The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 4, 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 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
=> Guest Column-
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=> Article President-elect George W. Bush names Joe Allbaugh as FEMA --
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=> Article Alert - Sri Lanka - 1/2001 -- Action by Churches Together (ACT)
=> Article National Fire Plan Documents Online
=> Article National Drought Summary -- January 4, 2001
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For January 4, 2000
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Wed...85 At Santa Ana And San Gabriel CA
Low Thu...8 Below Zero At Gunnison CO
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Thu Jan 4 12:11:29 2001
Non Precipitation
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...
...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
FOR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN
PANHANDLE...
A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT...
COOLING WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
FREEZE WARNING INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT
Montana
HIGH WIND WATCH FRIDAY...
North Dakota
WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
AFTERNOON...
Nebraska
A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...
South Dakota
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS.
Winter Storm
Indiana
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE EAST THIS
MORNING.
Minnesota
STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
North Dakota
STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
New York
MADISON NY-ONONDAGA NY-SOUTHERN ONEIDA NY-
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
Ohio
PRECIPIATION OVER CENTRAL OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO WILL END
LATER THIS MORNING.
Pennsylvania
PA-CUYAHOGA PA-GEAUGA ERIE PA-KNOX
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING...
Washington
THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE CASCADE PASSES TONIGHT HAS ENDED.
THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...ENDING BY MORNING.
=> 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 over 3 inches of
precipitation over a portion of
coastal central west Washington.
Over 2 inches is forecast over far northwest and far central north
Washington.
Over 1 inch is forecast over northwest and coastal Washington and far
northwest Oregon.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for less than 1 inch of
precipitation.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is not expected to exceed flash flood values.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over the
eastern and central portions of Michigan's northern peninsula and over the
northeastern 1/3 of
Michigan.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over
west northwest New York and the eastern portions of Michigan's northern
peninsula.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0745 AM EST THU JAN 04 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
NO NEW FLOODING
SEVERAL RIVERS IN TEXAS, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA CONTINUE ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE.
FLASH FLOODING:
NO FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED OVER THE LAST DAY.
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
ARKANSAS: THE OUACHITA RIVER
LOUISIANA: BAYOU DORCHEAT AND RED CHUTE BAYOU
TEXAS: THE ANGELINA, NECHES, SABINE, TRINITY AND
SULPHUR RIVERS; ATTOYAC AND BLACK CYPRESS BAYOUS
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
The USA Fire Report and Forecast has not been updated.
=> 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 2001 JAN 04 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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=> President-elect George W. Bush names Joe Allbaugh as FEMA
The Dallas Morning News is reporting this morning that President-Elect Bush
will name Joe Allbaugh
to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/253614_bush4e.html
Joe Allbaugh became Bush's chief of staff after he ran his campaign to the
Governship of Texas and
was the President - elect's national campaign manager in his run for the
Presidency.
Conventions 2000: Joe Allbaugh
http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/0803allbaugh.htm
Bush Applies Litmus Test of Allegiance in Choosing Inner Circle
The Loyal Lieutenants
http://www.auschron.com/issues/dispatch/2000-03-17/pols_feature.html
Funeralgate
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3750/gravedigger.htm
"I'm the heavy, in the literal sense of the word." He has described his role
as "the enforcer of the
governor's will and mediator of staff egos."
http://www.public-i.org/story_16_022800.htm
President-elect George W. Bush names Joe Allbaugh as FEMA
director and Karl Rove as senior White House adviser.
http://www.CNN.com
=> Alert - Sri Lanka - 1/2001 -- Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Powerful Cyclone hits Sri Lanka
January 4, 2001
A powerful cyclone hit Sri Lanka on December 25/26 cutting a wide swath of
destruction from Tirukkovil to Trincomalee on the northeastern coast.
According to media reports at least eight people were killed and an
estimated 75,000 families have been made homeless, thousands of other
people have been affected. The cyclone caused severe damage in the
districts of Batticaloa and Trincomalee, while other districts such as
Mullaitivu, Anuradhapura and Amparai have been partially affected.
Some reports said that nearly half a million people fled their homes in
fear of the storm and took shelter in schools, churches, temples and
shopping centers. Cyclone 04B, which whipped the land with winds at about
90 mph, is the worst cyclone that has hit the island since 1978, when
approximately 1,000 people were killed.
According to the report received from ACT Member National Christian
Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL), Trincomalee is the worst affected district
with around 100,000 severely affected families. Furthermore, the cyclone
has rendered at least 50,000 families homeless in Batticaloa and Amparai
districts. Most affected are the poor, whose dwellings had been of a
semi-permanent nature. They lived in dwellings such as cadjan huts or huts
with tin sheets, most of which were damaged or carried away by gushing
winds or by floods. Tidal surges swept 100 metres inland on the coast
causing severe damage to many villages.
NCCSL points out that immediate relief is hampered in the interior areas,
especially villages in remote areas far removed from the principal towns
are hard to reach because of the lack of transport facilities. Relief
teams have started distributing food and assistance to families housed in
temporary shelters.
Immediately after the cyclone the NCCSL member churches have started
relief measures, such as distributing food and temporary shelter. The
project officers of the Council have already visited affected areas to
assess the damage caused by the cyclone.
An appeal for supporting the victims of the cyclone is being prepared at
the moment and will be issued soon.
=> National Fire Plan Documents Online
JANUARY 03 -- BOISE, IDAHO: A number of documents related to the National
Fire Plan are
now online on the National Fire Plan Web site.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/nfp/
Documents available include information on firefighting, rehab and
restoration, community assistance,
fuels reduction, and planning and analysis. The executive summary of the
National Fire Plan is also
online in PDF format at
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/nfp/FSFirePlan_ExecSummary10_13_2000.pdf
and the Report to the President from the Secretaries of Agriculture and
Interior is also available.
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/nfp/president.shtml
National Fire Plan Links
Continue to fight the fires for the rest of this fire season and be
adequately prepared for next year.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/nfp/ff/fire.htm
Restore landscapes and rebuild communities damaged by the wildfires of
2000.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/nfp/rehab/rehab.htm
Invest in projects to reduce fire risk.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/nfp/hazfuel/hazfuel.htm
Work directly with communities to ensure adequate protection.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/nfp/assist/assist.htm
Be accountable and establish adequate oversight, coordination, program
development, and
monitoring for performance.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/nfp/pa/pa.htm
=> National Drought Summary -- January 4, 2001
The South: Last week saw a continuation of well below-normal temperatures
across the entire
region, but beneficial precipitation of 2 to 4 inches or more fell across
parts of northeast Texas,
northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
Parts of northern
Louisiana and Mississippi even saw heavy snow on New Year's Eve. While the
recent rains of the
past few weeks have been enough to slightly reduce the areas of severe
drought (D2) across parts of
the south and southeast, it should be noted that most of the region isn't
seeing enough rain to put
much of a dent in the long-term shortages (deficits of 15 inches, or more,
was common along the
Gulf Coast states for the year 2000). The airport at New Orleans, LA
experienced its driest year
since official weather observations started there in 1946. Using other
official long-term data collected
in New Orleans, it was the third driest year since 1836.
Florida also saw the colder air but didn't receive near as much
precipitation as their neighbors to the
north. Amounts were generally less than one inch at best. Drought conditions
have not improved
here and hydrological impacts actually continue to worsen as reports roll in
describing low
streamflow, lake and groundwater levels, which should be at much higher
levels this time of year.
The risk of wildfires continues to be a major concern as we head into the
new year. Many cities in
southwest Florida and surrounding areas haven't had a drier year going back
over 75 years.
The Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes Region: The broken record continues to
spin here as bitter
Arctic air remained entrenched across virtually all of the region. Many
cities saw record, or
near-record, snowfall amounts during December. Abnormally dry (D0)
conditions are now relegated
only to the extreme eastern parts of the Upper Peninsula as a result of
above normal precipitation
during the past few weeks. Even with the abundant snowfall and well
above-normal precipitation
totals in parts of Iowa and Nebraska, the drought will remain, lying dormant
for now across the
region. Keep in mind that it typically takes around 8-10 inches of snow to
make one inch of liquid
water. A lot of these snows have, in fact, been on the drier side pushing
the water content down.
The West: High pressure continued to keep a strangle hold on much of the
West and Pacific
Northwest, repulsing any invasions of moist Pacific air into the region. The
dry start to the water year
continues here as many of the basins are reporting much below average
snowpack. It is important to
keep in mind that there is a long way to go in the snowpack season and the
pattern can break down
and change quickly. In addition, the water systems here are meant to buffer
against a year or more of
dryness and reservoir levels are generally in good shape. Impacts are being
seen however, along the
coastal and valley areas of central and south-central California where
abnormally dry (D0)
conditions have been seen over the past three months, causing high concerns
for wildfires. The lack
of precipitation is also having an effect on non-irrigated agricultural
activities such as winter pasture
conditions for livestock and for planting wheat.
Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Another quiet week was seen over the Hawaii as high
pressure and the
trade winds haven't improved the abnormally dry (D0) or moderate drought
(D1) affected areas on
the islands. In Puerto Rico, abnormal dryness (D0) remains intact across
southwestern and
north-central areas.
Looking Ahead: Systems predicted to affect the Nation's drought areas
include: 1) The country can
expect a reprieve from any more Arctic air invasions in the short term,
leaving us with a relatively
quiet weather pattern over most of the country until early next week. This
will result in much warmer
air filtering back into most all of the eastern half of the country as the
jet stream takes on a more
zonal flow over the next few days; 2) There are now signs that the
persistent high pressure (and
subsequent blocking ridge) in the southwest may be displaced by early next
week, which could
signal the start of a more active (wetter) weather pattern in the Pacific
Northwest and/or West; 3)
High pressure will continue to suppress any immediate relief in Hawaii and
Puerto Rico; 4) Although
weak, La Nina continues to hang around (keeping drier than normal conditions
over the equatorial
Pacific around) but should weaken within the next three months according to
the latest ENSO
forecast issued by the Climate Prediction Center (12/11/00). The persistence
of this La Nina will
continue to hamper the improvement of drought conditions in the southeastern
United States.
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San Diego Fire Burns 8000 Acres
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This morning at 5 o'clock Eastern Standard time Earth made its annual
closest approach to the Sun.
Although sunlight falling on our planet is 7% more intense today than it is
in July, northerners
shouldn't expect any relief from winter.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast04jan_1.htm?list66492
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