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CDBG-MIT Action Plan City of San Marcos, T <br />Table 9 Flood Vulnerability and Consequence Summary by Lifeline <br />Flood <br />Vulnerability <br />Safety and Security <br />High Vulnerability <br />Moderate Impact to Lifeline/Services <br />Food, Water, Sheltering <br />High Vulnerability <br />Significant Impact to Lifeline/Services <br />Communications <br />Moderate Vulnerability <br />Moderate Impact to Lifeline/Services <br />Transportation <br />High Vulnerability <br />Significant Impact to Lifeline/Services <br />Health and Medical <br />Moderate Vulnerability <br />Significant Impact to Lifeline/Services <br />Hazardous Material (Mgmt) <br />High Vulnerability <br />Significant Impact to Lifeline/Services <br />Energy (Power and Fuel) <br />High Vulnerability <br />Significant Impact to Lifeline/Services <br />Source: Citv of San Marcos OEM <br />H. Drought <br />According to the State of Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan 2018, drought is the consequence of a <br />natural reduction in the amount of precipitation expected for a given area or region over an <br />extended period of time, usually a season or more in length. The US Drought Monitor Drought <br />Intensity scale classifies drought by five (5) categories shown in Table 10, DO through D4. <br />According to the reported drought occurrences, the maximum drought extent experienced is a <br />Category D4 drought. <br />Table 90 Drought <br />Intensity Index <br />CategoryDescription <br />. - <br />Possible <br />.. <br />Impa <br />Going into drought: <br />DO <br />Abnormally Dry <br />short-term dryness slowing planting, growth of crops or <br />pastures <br />Coming out of drought: <br />® some lingering water deficits <br />® pastures or crops not fully recovered <br />® Some damage to crops, pastures <br />D1 <br />Moderate <br />® Streams, reservoirs, or wells low, some water shortages <br />Drought <br />developing or imminent <br />® Voluntary water -use restrictions requested <br />"Crop or pasture losses likely <br />Severe <br />Drouhtg <br />Water shortages common <br />Water restrictions imposed <br />Extreme <br />i <br />® Major crop/pasture losses <br />um <br />Drought <br />® Widespread water shortages or restrictions <br />® Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses <br />Exceptional <br />Drought <br />® Shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells creating <br />water emergencies <br />Source: U.S. Drought Monitor <br />Drought occurs on a regional scale. The entire planning area is equally at risk as it can occur <br />anywhere within the community. NOAA Storm Events Database documents 27 drought events <br />for Hays County since the year 1996. Although there were no drought events reported <br />