Medium
Earthquake
Medium
Gas Line Rupture
Medium / Low
Civil Disturbance
Medium / Low
War / Enemy Attack
Low
Dam-Levee Failure
Low


Information about these hazards, used for emergency planning, was collected by the county and reassessed for inclusion in planning documents. Supplemental research was performed by staff from the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division as well as Monroe County Emergency Management Division. Adjustments are made regularly to the estimated probability of each hazard, to reflect new information that is obtained. Certain hazards listed above were split into multiple, more detailed hazard listings, while others were changed to better match the information available in other sources. It was considered more appropriate to classify the Fermi II Nuclear Power Plant and other major industry as a community asset to be protected.