The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 5, 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
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For January 5, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Thu...87 At Simi Valley And San Gabriel, CA
Low Fri...10 Below Zero At Berlin, NH
=> Special Notes
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=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Fri Jan 5 11:22:52 2001
Flood
Washington
FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING WESTERN WASHINGTON RIVERS...
SKOKOMISH RIVER IN MASON COUNTY
Non Precipitation
Montana
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 65
Winter Storm
Kentucky
THE THREAT OF FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS REDUCED TO THE POINT THAT ANY
PRECIPITATION THAT DOES FALL TODAY WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD.
Maryland
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 700 AM EST SATURDAY...
Maine
...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER ON THE WAY FOR NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...
ACCUMULATION OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE SATURDAY
Michigan
MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL SECTIONS OF NORTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN...
New York
Pennsylvania
ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK
AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA TODAY...
Virginia
West Virginia
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF LIGHT
SNOW THAT COULD CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME A BIT SLIPPERY.
=> 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
precipitation.
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 far
northeast Pennsylvania, far northern New Jersey, central, central east, and
southeast New York
except NYC and Long Island, central and southern Vermont, central and
southern New Hampshire,
west southwest Maine, the northwest 3/4 of Massachusetts, and the northwest
3/4 of Connecticut.
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
extreme northeast Vermont, the east northeast 1/2 of New Hampshire, and
Maine except the far
eastern and far northern area.
The moderate probability area is over the southwest 1/3 of Maine.
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 FRI JAN 05 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
RAIN IN THE NORTHWEST WILL CAUSE THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AT POTLATCH,
WASHINGTON TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. 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
WASHINGTON: THE SKOKOMISH RIVER
=> 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 05 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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FIRE IN CALIFORNIA
California
A large heat signature (red) and smoke (light green) are visible in this
NOAA-14 image
from a fire burning east of San Diego. The blaze that was started Wednesday
morning from
a vehicle fire has spread across 8,000 acres of land destroying several
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http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_California/FSMHSusCA004_N4.jpg
FIRE IN CALIFORNIA
California
A large heat signature (red) and smoke (light green) are visible in this
NOAA-14 image (Ch 3,4,5)
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http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_California/FSMHSus2CA004_N4.jpg
TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (ANDO)
Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone 04S (Ando) was located east of northern Madagascar near
13.7S and 57.5E at
12:00 UTC. Ando has been moving southwestward at 9 knots with maximum
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estimated at 90 knots, gusts to 110 knots.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/IndOcean/TRCando004_MT.jpg
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Western Pacific
Typhoon 34W (Soulik) was located near 18.3 N and 137.1E at 12:00 UTC.
Soulik has been
moving east-southeastward at 2 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated
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gusts to 80 knots.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/TRCsoulik004_GM.jpg
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