The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 14, 2001
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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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 Joint Funding Announcement on Climate Variability and Human
Health
=> Article Help Wanted Rhode Island Disaster Resistant Showcase State
Vista/Americorps Position
=> Article Help Wanted National Weather Service, Climate Services Division
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...79 At Harlingen TX
Low Sun...4 Below Zero At Gunnison CO
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Jan 14 13:06:52 2001
Non Precipitation
California
MENDOCINO COAST-REDWOOD COAST-
...FROST ADVISORY TONIGHT...
Winter Storm
Connecticut
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND ON MARTIN LUTHER KING
DAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FOR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CATSKILLS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY IN NEW YORK AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY
IN CONNECTICUT...
Idaho
SNOW ADVISORY FOR 3-6 INCHES FOR WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND
MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST IDAHO TODAY...
A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO ABOVE 1500
FEET UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...
Massachusetts
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FOR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR BERKSHIRE COUNTY
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND ON MARTIN LUTHER KING
DAY...
Michigan
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
CLARE MI-ISABELLA MI-LAKE MI-MASON MI-MECOSTA MI-NEWAYGO MI-
OCEANA MI-OSCEOLA MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON
MI...BALDWIN MI...EVART MI...CLARE MI...PENTWATER MI...WHITE CLOUD
MI...BIG RAPIDS MI...MOUNT PLEASANT MI
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON...
Minnesota
MN-JACKSON WABASHA MN-WINONA MN-
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID
AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES.
New York
...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND ON MARTIN LUTHER
KING DAY...
FOR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CATSKILLS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY IN NEW YORK AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY
IN CONNECTICUT...
Oregon
A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON TODAY BRINGING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS.
South Dakota
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW AN INCH OR TWO
OVER THE PLAINS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Utah
SNOW ADVISORY FOR 3-6 INCHES FOR WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND
MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST IDAHO TODAY...
Vermont
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT AND LAKE GEORGE
SARATOGA REGION IN NEW YORK AND FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN VERMONT...
SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID
20S.
Washington
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
...SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH NOON
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
Wisconsin
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN IOWA LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE EVENING.
=> 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 the
northeast 1/3 of Wisconsin and over Michigan's northern peninsula.
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 the
north northwest 1/3 of Massachusetts, extreme southern Vermont extreme
southern New
Hampshire, and extreme central east New York.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over far
southeastern New York
except Long Island, north northwest Connecticut, central south
Massachusetts, and extreme
northeast New Jeresy.
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 14 at 00:15 UTC
NO EVENTS
Two light earthquakes occurred about 2 miles east-northeast of San Fernando,
California at 7:26
and 7:50 PM MST today, Jan 13, 2001 (6:26 and 6:50 PM PST in California).
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDES OF 4.3 AND 4.1
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE CANCELLED . . .
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE CANCELLED FOR ALL COASTAL
AREAS AND ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC.
AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.8, OCCURRED 13 JAN, 1734 UTC.
COORDINATES: LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 88.6 WEST
VICINITY: OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
EVALUATION:
SEA LEVEL REPORTS CONFIRM THAT NO PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI WAS
GENERATED.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. FOR ALL AREAS THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND
TSUNAMI WATCH ARE CANCELLED.
=> 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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=> Joint Funding Announcement on Climate Variability and Human Health
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and
the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is pleased to announce
their second round of funding for the Joint Announcement on Climate
Variability and Human Health. The overarching goal of this program is
to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of new approaches or
studies that investigate or validate well-formed hypotheses or models
of climate variability and health interaction. This program is
intended to support the formation of multidisciplinary teams working
in close collaboration on integrated projects that will illuminate
pathways by which climate may affect human health and that will
explore the potential for applying climate information toward
prediction of public health problems.
Research proposals may also focus on adaptation or vulnerability of
human and public health systems to climate variability or economic
analysis of decision processes that incorporate climate information.
Research teams are encouraged to involve end users from the public
health arena and to address the means by which their research results
can be used by public health policy and decision makers. Proposals
received in the first round were highly competitive. We expect to have
approximately $1.5 million available for this second round of
proposals.
Pre-proposals are due by January 31, 2001; final submissions by April
6, 2001.
The full joint announcement can be found at http://www.ogp.noaa.gov.
The program can now accept proposals from or involving foreign
institutions. Persons unable to access the Internet, should call Irma
duPree, (301) 427-2089, ext. 107, for assistance.
=> Help Wanted Rhode Island Disaster Resistant Showcase State
Vista/Americorps
Position
The Mission of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) is
to protect life and property. Rhode Island has been designated a
"Showcase State for Disaster Resistance and Resilience" by the
insurance industry, and RIEMA is coordinating the 14 elements of the
Showcase State initiative.
The low-income community is particularly vulnerable to natural
disasters, and that population's problems are compounded by its lack
of resources. Nevertheless, actions can be taken ahead of time to
reduce risk and exposure, improve peoples' ability to help themselves,
and expedite recovery. To support these aims, RIEMA plans to host a
Vista volunteer whose primary tasks will be to:
- Organize Showcase State Steering Committee meetings, provide staff
support for their activities, including a communications strategy;
- Work with an engineering team to include low-income populations in
hazard/vulnerability assessment;
- Communicate vulnerability assessment to state and local officials,
and other appropriate officials;
- Help organize/support a child care center retrofit work group;
- Develop a public education plan for homeowners and renters;
- Design outreach programs to businesses to provide information on
business continuity planning for natural disasters;
- Communicate business preparedness, response, and recovery needs to
the Showcase State Steering Committee;
- Integrate business continuity planning into the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC)/Bryant College counseling;
- Work with individual small businesses to help them become models
for disaster safety;
- Serve as a business representative at the State Emergency
Operations Center during disaster operations and training;
- Help raise funds and in-kind resources to support the RI Showcase
State Initiative.
AmeriCorps/Vista members are provided a monthly living allowance of
$791.00 and paid on a bi-weekly basis at a rate of $364.08. They also
are entitled to an education award of $4,725 after service is
completed.
Eligibility:
- Must be 18 years of age or older;
- Must be in a position to offer full-time service for one-year
without regard to regular working hours;
- Must participate in all training sessions and workshops provided on
a statewide level, including activities sponsored by the
Corporation for National Service and/or the RI Commission for
National & Community Service;
- Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule - 35-hour minimum
workweek;
- Must attend a three-day Pre-Service Orientation (PSO);
- Cannot lobby, run for office, can transport people to the voting
poles, etc. while performing Vista duties;
- Cannot hold a job while serving as a Vista.
For more information about this position, contact: Albert Scappaticci,
Executive Director/RIEMA; (401) 946-9996; e-mail:
scappaticciA{at}ri-arng.ngb.army.mil
=> Help Wanted National Weather Service, Climate Services Division
The National Weather Service's Climate Services Division in Silver
Spring, Maryland, is seeking a multitalented person to undertake
interdisciplinary work translating climate forecasts into valuable
information. A single position is being advertised under three
different job classification series (but there is only one vacancy).
It may be filled as a meteorologist - see:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IP9356.HTM
or as a hydrologist - see:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IP9364.HTM
or as a physical scientist - see:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IP9348.HTM
The closing date is 1/31/01.
The job announcement states, in part:
The incumbent will be responsible for the development of
technical program requirements for climate services; provide
education to user/provider community and perform outreach;
develop and maintain a web site and ability to produce graphics
in support of the web site, education/outreach materials, and
briefings/presentations; have working knowledge of operational
climate services coupled with the ability to work cooperatively
with others to meet program objectives, and to monitor the
effectiveness of the delivery process; provide expertise for
collaborative provision of climate services for Federal/State
agencies. . . .
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: . . .
1) Knowledge of and working familiarity with climate variability
and/or its impacts.
2) Ability to articulate the corporate climate service
objectives, vision, and philosophy to user community in a
self-confident, assuring manner.
3) Proficiency with Web (HTML), presentations, and graphics
software.
4) Provide program leadership in the development of operational
climate forecast services, and monitor the effectiveness of
program services.
5) Ability to provide principal coordination and collaboration
for climate services with other line offices of NOAA and other
Federal agencies, most notably USDA, USGS, FEMA, and DOE, as well
as state and county agencies where appropriate. . . .
For additional information about this position please contact:
Toni Martin; (301) 713-0511.
Please submit your application package to: Department of
Commerce, NOAA, NWS/OFA HR Branch, Room 14220, 1325 East/West
Highway SSMC2, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
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