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Johnson County
Table 3.58. Johnson County CPRI: Extreme Temperatures
Hazard Type Probability Magnitude
Warning
Time Duration CPRI
Planning
Significance
Johnson County
Extreme Temperatures 3 2 1 4 2.50 Moderate
Leavenworth County
Table 3.59. Leavenworth County CPRI: Extreme Temperatures
Hazard Type Probability Magnitude
Warning
Time Duration CPRI
Planning
Significance
Leavenworth County
Extreme Temperatures 3 2 1 3 2.40 Moderate
Wyandotte County
Table 3.60. Wyandotte County CPRI: Extreme Temperatures
Hazard Type Probability Magnitude
Warning
Time Duration CPRI
Planning
Significance
Wyandotte County
Extreme Temperatures 3 2 1 3 2.40 Moderate
Consequence (Impact) Analysis
Extremes of heat and cold environmental conditions can be detrimental to the health and
comfort as human bodies attempt to maintain a core temperature of about 98.6 degrees F.
Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer in the U.S. resulting in hundreds of
fatalities each year. In fact, on average, extreme heat claims more lives each year than floods,
lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined.
The hazard of extreme heat is when the body heats too quickly to cool itself safely, or when too
much fluid or salt is lost through dehydration or sweating, body temperature rises and heatrelated
illness may develop.
The severity of heat disorders tends to increase with age. Conditions that cause heat cramps in
a 17-year-old may result in heat exhaustion in someone 40 years old and in heat stroke in a
person over 60.
Table 3.61 provides the Consequence Analysis of Potential for Detrimental Impacts of Hazards
for EMAP purposes.
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