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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 4: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 166 <br />Location <br />County / <br />Zone State Date Time Type Death Injury <br />Property <br />Damage <br />Crop <br />Damage <br />EAST SLOPES <br />OF THE <br />WASHINGTON <br />CASCADES <br />East Slopes <br />of the <br />Washington <br />Cascades <br />WA 6/26/2021 00:00 Excessive <br />Heat 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />EAST SLOPES <br />OF THE <br />WASHINGTON <br />CASCADES <br />East Slopes <br />of the <br />Washington <br />Cascades <br />WA 7/28/2020 11:00 Heat 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 8/15/2008 12:00 Excessive <br />Heat 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 6/29/2008 12:00 Excessive <br />Heat 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />E KITTITAS <br />(ZONE) <br />E Kittitas <br />(Zone) WA 7/21/2006 12:00 Heat 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 7/10/2002 00:00 Heat 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />TOTAL 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br /> <br />Table 4-113 lists the cold wave/extreme cold events that have been recorded in Kittitas County between <br />1950 and 2023. <br />Table 4-113. Cold Wave/Extreme Cold Events (1950 – 2023) <br />Location <br />County / <br />Zone State Date Time Type Death Injury <br />Property <br />Damage <br />Crop <br />Damage <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 10/27/2023 18:31 Frost/Freeze 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 4/20/2023 00:00 Frost/Freeze 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 4/19/2023 00:00 Frost/Freeze 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 4/18/2023 00:00 Frost/Freeze 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 4/17/2023 00:00 Frost/Freeze 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 12/21/2022 16:00 <br />Extreme <br />Cold/Wind <br />Chill <br />0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 11/2/2022 02:00 Frost/Freeze 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 11/23/2010 18:00 <br />Extreme <br />Cold/Wind <br />Chill <br />0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 1/4/2004 20:00 Cold/Wind <br />Chill 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />E KITTITAS <br />(ZONE) <br />E Kittitas <br />(Zone) WA 11/1/2002 00:00 <br />Extreme <br />Cold/Wind <br />Chill <br />0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 10/30/2002 00:00 <br />Extreme <br />Cold/Wind <br />Chill <br />0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />TOTAL 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />4.6.7.6. Vulnerability and Impacts <br />Life Safety and Health: Severe weather impacts to life safety and health depend on the type of severe <br />weather. Nonetheless, the impacts can be life-threatening. In 2023, the number of weather events in the <br />United States increased by 11% between 2019 and 2023. Subsequently, weather related deaths were <br />up by 20% and injuries (indirect and direct) were up by 124%. The largest number of reported injuries in