The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 7, 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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=> Article US Fire News -- Viejas Fire possibly started by a careless
smoker
=> Article US Fire News -- Communities across the US to benefit from
Federal program to
reduce wildlfire threat $240 million Appropriation approved by Congress for
FY2001
=> Article FEMA -- Disaster Aid for Oklahoma Families and Businesses
=> Article President Clinton Offers Home Heating Assistance
=> Article EDA Announces Availability of Funds for Hurricane Floyd and
Other Disasters
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For January 7, 2000
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...80 At Mcallen TX
Low Sun...18 Below Zero At West Yellowstone MT
=> Special Notes
The Current MRF shows a low over southeast Texas the 13th and moving south
of Massachusetts
by the 15th.
We do have a current disaster unfolding.... the increase in energy costs
find many people with fixed
incomes that are expereincing difficulty making payments.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Jan 7 10:35:50 2001
Non Precipitation
California
Oregon
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY...
.AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ONSHORE
TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH FLOW WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATER
TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.
Florida
Georgia
A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT FOR ALL OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...INLAND SECTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...
Texas
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH.
THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP DURING THE EARLY TO
MID MORNING HOURS FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
PARIS TO GOLDTHWAITE. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE SHOULD SEE THE WIND
INCREASE DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS
Washington
A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON...
Winter Storm
California
WINTER WEATHER HEADED FOR THE SIERRA LATER TODAY
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY...THEN DROP SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY.
. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 5 INCHES AT 4500 FEET TO AS MUCH AS 10
INCHES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
Michigan
...SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY...
A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY...
Minnesota
Wisconsin
ASHLAND WI...HURLEY WI
...LAKE SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT THIS 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 1 inch of
precipitation over a portion of north
central California south southeast Louisiana, and far southeast Mississippi.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
precipitation over a portion of
southeast central California
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 is less than 20%
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 12 inches is low over
central west
California to central northwest California.
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
The USA Flood Report has not been updated.
=> 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 07 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 JAN 6 09:38:02.94 51.3 N 174.8 W 33 km 4.2
70 miles SSW of Atka, Alaska
2001 JAN 6 09:25:36.48 51.4 N 175.0 W 33 km 4.5
65 miles SSW of Atka, Alaska
=> 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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=> US Fire News -- Viejas Fire possibly started by a careless smoker
JANUARY 05 -- CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST, CA: Investigators have determined
that a
cigarette, carelessly discarded along I-8, may have ignited the Viejas fire,
which started early
Wednesday morning. The investigation is ongoing.
The fire, fanned by winds up to 60 mph, grew to 5500 acres by Wednesday
evening. The flames
made a run toward Alpine, veered toward Palo Verde Lake, Loveland Reservoir
and toward
Sycuan Reservation and Lawson Valley area. As of 8:00 am today, the blaze
has burned four
homes, four out buildings, five trailers and 10,353 acres.
Agencies involved in battling the blaze include the USDA Forest Service,
California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection, Alpine Fire Department, Pine Valley Fire
Department, Lakeside Fire
Department, San Diego Sheriffs Department, California Highway Patrol, Red
Cross, Caltrans,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, OES, and California Conservation Corps, Orange Co.
Fire Dept., Los
Angeles Co. Fire Dept., Kern County Fire Dept., San Diego Fire Dept., Bureau
of Land
Management.
Aided by air tankers and helicopters, hand crews and engines battled the
wind-driven fire to have
reached approximately 35% containment Thursday. Calmer winds slowed the
fire's spread, allowing
crews and dozers to make good progress in line construction ahead of the
fire. Clearing around
homes and buildings continues to strengthen defensible space. Structure
protection is of the
firefighters' highest priority and will continue as long as homes and
buildings are threatened.
Weather prediction for today and into the weekend is favorable for
containing the fire. Expected
containment is Saturday, January 6th at 6:00 PM and expected control on
Monday at 6:00 PM.
Fire information can be also obtained at (619) 579-0581. The complete text
of this article is online
at http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/cleveland/viejasfire.htm Additional information
online: Cleveland National
Forest, Southern California Geographic Area Coordination Center Situation
Report
Many related articles are posted on the Union-Tribune Publishing Company's
Web site at
www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro
=> US Fire News -- Communities across the US to benefit from Federal
program to
reduce wildlfire threat $240 million Appropriation approved by Congress for
FY2001
JANUARY 05 -- BOISE, IDAHO: In the wake of last year's severe wildfires,
federal land
management agencies announced yesterday that communities across the country
may benefit from a
federal program to reduce the threat of wildfires. A list of all communities
initially proposed to be
eligible for the program by the States and Tribes was published in the
January 4 Federal Register
and is also available on the National Interagency Fire Center's website at
www.nifc.gov.
Communities were proposed by states, tribes and local governments and lists
were compiled by the
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture. The federal land management
agencies have worked
with the Western Governors' Association, the National Association of State
Foresters, and others to
develop initial definitions and criteria to identify communities that will
benefit from special attention to
reduce wildland fire hazards. Accordingly, the list will be refined as
additional information is
submitted to the federal agencies and the agreed-upon criteria are applied.
The preliminary list includes communities located in what fire officials
call the "urban wildland
interface" -- those communities that are near public lands managed by the US
Department of
Agriculture's Forest Service, and by the Department of the Interior's Bureau
of Land Management,
National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Fish and Wildlife
Service.
"We now have an opportunity to move forward with a new focus on wildland
fire policy that
emphasizes the urban/wildland interface," said Interior Secretary Bruce
Babbitt. "Congress has
provided important new funding to back this important program."
The need to reduce fuels, especially in urban interface areas, was
identified in Managing the Impacts
of Wildfires on Communities and the Environment: A Report to the President,
which the Secretaries
of the Interior and Agriculture submitted to the White House earlier this
year. Other initiatives
underway include restoring and rehabilitating areas damaged by this year's
wildfires, ensuring federal
firefighting forces are fully prepared for future wildfire seasons and
working closely with local rural
fire districts to enhance local firefighting efforts. Congress funded and
directed the agencies to
undertake these initiatives as part of the Fiscal Year 2001 Interior and
Related Agencies
appropriations act.
Specific actions to reduce the threats of wildfires will vary. In some
areas, for example, contracts
may be offered to thin dense stands of trees or prescribed burns used to
reduce excessive
undergrowth. In other areas, actions may be taken to remove non-native plant
species that increase
fire danger.
The list includes both communities where hazardous fuels reduction
treatments are already underway
and those where treatments are slated for Fiscal Year 2001.
Fire experts note that individuals themselves can take some actions
immediately to thwart fires. For
example, the creation of areas of defensible space around homes located in
high risk areas has long
been recommended. The defensible space should be thinned of brush, small
trees, and any other
material that could lead a fire from the surrounding trees to the home. In
addition, home owners
should make certain that wood piles are located at least 30 feet from any
structure, and that roofing
and other building materials are fire resistant. The Firewise website is an
excellent source of
additional information on creating defensible space around structures.
For additional information, contact:
Rose Davis, USDA Forest Service, 801-625-5331 or Don Smurthwaite, Bureau of
Land
Management, 208-387-5895
=> FEMA -- Disaster Aid for Oklahoma Families and Businesses
Washington, January 5, 2001 -- Federal disaster aid was made available
today for Oklahoma
families and businesses victimized by the Christmas ice storm under a major
disaster declaration
issued for the state by President Clinton, according to the head of the
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
FEMA Director James Lee Witt said the President took the action this
afternoon following a review
of the agency's analysis of the state's request for additional federal aid
submitted earlier today.
Federal emergency funds were authorized by the President last week to
supplement immediate state
and local response efforts to the storm that began December 25.
Immediately after the declaration, Witt designated the following 39 counties
eligible for federal
funding to help meet the recovery needs of stricken residents and business
owners: Adair, Atoka,
Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cleveland, Coal, Cotton, Creek, Garvin,
Grady, Haskell,
Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Lincoln, Love, Marshall,
McClain, McCurtain,
McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Pittsburg,
Pontotoc,
Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tulsa, Wagoner and
Washington.
The assistance, to be coordinated by FEMA, can include grants to help pay
for temporary housing,
emergency home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses.
Low-interest loans from the
U.S. Small Business Administration also will be available to cover
residential and business losses not
fully compensated by insurance.
Additionally, Witt said federal funds previously authorized last week to pay
75 percent of the eligible
costs for debris removal and emergency services will continue to be
available for the state and
affected local governments in the designated counties under the declaration.
He indicated that more
counties and additional forms of assistance for state and local government
agencies may be
designated later based on the results of ongoing damage assessments.
C. Michael Butler, federal coordinating officer for Oklahoma relief
operations, said residents and
business owners who sustained storm losses in the designated counties can
begin the disaster
application process on Saturday, January 6, by calling 1-800-462-9029, or
1-800-462-7585
(TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers
will operate from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. seven days a week until further notice.
=> President Clinton Offers Home Heating Assistance
President Clinton today directed the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to release $300 million in Low-income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) emergency funds to all States to assist low-income
households facing substantial increases in home heating fuel prices.
With today?s release of $300 million in LIHEAP emergency funds, the
President has directed HHS to release a total of $856 million in LIHEAP
emergency funds this winter to help States assist low-income households in
coping with high fuel prices during this winter. Today?s release of funding
is provided for from the FY 2001 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill
signed by the President on December 21st. In addition to today?s release,
HHS released $156 million on December 18th and $400 million on September
23rd.
The Department of Energy projects that heating oil prices this winter
will be 29 percent higher than last winter, and natural gas prices will be
40 percent higher than last winter. Low-income households are especially
burdened by fuel prices increases, forcing many families to forego other
essential expenses in order to stay warm during the cold months. Today?s
LIHEAP release will help States continue to meet the needs of these
families throughout the winter. In response to the President?s urging,
many States have adopted higher income eligibility limits in their LIHEAP
programs and higher benefit levels in anticipation of greater need for
assistance this winter.
Today?s release allocates funds to all States, factoring in States?
reliance on heating oil, natural gas and propane. The cold weather states
of the Northeast and Midwest will receive most of the funds. However, all
States will receive some assistance since low-income households throughout
the country are experiencing sharp energy price increases. In addition to
the nationwide increases in natural gas and fuel oil, in some areas,
electricity prices have risen since electricity generation often is fueled
by oil or natural gas.
LIHEAP helps eligible families pay the costs of heating and insulating
their homes in the winter and cooling their homes in the summer. This
release provides to states all the LIHEAP emergency funds made available
under the FY 2001 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/hot_releases/December_30_2000_1.html
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