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Introduction to the County Elements: This plan continues with a separate planning element that presents data specifically related to each county within the Planning Area. Each County Planning Element is structured with the same form and format. The following is an explanation of the template and what each data set represents. County Planning Element: Each County Planning Element section is presented in the 'landscape' format. Each County Planning Element begins with a page of pictures meant to provide a representative sample of the County and its incorporated municipalities. Where available, USGS aerial photographs have been included, primarily to portray the relative size of the communities and the overall rural nature of the entire Planning Area. County Planning Subcommittee and General Description: This section begins with a list of the entities that participated in the planning process through the County Planning Subcommittee (CPS). The list identifies the County, the incorporated municipalities, and the other "local governments" as defined in the DMA regulations, which are seeking FEMA approval by their having participated in the planning process. In most every case, the County and the local governments were represented by more than just one person, department or agency. In many cases, knowingly ineligible entities, such as private businesses or mapped communities not enrolled in the NFIP, also participated in the planning process by attending meetings and providing data. They are also listed. The general description paragraph always details the number of square miles in the county, the 2000 population of the county, the 2000 population density of the county -- per square mile, and the rate of population growth in the county between the 1990 and 2000 census. If other interesting information was provided describing the county it was included in this section. County History of Recorded Natural Hazard Losses This section presents the county specific hazard data, where the Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment sections presented earlier in the plan described the hazards, and the impacts, that the entire Planning Area faces. The subtitle of this section identifies the number of events listed in the National Climate Data Center database for that particular county, for the time period, 1950-2002. The number of events cited is always larger than the number of events listed on the "History of Recorded Natural Hazard Disaster Losses." This is because a "screening" filter was then applied to the database so that only "significant" events were listed. The filters employed sought only those tornado events that were F 1 or greater, wind events that exceeded 74 miles per hour (Category 1 hurricane strength), hailstones equal or greater than 2" in diameter, and any event that caused more than $3,000 worth of damage. The "History of Recorded Natural Hazard Disaster Losses, " is presented in a 48