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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />2. Hazard Descriptions <br />heat, and tornadoes can cause oil spills however, they do not account for a <br />significant number of incidents. <br />Lightning does account for a sizable portion of natech incidents in the oil industry. <br />In the United States, 8,121 barrels were released from pipelines, 6,134 barrels from <br />aboveground storage units, and 7,786 barrels from pump/meter stations due to <br />lightning damage. Lightning is the third most costly natural hazard to oil <br />infrastructure, with over $120 million in damages. Lightning accounts for five of <br />the twenty-four most significant natech incidents, with respect to economic costs, <br />from 1994 to 2012.45 <br />Risk of Impact <br />Based on the amount of hazardous materials in and around the Eugene -Springfield <br />area, and the historical occurrence of extreme weather impacting HazMat facilities, <br />the risk of impact is low. <br />2.4.6 Probability of Future Occurrence <br />The probability of experiencing an extreme weather incident is moderate for the <br />Eugene -Springfield area. It is likely at least one of these extreme weather incidents <br />will happen on a scale severe enough to cause property damage or threaten life <br />within the next 35 to 75 years. <br />2.4.6 Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment <br />The loss of life as well as economic and property concerns are significant with <br />extreme weather incidents. Unlike severe heat, tornado, hail, or thunderstorms may <br />geographically affect a small portion of the population. For this reason, it is <br />determined the Eugene -Springfield area's vulnerability to such incidents is low. <br />Additionally, the area's capability to respond to, and recover from, an extreme <br />weather incident is high. <br />2.4.7 Risk Assessment <br />Based on the probability of future occurrence, vulnerability, and capacity to deal <br />with extreme weather, the Eugene -Springfield area's risk to this hazard is <br />categorized as low. <br />For a summary of Impact Risks see Table 2-5. <br />45 Girgin, Serkan, and Elisabeth Krausmann. "Lessons learned from oil pipeline natech accidents and <br />recommendations for natech scenario development." JRC Science and Policy Report, EUR 26913 <br />(January 2015). http://publications.jrc.ee.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC92700 <br />2-28 January 2020 <br />