Natural Hazards

Natural Hazards Facing St. Louis County

Natural hazards are hazards presented by the physical world such as ice storms, thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, hailstorms, windstorms, extreme temperatures, flooding, drought, wildfire, infectious diseases, earthquake, and solar storms.

Technological hazards are hazards presented by man such as structural fires, hazardous materials, water supply contamination, wastewater system failure, dam failure, radiological and terrorism.

When Emergencies Happen
Natural Hazards - hazards presented by the physical world:
Blizzards	Drought	Earthquake	Extreme Temperature	Flooding	Hailstorms	Ice Storms
Infectious Diseases	Lightning	Solar Storms	Thunder Storms	Tornadoes	Wildfire	Windstorms

Technological Hazards - hazards presented by man:

Dam Failure	Hazardous Materials	Radiological	Structural Fires	Terrorism	Wastewater System Failure	Water Supply Contamination