The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 13, 2001
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 USGS Assumes Responsibility for Landsat 7 Mission Operations
=> Article 2000: More Catastrophes, Fewer Casualties
=> Article NASA Joins FEMA's Project Impact Effort
=> Article Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Program Approves $20 Million
=> Article Major Disaster Declared For Louisiana Ice Storms; Six Parishes
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For January 13, 2001
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Fri...79 At Melborne Opaloka And Vero Beach FL
Low Sat...17 Below Zero At Presque Isle Maine
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sat Jan 13 12:52:19 2001
Non Precipitation
New Mexico
HIGHS WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO TODAY...
STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP MOST AREAS EAST OF CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TILL SUNSET.
SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED TILL SUNSET FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND EAST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO NEW MEXICO'S EASTCENTRAL
PLAINS.
Oklahoma
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO
WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. AS THE LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST LATER TODAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL BUFFET THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES TODAY...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT.
Texas
MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SURFACE COLD FRONT...RESULTING IN A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS.
EL PASO TX
...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO TODAY...
AMARILLO TX
.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL BUFFET THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES TODAY...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT.
LUBBOCK TX
...WIND ADVISORY TODAY...
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO 25-35 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTH
PLAINS...AND THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS.
Winter Storm
Colorado
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...YUMA...KIT
CARSON...CHEYENNE...
...SNOW ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
COLORADO...
.
Iowa
A WINTER STORM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY.
RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL LIFT INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA BY
EVENING. THERE COULD BE SOME FREEZING RAIN GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO MASON CITY.
Illinois
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT FOR
PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...
SNOW DEVELOPING...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
Minnesota
COTTONWOOD MN-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL MN...IVANHOE MN...SLAYTON MN...
WINDOM MN...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
North Dakota
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR EASTERN
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
POSSIBLE LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY PERIODS
OF LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...INTO SUNDAY
Nebraska
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL MOVER THROUGH KANSAS AND NEBRASKA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
CHANGING TO SNOW ARE LIKELY IN MOST OF CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW
IS ALSO LIKELY IN THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY
Oregon
Washington
SNOW ADVISORY ISSUED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...
EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.
South Dakota
FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...EXTENDING EAST ALONG THE MISSOURI
RIVER TO SIOUX CITY. THE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
CHANGE TO SNOW FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE
REGION. THE SNOW WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY ACROSS THE
REGION...TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION...BRISK WINDS MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW ACROSS
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
Utah
GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS
DIVIDE- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
...SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT...
PERIODS OF SNOW...WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED.
=> 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
central east Montana, central west through central south North Dakota, South
Dakota except the
western and east northeast area, Nebraska except the west and south
southeast areas and extreme
northeast Colorado.
The moderate probability area is over central through central north Nebraska
and far central south
South Dakota.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over far
southeast North Dakota,
east northeast South Dakota, central west through far southwest Minnesota,
extreme northeast
Nebraska and Iowa except the far southern and the northeast 1/3 of the
State.
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over
central south North Dakota, the northeast 1/2 of South Dakota except the
extreme northeast area,
far northeast Nebraska, north northwest Iowa, and southern Minnesota, and
central west
Minnesota.
The moderate probability area is over far central south Minnesota and far
north northwest Iowa.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over
central west Iowa, far south
southwest Wisconsin, and northern Illinois.
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 13 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
(40.3 TO 50.0 N, 102.0 TO 125.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 JAN 11 18:10:40.00 40.6 N 124.2 W 22 km 4.0
10 miles S of Eureka, California
4.5 Mag. 95 MILES SW OF PORT ALICE, VANCOUVER IS
5.4 Mag. - 57 MILES WNW OF FERNDALE, CA
AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.6, OCCURRED AT
0834 AST ON JAN 13, OR 0934 PST ON JAN 13, OR 1734 UTC ON JAN 13.
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS LOCATED IN THE GENERAL AREA OF:
EL SALVADOR NEAR 13.1N, 88.6W.
=> 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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=> USGS Assumes Responsibility for Landsat 7 Mission Operations
>From real-time command of the spacecraft to the downloading of spectacular
images of the Earth, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has assumed complete
mission operations responsibility for
Landsat 7 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Assumption of the responsibilities fulfills the long-standing assignment of
the USGS Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center in Sioux
Falls, S.D., for the Landsat program including data collection, archiving
and distribution.
"We are very excited about this new opportunity to manage the operational
activities of the Landsat 7 program," said USGS Landsat program manager,
R.J. Thompson. "Adding this new component to our original mission of
collecting, archiving and distributing Landsat data allows us to fulfill
our original goal of completely managing Landsat operations and ensuring
the availability of data."
Mission operations responsibilities include real-time commanding in which
the flight operations team makes more than a dozen daily contacts with the
spacecraft to perform data transfers and general housekeeping activities;
uplinking commands which control the spacecrafts activities over the next
36 to 48 hours; assessing the performance of the spacecraft; and
preventative maintenance operations.
"We are extremely pleased that USGS has assumed mission operations
responsibility for Landsat 7," said Dr. Darrel Williams, Landsat 7 Project
Scientist, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Their
EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., has served as the nations archive of
Landsat image data for a period which spans nearly three decades. Their
increased involvement in the Landsat program, as mission operators of
Landsat 7, was a natural fit."
After the launch on April 15, 1999, controllers at NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Md., performed daily spacecraft
operations. Mission operations will continue to be performed at the GSFC
by contractors under USGS supervision as well as at the USGS EROS Data
Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Landsat Project Office, located at the
GSFC, managed the development, testing and launch of Landsat 7. GSFC also
was responsible for developing the ground operations system, as well as the
ground data handling and processing systems. Landsat 7 is part of a global
research program known as NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, a long-term
program that is focused on studying changes in the Earth's global
environment, and part of the USGS' Gateway to the Earth Program which aims
to make accessible over the world wide web all the agency's earth and
natural science information.
Landsat 7 has captured more than 200,000 scenes of the Earth from U.S. and
foreign ground receiving stations since April 1999, providing stunning
detail of the Earth's surface. With 15 meter resolution, the imagery
collected by Landsat 7 is far better than what has been provided by
previous Landsat sensors. Landsat 7 is proving to be a major resource for
information about the land mass of the planet, and builds on previous
satellite data, providing a crucial long-term record of the Earth's land
surface. In addition to environmental research, Landsat data is used by
customers worldwide in the government, commercial and educational
communities for applications in areas such as forestry, agriculture,
geology, oceanography, land mapping and geographic research.
The USGS will continue to carry out its Landsat program management
responsibilities in partnership with NASA. NASA will share its expertise
in mission management with staff managed by the USGS and will continue to
have responsibility for research in the technical characteristics and the
potential uses of the data. The USGS will continue to develop efficient
means of distributing the data to a world-wide science community.
For more information on Landsat 7 visit: http://landsat7.usgs.gov/or
http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/
=> 2000: More Catastrophes, Fewer Casualties
The world was hit by a record number of natural disasters last year,
and global warming and a rising population could aggravate the
situation in the future, according Munich Reinsurance's (Munich Re's)
annual summary of global disasters announced in a press release on
December 28 (see http://www.munichre.com).
Although the number of natural disasters rose by over 100 last year,
to 850, the number of deaths was much lower than in 1999 because less
populated areas were affected. Some 10,000 people died as a result of
these disasters, compared to 75,000 in 1999. Natural disasters in 2000
caused an estimated $30 billion (compared to $100 billion in 2000),
with insured losses of $7.5 billion (compared to $22 billion). The
lack of major earthquakes and a relatively moderate cyclone season,
combined with the general absence of losses in heavily populated
areas, made 2000 a comparatively inexpensive year.
The year's greatest disaster was the flooding that left 500,000
homeless in Mozambique, while windstorms were also clearly at the top
of the year's list with more than 300 events. The latter dominate the
insurers' loss figures and account for 73% of the insured losses. At
the same time, as in previous years, floods, including severe
inundation in India, Southeast Asia, and Britain were also a
significant cause of damage (23% of insured losses). In addition,
storm surges, mudflows, and landslides in the Swiss and Italian Alps
in mid-October generated economic losses of about $8.5 billion, with
probable insured losses of roughly $470 million.
The cyclone season in the Pacific and the North Atlantic produced a
typical number of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones in 2000;
fortunately, exposed countries came off lightly, with the greatest
damage in Taiwan, South Korea, and Belize.
In the U.S., perhaps the most notable natural disasters were the
summer's forest fires in the western United States, especially New
Mexico.
Despite the moderate losses in 2000, Munich Re is quick to point out
that there is no reason to be sanguine - the year's statistics are
likely an anomaly in the trend in recent decades toward greater and
greater losses due to increased population and property being at risk.
Moreover, a likely increase in weather-related and climate-related
natural catastrophes due to global climate change could also
exacerbate losses.
Munich Re has also recently published a CD-ROM in two languages
(German/English) - "World of Natural Hazards" - that provides a
multimedia source of information on global catastrophes. Digital
techniques provide the user with a simple and fast method of
identifying the natural hazards threatening any point on the globe and
permit an initial approximate evaluation. The CD-ROM provides a
modular world map of natural hazards; a tool for identifying local
hazards; information on hazards science and related insurance issues;
a catalog of world-wide catastrophes; a country-by-country database;
information on earthquake and windstorm scales; additional information
on topics of special interest, such as climate change, El Nino, and
megacities; and details on services provided by Munich Re. Information
about the CD is also available from the Munich Re Web site,
http://www.munichre.com.
=> NASA Joins FEMA's Project Impact Effort
Washington, DC, December 7, 2000 -- FEMA and the National Aeronautics and
Space
Administration (NASA) today signed an agreement under which FEMA will use
NASA science,
technology and remote-sensing research in emergency management and disaster
prevention
activities.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by FEMA Director James Lee Witt
and NASA
Administrator Daniel S. Goldin at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The
FEMA-NASA
partnership is part of FEMA's Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant
Communities and NASA's
Earth Science Enterprise, a coordinated research program that studies the
Earth's land, oceans, ice,
atmosphere and life as a total system.
The cooperative agreement will result in updated and more accurate maps of
flood plains, a better
understanding of wildfires and maps to improve disaster recovery and
mitigation by state and local
communities throughout the United States. "I am extremely happy to have NASA
as a Project
Impact partner," said FEMA Director James Lee Witt. "Using the technologies
by NASA for
disaster prevention will help in saving lives and make communities all
across America disaster
resistant."
The first cooperative activity under the agreement involves mapping flood
plains in California's Los
Angeles basin and around Sacramento, Calif., Virginia Beach, Va., the Red
River along the North
Dakota and Minnesota borders, and San Francisco.
Using laser-imaging and radar-mapping data, NASA, FEMA, and the U.S. Army
Corps of
Engineers are evaluating technology for creating more accurate maps of these
areas that will help
state and local officials model and understand drainage and run-off which
are vital to disaster
preparedness. Local communities will benefit from these precise maps by
better understanding the
physical characteristics of their communities.
At the same time, NASA Earth scientists will gain valuable data for
technology development,
validation and calibration of satellites, and the understanding of land use
and land cover, and flood
hazards. America's flood-insurance industry also will benefit from the
accuracy of these new maps,
which will provide more precise views of flood-threatened areas.
As the agreement is implemented, FEMA and NASA will use a variety of public
and private
satellites and aircraft-mounted Earth-observing instruments. These efforts
will help to understand a
number of issues such as soil permeability and saturation, which affect how
much water during a
flood would likely be absorbed as opposed to remaining above the ground and
possibly causing
damage to crops, houses and communities.
Satellite imagery also can provide state and local officials with maps of
vegetation in areas prone to
wildfires. This information can be used by firefighters to determine which
types of plants are more
likely to fuel wildfires and better predict what paths such fires may take.
Using airplanes and
spacecraft that observe characteristics of the Earth invisible to the naked
eye, researchers can see
characteristics of the Earth's surface that are changing and indicate, for
example, where earthquake
fault lines or volcanoes may be expanding, vital data for understanding and
preparing for these
dangerous phenomena.
=> Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Program Approves $20 Million
Santa Fe, NM, January 11, 2001 -- Federal recovery aid to individuals,
businesses and local
governments affected by the Cerro Grande fire has topped $20 million. The
following is a summary
of ongoing efforts of the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Program administered
by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Since Aug. 28, $20.5 million in Cerro Grande Fire Claims funds have been
approved for individuals
and businesses in Los Alamos and the surrounding area including Espanola,
Santa Clara Pueblo and
San Ildefonso Pueblo.
Private citizens have filed a total of 2,895 claims, of which partial
payments, totaling more than $10
million, have been made to 1,625 applicants.
Business representatives have filed 647 claims. Partial payments, totaling
more than $3.6 million,
have been made so far to 140 applicants. A total of 35 partial payments,
amounting to more than $6
million, have been made to state and county governments. Five not-for-profit
organizations have
received a total of $89,063.
A total of 3,616 claimants, or 94% of 3,831 notices of losses filed so far,
have been contacted by
reviewers.
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.
Five FEMA Customer Service Centers have assisted over 8,255 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
White Rock
134 State Road #4
White Rock NM 87544
(505)672-4020
Espaņola
1027 N. Railroad Ave.
Espaņola N M 87532
(505) 747-4204
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Visitors Center
San Ildefonso Pueblo
(505)455-7312
Santa Clara Pueblo
Behind Health Clinic
Santa Clara Pueblo
(505) 753-0420
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.
=> Major Disaster Declared For Louisiana Ice Storms; Six Parishes
Designated For
Aid To Local Governments
Washington, January 12, 2001 - The head of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency
(FEMA) announced today that federal disaster aid has been made available to
help communities in
six northwest Louisiana parishes recover from the effects of crippling ice
storms that began last
month.
FEMA Director James Lee Witt said President Clinton authorized the
assistance under a major
disaster declaration issued early this evening following a review of the
agency's analysis of the state's
request for federal relief submitted yesterday. The declaration covers
damage to public property
from the storms that occurred over the period of December 11, 2000 through
January 3, 2001.
Immediately after the President's action, Witt designated the following
parishes eligible for federal
funding to supplement the recovery needs of affected local governments:
Bienville, Caddo,
Claiborne, Lincoln, Union and Webster.
Under the declaration, Witt said the federal government will pay 75 percent
of the eligible costs for
debris removal, emergency services related to the storms and restoring
damaged public facilities. The
declaration also makes funding available to the state on a cost-shared basis
for approved projects
that reduce future disaster risks.
Witt indicated that more counties and additional forms of assistance may be
designated later if
requested and warranted by the results of further damage assessments. He
named Carlos N.
Mitchell of FEMA to coordinate the federal relief effort.
Mitchell said that procedures for requesting assistance will be explained at
a series of applicant
briefings at locations to be announced shortly in the affected areas.
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LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CALIFORNIA
California
This GOES-10 image shows a powerful storm that roared across California
Thursday, dumping
heavy rain and snow throughout the state keeping emergency crews dashing
over downed trees
and power lines. The heavy rain caused flooding, mudslides, and collapsed
roofs in
Los Angeles area. On Friday, the same storm hit Arizona producing cold rain
for the
deserts and heavy snow for the mountains resulting in hazardous traveling
conditions.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_West/STMusW012_G10.jpg
TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BINDU)
Multichannel color composite <> Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone 05S (Bindu) was located in the South Indian Ocean near
17.3S and 69.2E at
06:00 UTC. Bindu has been moving west-southwestward at 4 knots with maximum
sustained winds
estimated at 90 knots, gusts to 110 knots.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/IndOcean/TRCbindu012_MT.jpg
ASH PLUME FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO
Montserrat
This GOES-8 image shows a plume of ash extending west from Soufriere Hills
volcano on
Montserrat.
According to the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, this ash plume is the
result of continuous
rockfalls
and pyroclastic flows.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Montserrat/VSHsouf012_G8.jpg
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