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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />2. Hazard Descriptions <br />Table 2-16 Significant Eugene -Springfield Winter Storm Incidents Since 1990 <br />March 21-24, 2012 <br />Southern Willamette Valley <br />Heavy Snow: Eugene received eight inches in <br />eight hours. Reports of trees down, power lines <br />down, local roads closed. S(2012)317,612 in <br />damages to the City of Eugene and several <br />power outages. <br />January 10, 2013 <br />Lane County <br />De-icing incident: Freezing Temps <br />December 4-13, 2013 <br />Central & Southern <br />Heavy Snow & Extreme Cold: 8-9 inches of <br />Willamette Valley <br />snow recorded in Creswell. De-iced <br />February 6-24, 2014 <br />Northwest Oregon <br />Heavy Snow & Freezing Rain: Reports of up <br />to 0.75 inches of ice in Eugene. S(2014)1.7 <br />million in damages to the City of Eugene and <br />roughly 10,000 power outages lasting up to six <br />days. Federal Disaster Declaration (DR- <br />4169) <br />December 15-22, 2016 <br />Lane County <br />Ice Storm. S(2016)1.6 million in damages to <br />the City of Eugene and roughly 20,000 power <br />outages lasted several days. Federal Disaster <br />Declaration (DR-4269) <br />February 25 — March 1, <br />Lane County <br />Heavy Snow: 9 inches in and around the <br />2019 <br />Eugene area with 12 inches reported in the <br />South Hills of Eugene. Federal Disaster <br />Declaration (DR-4432) <br />2.11.4 Impacts — Cascading Incidents <br />Civil Unrest <br />Civil unrest is not a known significant impact of winter storms. <br />Dam or Levee Failure <br />Winter storms can cause dam or levee failures when ice and snow compound <br />flooding incidents, clog drainage, or disrupt power to control or operating systems. <br />Such incidents cause failures due to overtopping or erosion. <br />History of Impact in Eugene -Springfield <br />Dam or levee failure has not been an impact from a winter storm in the Eugene or <br />Springfield area. <br />Historically, two dams have failed during winter storms in the United States. hi <br />1890 heavy snow, flooding, and poor design contributed to the failure of the Walnut <br />2-72 January 2020 <br />