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The planning area can expect a lightning event once every 6 days in the future <br />with up to a maximum of 3,076 strikes in one day. Since these events can happen <br />anywhere throughout the HMP update area, the entire planning area’s probability <br />is assumed to be similar to the surrounding County area. <br />Lightning: Impact <br />The National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) reported 217 lightning fatalities <br />within the State between the years 1959 and 2013. According to the Texas Health <br />Care Information Collection and Trauma Registry from the Texas Department of State Health Services’ <br />Injury Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch, the following number of patients were received in Hays <br />County medical facilities for Lightning Related Trauma (see Table 2.16). <br />Risk Assessment <br />Table 2.16, Hays County Trauma Registry Data, Lightning Events <br />Description20102011201220132014 <br />Accidents due to lightning01001 <br />(Texas Department of State Health Services- Injury Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch, 2017) <br />In addition to the physical impacts, a lightning event can also be the cause of cascading incidents. <br />Electrical outages could occur due to the impact that lightning strikes can have on electrical utility <br />infrastructure. A loss of critical resources, such as power, has significant impact on the entire population, <br />with higher impacts to those with vulnerabilities to such conditions. <br />Lightning: Vulnerability Summary <br /> Table 2.17 shows the portions of each participating community’s population, according to HAZUS-MH 3.2 <br />updated Census 2010 population estimates, would be greatly impacted by the loss of electrical energy in <br />their dwellings. <br />Table 2.17, Community Vulnerable Populations <br />Economically <br />Population under Disadvantaged <br />)JurisdictionPopulation over 65 <br />16Population <br />($0 - $20k) <br />Village of Bear Creek <br />25952 <br />City of Buda <br />5272,414284 <br />City of Hays <br />36373 <br />City of Dripping Springs <br />26258441 <br />Hays County <br />6,78418,4692,352 <br />City of Kyle <br />1,2619,644635 <br />Mountain City <br />551300 <br />City of Niederwald <br />3611032 <br />City of San Marcos <br />3,0136,4066,292 <br />City of Uhland <br />3015517 <br />City of Wimberley <br />703444164 <br />City of Woodcreek <br />549243102 <br />46 <br /> <br />