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SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS |
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Dodge County is extremely
susceptible to severe thunderstorms and tornados, in
fact the County has had 54 verified tornados from 1950
to 2009 Since 1950 the effects of tornados resulted in
over $28,958,000 in damage and injured 36 people. Dodge
County has had five recorded F3 tornados, the most
recent occurring 2004 causing extensive damage to the
City of Waupun and numerous townships.
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here for
interesting facts and ways to keep your family safe
during severe weather.
Dodge County 2010 Spotter
Training Information |
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Floods are the number one
weather related killer in the United States. Flooding was
the principal cause of damage in five out of 10 Presidential
Disaster Declarations in Dodge County from 1950 to 2004.
The most recent flood event occurred in 2008 when Dodge County was one of 31 counties included in a Presidential
Disaster Declaration.
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More
people have died of heat waves in Wisconsin since 1982 than
all other natural disasters combined. During the summer of
1995, two major, killer heat waves affected most of
Wisconsin. Together, they resulted in 150 heat-related
deaths, and probably 300 to 400 heat-related illnesses. This
makes the combined 1995 summer heat waves the biggest
weather-related killers in Wisconsin for the past 50 years,
far exceeding tornado deaths.
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interesting facts and ways to keep your family safe during a
heat wave. |
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Winter storms present a serious threat to the health and
safety of affected citizens and can result in significant
property damage. Since 1997, seven winter storms affected
Dodge County producing 8 to 14 inches of snow with each
storm. On March 3, 2002 the south-central and southeast
portions of the state was affected by a winter storm that
produced 7 to 11 inches of snow. Based on newspaper
accounts, at least 300 to 400 vehicle accidents occurred
throughout the affected area.
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interesting facts and ways to keep your family safe during a
heat wave. |
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Dodge County Office of Emergency
Management is continuously working to better prepare
responders, government, citizens, business and industry, and
schools for terrorist incidents through planning, exercising
and training.
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keep your family safe during a terrorist attack. |
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