Severe weather causing damage, tornadoes, and heavy clean up efforts have already impacted Christian County this severe weather season. Some of the damages included damage to trees, commercial properties, and residential properties due to high wind speeds and large hail. Some towns within Christian County along with other portions of Central Illinois have even seen EF-0 and EF-1 tornadoes.
The frequency of these weather events and damages caused by the severe storms that blew through Christian County will be discussed at an upcoming meeting of the Christian County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee.
The committee will also discuss other disasters as well such as man made hazards that may effect the county. The discussion is set to be held at the upcoming committee meeting.
The meeting of the Christian County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee will be located at the Taylorville Fire Station Training Room at 202 N. Main Street in Taylorville on Tuesday, April 14th at 2PM.
This Committee, comprised of county, township, municipal, school district, and emergency services
representatives, technical partners and stakeholders, will continue to meet over the next several months to update the Christian County All Hazards Mitigation Plan.
The meetings are open to the public and the committee does openly accept the public’s input.
Director of the Christian County Emergency Management Agency, Jeff Stoner, says that the committee’s goal at this meeting is to identify how often severe weather events occur within the county, and what kinds of damages these severe weather events have created.
Stoner also says that, based on that information, the committee can compile lists of activities and projects to reduce damages caused by severe weather. Stoner also states that this effort is solely focused on natural hazards, such as severe storms that bring high wind speeds and large hail, snow and ice storms, floods, drought, extreme cold, and excessive heat.
The current participants to take part from Christian County are Assumption, Edinburg, Harvel, Morrisonville, Owaneco, Palmer, Pana, Stonington, Taylorville, and Tovey, as well as Johnson Township, Locust Township, May Township, Prairieton Township, Pana Community Hospital, Springfield Clinic, Taylorville Memorial Hospital, Morrisonville CUSD #1, Taylorville CUSD #3, Morrisonville-Palmer Fire Protection District (FPD), Mt. Auburn FPD, Owaneco FPD, and Taylorville FPD.
Those interested in this effort, or those in attendance can provide input at these Planning Committee
meetings or submit their comments and questions to their municipal or county representatives.
For further details, contact the Christian County Emergency Management Agency at 217-820-0912
Jurisdictions that not yet participated in a committee meeting are encouraged to attend.
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