The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For November 27, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
=> Special Notes
=> Current Tropical Weather Outlook
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
=> Severe Weather Probability Forecast
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or Significant
Icing Forecast
=> USA Flood Report
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
=> USA Earthquake Report
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
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=> Article New York State Health Department's West Nile virus update
=> Article Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Program Update
=> Article Space Alerts and Warnings Issued in the last 24 Hours
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For November 27, 2000
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sun...87 At Opa Locka FL
Low Mon...5 At Butte MT
=> Special Notes
=> Current Tropical Weather Outlook For The North Atlantic Caribbean Sea
And
The Gulf Of Mexico
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Mon Nov 27 11:33:32 2000
Flood
Arkansas
FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN.
FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. AT 10 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.5 FEET.
THE FORECASTED CREST STAGE IS 27.0 FEET AT 06 AM MONDAY. THE STAGE
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER 6 PM TUESDAY.
Louisiana
Texas
FOR THE LAKE FORK CREEK AT QUITMAN A STAGE OF 16.1 FEET WAS
MEASURED AT 7 PM SUNDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
Winter Storm
Colorado
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TODAY AND TONIGHT...
Utah
SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80 FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT.
=> Severe Weather Probability Forecast
The forecast probability of an event is by the stated percentage or greater
for the event, within 25 miles of any point for the area described.
Tornado Risk - Slight
There is less than a 2% probability of a tornado.
Hail Risk - Slight
There is less than a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is less than a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots.
Tomorrow's Risk -
There is less than a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow.
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or
Significant
Icing Forecast
Precipitation Forecast
The 24 hour precipitation forecast is calling for less than 1 inch of
rainfall.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
rainfall over Oregon's coastal
area.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is not expected to exceed flash flood values.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
The probability of heavy snow is less than 20 percent
The probability of significant icing is less than 20 percent.
Tomorrow the probability of heavy snow is less than 20 percent
The probability of significant icing is less than 20 percent.
=> USA Flood Report
The United States Flood Summary is not available.
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
The USA Fire Report and Forecast is not available.
=> USA Earthquake Report
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER
GOLDEN, COLORADO
LISTS OF U.S. EARTHQUAKES IN THE LAST 30 HOURS
Prepared by USGS/NEIC 2000 NOV 27 at 00:15 UTC
NO EVENTS
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
No reports received
Wind Reports
No reports received
Fields marked UNK are unknown
All Times UTC
Wind Gusts in MPH
Hail Sizes in 1/100 of an Inch (75 = 0.75")
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=> New York State Health Department's West Nile virus update
This week, the New York State Health Department's Wadsworth Center
laboratories reported 1 West Nile virus positive dead bird in Westchester
county.
The total number of West Nile virus positive specimens from New York State
for this year is 1,271 dead birds, 357 mosquito pools, 2 sentinel chickens,
8 live wild birds, 14 bats, 24 horses, 2 cats, 2 raccoons, 3 domestic
rabbits, 3 squirrels, 1 chipmunk, and 13 human cases.
NOTE: West Nile virus results are now being updated on a weekly rather than
a daily basis, until further notice.
County total West Nile virus positive results to date are:
Dead birds - 1,271
Counties:
Albany 27
Allegany 3
Broome 11
Cattaraugus 5
Cayuga 11
Chautauqua 17
Chemung 5
Clinton 14
Columbia 8
Cortland 9
Delaware 4
Dutchess 26
Erie 25
Essex 7
Franklin 3
Fulton 3
Genesee 2
Greene 4
Hamilton 1
Herkimer 3
Jefferson 9
Lewis 3
Livingston 7
Madison 15
Monroe 11
Montgomery 6
Nassau 88
NYC 177 (Staten Island 61, Queens 29, Manhattan 36, Brooklyn 38, Bronx 13)
Niagara 5
Oneida 16
Onondaga 20
Ontario 3
Orange 37
Orleans 3
Oswego 13
Otsego 1
Putnam 12
Rensselaer 9
Rockland 262
St. Lawrence 7
Saratoga 10
Schenectady 10
Schoharie 5
Schuyler 2
Seneca 1
Steuben 5
Suffolk 210
Sullivan 2
Tioga 3
Tompkins 6
Ulster 14
Warren 8
Washington 10
Wayne 1
Westchester 87 (includes February hawk)
Wyoming 4
Yates 1
Mosquito pools - 357
Counties:
Columbia 1
Nassau 6
NYC 170 (Staten Island 131, Queens 5, Manhattan 17, Bronx 6, Brooklyn 11)
Orange 4
Rockland 46
Suffolk 117
Westchester 13
Sentinel chickens - 2
Counties:
NYC 1 (Queens)
Westchester 1
Live wild birds - 8
Counties:
NYC 8 (Brooklyn 5, Bronx 1, Queens 2)
Mammal cases - 49
Counties:
Albany 9 bats
2 domestic rabbits
1 raccoon
2 cats
Columbia 1 bat
Cortland 1 bat
Nassau 4 horses
NYC 10 horses (Staten Island 8, Bronx 2)
3 squirrels (Bronx 1, Brooklyn 1, Staten Island 1)
1 domestic rabbit (Staten Island)
1 raccoon (Manhattan)
Ontario 2 bats
Orange 6 horses
Rensselaer 1 chipmunk
Saratoga 1 bat
Suffolk 4 horses
Human cases - 13
Counties:
NYC 13 (Brooklyn 2, Queens 1, Staten Island 10)
=> Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Program Update
Santa Fe, NM, November 22, 2000 -- The following is a summary of ongoing
efforts of the Cerro
Grande Fire Assistance Program administered by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA).
To date, more than $11 million in Cerro Grande Fire Claims funds have been
approved for
individuals and businesses in Los Alamos and the surrounding area including
Espaņola, Santa Clara
Pueblo and San Ildefonso Pueblo.
More than 2,862 Notices of Loss forms have been filed. Of them, private
citizens have filed 2,244
claims; businesses have filed 536 claims; state and county governments have
filed 11 claims; tribal
governments have filed two claims; not-for-profit groups have filed 19
claims; and 50 claims are in
the process of being classified.
Individuals who need assistance as result of the fires should visit one of
the Cerro Grande Fire
Assistance Customer Service Centers listed below. The toll-free Cerro Grande
Fire Assistance Line
is 1-888-748-1853. The address is: FEMA Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims,
PO Box 1480,
Los Alamos, NM 87544-1480.
Six FEMA Customer Service Centers have assisted nearly 5,500 visitors since
the fire assistance
operation began on August 28, 2000.
Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Customer Service Centers are located at the
following sites:
Los Alamos IT Building
235 Central Park Square
Los Alamos, N M 87544
(505) 661-3121 Los Alamos, Canyon School
1100 Fourth St.
Los Alamos, N M 87544
(505) 661-9002
Espaņola
1027 N. Railroad Ave.
Espaņola N M 87532
(505) 747-4204 White Rock
134 State Road #4
White Rock, N M 87544
(505) 672-4020
Santa Clara Pueblo
Behind Health Clinic
Santa Clara Pueblo
(505) 753-0420 San Ildefonso Pueblo
Visitors Center
San Ildefonso Pueblo
(505) 455-7312
* FEMA Customer Service Center hours are in operation from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through
Friday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The centers are closed on Sundays.
=> Space Alerts and Warnings Issued in the last 24 Hours
:ALERTS:
Magnetic K-Index of 4 Warning valid from 26 Nov 2000 1545 to 27 Nov
2000 1200 UT
Comment: None
Magnetic K-Index of 5 Warning valid from 26 Nov 2000 1630 to 27 Nov
2000 1500 UT
Comment: None
Proton event >100 MeV {at} >1pfu BEG 26 Nov 2000 1640 UT
Comment: None
X-Ray event X4.0/2b/N18W38 BEG 26 Nov 2000 1634 MAX 26 Nov 2000 1648
END 26 Nov 2000 1656 UT
Comment: None
Type II Radio Emission 26 Nov 2000 1655 UT
Comment: Estimated shock velocity =1000 km/s
Magnetic K-Index of 5 Observed 26 Nov 2000 from 1500 to 1800 UT
Comment: None
10cm Radio Burst 700 F.U. 26 Nov 2000 1637 UT Duration 84 Minutes
Comment: Latest Penticton Noon Flux was202 sfu.
The following Alert ENDED at 2153 UT on 26 Nov 2000
Proton event >100 MeV {at} >1pfu BEG 26 Nov 2000 1640 UT
Comment: The event began at 1640UT, reached a maximum flux of 1.2 pfu's
at1655 on11/26/00 and ended at 2200UT on11/26/00.
Magnetic A-Index >=20 Observed 27 Nov 2000 0000 UT
Comment: None
The following Warning was CONTINUED at 0030 UT on 27 Nov 2000
Proton Event >10MeV {at} >=10pfu Warning valid from 25 Nov 2000 0650 to
1500 UT
Comment: The current flux level is 291 pfu's. A maximum flux of 923
pfu's was reached at 1955 UTC on 26 Nov.
Magnetic K-Index >= 6 Warning valid from 27 Nov 2000 0100 to 1500 UT
Comment: None
Magnetic A-Index >=30 Warning valid from 27 Nov 2000 0535 to 29 Nov
2000 1500 UT
Comment: None
Magnetic K-Index of 6 Observed 27 Nov 2000 from 0300 to 0600 UT
Comment: None
Magnetic A-Index >=30 Observed 27 Nov 2000 0600 UT
Comment: None
Magnetic A-Index >=20 Watch for 29 Nov 2000 UT
Comment: None
The following Warning was CANCELLED at 0653 UT on 27 Nov 2000
Proton event >100 MeV {at} >1pfu Warning valid from 26 Nov 2000 1415 to 27
Nov 2000 0000 UT
Comment: None
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