The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 19, 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
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=> Article Federal Disaster Aid Ordered For Vermont
=> Article Hawaii Recovering from November Storms
=> Article OCHA Situation Report No. 8 Central America - Earthquake 19
January 2001
=> Article Volcano Watch - January 18, 2001
=> Article USGS Develops Faster Method for Estimating Streamflows
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For January 19, 2001
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Thu...83 At Orlando And Fort Myers FL
Low Fri...18 Below Zero At Alamosa CO And Hallock MN
=> Special Notes
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF GEORGIA AND WESTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM
UNTIL 600 PM EST.
Lots of links today
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Fri Jan 19 12:16:01 2001
Flash Flood
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
A COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN WILL AFFECT THE TRI-STATE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD TOTAL NEAR TWO INCHES BY
SATURDAY MORNING. IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THOSE AREAS NORTH
AND WEST OF THE CITY THE RAINFALL COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL RUNOFF
FROM SNOWMELT COULD PRODUCE FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS.
ELSEWHERE IN NEW YORK CITY ...LONG ISLAND...AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT
NUISANCE FLOODING SUCH AS PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE.
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
BUCKS PA-BURLINGTON NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
NEW CASTLE DE-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1100 AM EST SATURDAY...
Kentucky
WATER PROBLEMS COULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG KENTUCKY/S
BORDERS...HEAVY RAIN ALONG KENTUCKY/S BORDERS WITH TENNESSEE AND
VIRGINIA
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONTINUING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
UNTIL 4 PM EST (3 PM CST) THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
West Virginia
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...IN WEST VIRGINIA... MCDOWELL WYOMING
Flood
Alabama
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER...TOMBIGBEE RIVER...
FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER...INCLUDING WOODVILLE...MODERATE FLOODING
IS FORECASTED.
Louisiana
FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR BAYOU ANACOCO NEAR ROSEPINE...
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CADDO LAKE...
Mississippi
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BUTTAHATCHIE RIVER...TIBBEE CREEK...
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LITTLE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER NEAR ETTA AND ALSO
FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR BIGBEE...
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE YALOBUSHA RIVER...
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT AMORY.
Tennessee
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BUTTAHATCHIE RIVER...TIBBEE CREEK...
RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ELK RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE...
FOR THE SEQUATCHIE RIVER, INCLUDING WHITWELL, MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECASTED.
FOR THE SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED.
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LITTLE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER NEAR ETTA AND
ALSO FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR BIGBEE...
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE YALOBUSHA RIVER...
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT AMORY.
Texas
RIVER FLOOD WARNING......FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT DUPONT...
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CADDO LAKE...
Virginia
* FLOOD WARNING FOR... DICKENSON COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EST...
Special Marine
Florida
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PANAMA CITY, FL OUT TO 60NM
UNTIL 110 PM EST (1210 PM CST)...
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20
NM TO 60 NM... COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH,
FL OUT 20 NM...
* UNTIL 115 PM EST
Non Precipitation
Texas
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SURGE INTO NORTH TEXAS TODAY...BRINGING
SUNNY SKIES...AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS. WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20
AND 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS TODAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER LAST NIGHT.
BY SATURDAY
MORNING...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL
SEE TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING.
Severe Thunderstorm
Alabama
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HENRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA
HOUSTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA
* UNTIL 1215 PM CST...
Georgia
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN SCHLEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 100 PM EST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1230 PM EST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
STEWART COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1215 PM EST
Tornado
Georgia
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 100 PM EST
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN GEORGIA
THIS INCLUDES CUTHBERT...
* UNTIL NOON EST...
Winter Storm
Connecticut
MUCH OF EASTERN NEW YORK
AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION FROM THIS STORM.
Idaho
LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
Kentucky
SNOWFALL AROUND CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...UNTIL
LOW PRESSURE PASSES BY LATER SATURDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES AROUND THE REGION.
Massachusetts
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SECTIONS LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH LIGHT RAIN FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION FROM THIS STORM.
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SECTIONS LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH LIGHT RAIN FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO SOME RAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
Maryland
GARRETT MD-
...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 AM EST SATURDAY...
Montana
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER-
...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...
North Carolina
AVERY NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-SWAIN NC-
YANCEY NC-
...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY...
New Hampshire
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SECTIONS LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH LIGHT RAIN FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO SOME RAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM THIS MORNING ACCUMULATING
UP TO AN INCH.
New Jersey
TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY REMAIN AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS FOR A MIXTURE OF
SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
New York
WARMER AIR ADVANCING NORTH WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION TYPE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE
CENTRAL CATSKILLS...TACONICS AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...
Oregon
MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING THROUGHOUT NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA
GORGE...THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS.
Pennsylvania
TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY REMAIN AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS FOR A MIXTURE OF
SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
Rhode Island
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SECTIONS LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH LIGHT RAIN FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO SOME RAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR.
Tennessee
ALCORN-BENTON-CARROLL-CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-FAYETTE-GIBSON-
HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-
TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-WEAKLEY-
...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
TONIGHT...BRINGING A RISK OF HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SMOKY MOUNTAINS.
Washington
LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
West Virginia
-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-
...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 AM EST SATURDAY...
EXPECT A MIXTURE OF RAIN FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW TOWARD EVENING. SOME SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE. AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. THE MIXED BAG OF
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.
=> 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 a 2% probability of a tornado over extreme southeast Louisiana,
extreme southeast
Mississippi, the southeast 1/2 of Alabama, Georgia except the southeast and
northern areas, and the
Florida panhandle.
The 5% probability area covers far southeast Alabama, far southwest Georgia
and the central
portion of the Florida panhandle.
Hail Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger extreme southeast
Mississippi, the southeast 1/2
of Alabama, Georgia except the southeast and northern areas, central west
South Carolina and the
Florida panhandle.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over extreme
southeast Mississippi, the
southeast 1/2 of Alabama, Georgia except the southeast and northern areas,
and the Florida
panhandle.
The 15% probability area covers extreme southeast Mississippi, the southeast
1/3 of Alabama, the
southwest 1/4 of Georgia and the Florida panhandle.
Tomorrow's Risk -
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow. eastern North
Carolina and extreme
southeast Virginia.
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or
Significant
Icing Forecast
Precipitation Forecast
The 24 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 2 inches of
precipitation over far northern
Georgia, far southeast Tennessee, and southwestern North Carolina.
Over 1 inch of precipitation is forecast over far central southeast
Louisiana, far east southeast
Mississippi, Alabama except the far northwestern and southeastern areas, the
northwest 1/4 of
Georgia, far northwest South Carolina, the southeast 1/3 of Tennessee,
southeast Kentucky, the
northeast 2/3 of Virginia, northwest North Carolina, the southwest 2/3 of
West Virginia, Maryland
except the far northwest and far southeast areas, central and northern
Delaware, south southeast
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, far southeast New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
and southeast
Massachusetts.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
precipitation over central west
and west southwest Oregon, extreme northwest California, and the islands of
the coast of
Massachusetts.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall potential may exceed flash flood values over central and northern
Alabama, northwest
Georgia, extreme northwest South Carolina, the southeast 1/2 of Tennessee,
western North
Carolina, southwestern West Virginia, and the north northwestern 1/2 of
Virginia.
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 from
southwest through northeast Pennsylvania, southeast New York except the far
southeast area,
Massachusetts except the southeast area.
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
central through northeast West Virginia, southwest through northeast
Pennsylvania, southeast New
York except the far southeast area, northwest New Jersey, northwest
Connecticut, Massachusetts
except the southeast area.
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
09:00 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2001
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FROM EAST TEXAS INTO THE SOUTHEAST
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GENERALLY 2 - 3 INCHES HAVE GENERATED MOSTLY
MINOR FLOODING FROM EAST TEXAS
THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST TO ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE. MINOR FLOODING
ALSO CONTINUES ON THE LITTLE
WABASH IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.
FLASH FLOODING: URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES (ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE):
KENTUCKY: BELL, HARLAN, LESLIE, LETCHER, PERRY
TENNESSEE: ANDERSON, BLEDSOE, BLOUNT, BRADLEY, CAMPBELL, CHEROKEE,
CLAIBORNE, CLAY, COCKE,
GRAINGER, HAMBLEN, HAMILTON, JEFFERSON, KNOX, LOUDON, MARION,
MCMINN, MEIGS, MONROE,
MORGAN, POLK, RHEA, ROANE, SCOTT, SEQUATCHIE, SEVIER, UNION
RIVER FLOODING: RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE (ALPHABETICALLY BY
STATE):
ALABAMA: PAINT ROCK RIVER
ARKANSAS: CACHE AND OUACHITA RIVERS
ILLINOIS: LITTLE WABASH
LOUISIANA: ATTOYAC BAYOU, BONDICK LAKE AND CREEK, BAYOU BODCAU,
BAYOU DORCHEAT, BLACK AND
LITTLE CYPRESS BAYOUS, CALCASIEU AND SABINE RIVERS
MISSISSIPPI: BIG SUNFLOWER, BOEUF, UPPER BIG BLACK RIVER, YALOBUSHA
AND YAZOO RIVERS
TENNESSEE: LITTLE TALLAHATCHIE AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS
TEXAS: SABINE, NAVASOTA, PINE ISLAND BAYOU, LOWER BRAZOS, NECHES AND
SULPHUR RIVERS
=> 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 19 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN WEST CENTRAL UNITED STATES
(35.8 TO 40.3 N, 102.0 TO 125.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 JAN 18 15:12:34.29 37.4 N 117.1 W 5 km 4.0
25 miles SSE of Goldfield, Nevada
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
No reports received
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1020 UNK POPLARVILLE PEARL RIVER MS 3083 8953 NUMEROUS TREES WERE
BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. IN PICAYUNE TELEPHONE POLES WERE
BLOWN DOWN AND THE ROOF OF A BUILDING WAS DAMAGED. EVENT
DURATION 20 MINUTES. REPORTE (NEW)
1030 UNK BOGALUSA WASHINGTON LA 3076 8984 SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(NEW)
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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=> Federal Disaster Aid Ordered For Vermont
Washington, January 18, 2001 - Federal disaster aid was made available for
Vermont today to help
communities in the counties of Bennington and Rutland recover from the
effects of severe storms that
struck the state last month, according to the head of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA).
FEMA Director James Lee Witt said President Clinton authorized the
assistance under a major
disaster declaration issued for the state this afternoon. The declaration
covers damage to public
property from the storms and flooding that occurred over the period of
December 16-18.
Under the declaration, federal funds will be provided for the state and
affected local governments in
Bennington and Rutland counties to pay 75 percent of the eligible cost for
restoring damaged public
facilities. Funding also will be available to the state on a cost-shared
basis for approved projects that
reduce future disaster risks.
Witt, who designated the counties eligible for the aid following the
declaration, indicated that
additional designations may be made later if requested and warranted by the
results of further
damage assessments. He named Louis H. Botta of FEMA to serve as the federal
coordinating
officer for the recovery effort.
Botta 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.
=> Hawaii Recovering from November Storms
San Francisco, January 18, 2001 -- Federal, state, local and voluntary
agencies are working in
partnership to help Big Island residents in the wake of the November storms
and flooding. The
following is the final summary of recovery efforts. January 8, 2001, was the
last day to register for
disaster assistance.
Over 2,000 victims have registered for assistance by telephone through
FEMA's toll-free registration
line.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved nearly $4.6
million in low-interest
disaster loans.
To date, FEMA has issued approximately over 1,100 checks for temporary
disaster housing,
totaling nearly $2.4 million.
Over $1.1 million in grants have been approved for individuals and families
for serious,
disaster-related needs not met through other sources.
A FEMA grant of $63,000 has been given to the state Department of Health to
provide counseling
and other mental health services to disaster victims.
People who have registered and need further information about assistance
programs or the status of
their applications should call the FEMA Helpline 1-800-525-0321, or
1-800-462-7585 (TTY).
=> OCHA Situation Report No. 8 Central America - Earthquake 19 January
2001
El Salvador
Situation
1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in El Salvador informs that
according to the information provided by the National Emergency Committee
(COEN) on 17 January 2001, the death toll is now put at 681, with 2,615
injured. Approximately, 20,000 people are in more than 80 temporary
shelters across the country, owing to the earthquake of 13 January. 90,929
houses were damaged and 24,759 houses destroyed. 45,842 people were
evacuated. The overall damage is estimated at USD 1 billion. Most of the
roads, damaged by some 273 landslides, have been rehabilitated with
temporary paths, but heavy traffic conditions are reported.
2. The focus of humanitarian relief activities has been shifted on
meeting the needs of survivors in operating shelters, providing food,
water and sanitation and attending medical needs. Some shelters in the
urban areas are overcrowded (for example, the Cafetalon shelter in Santa
Tecla, La Libertad, with over 7,000 people), lacking basic sanitation and
relief supplies. Figures now show that most affected departments are
Usulutan (590 injured), La Libertad (543 injured) and Sonsonate (528
injured).
3. According to the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO/WHO), the rehabilitation cost of the health facilities
is estimated at USD 900,000, and additional USD 20,000 for studies on
infrastuctural damages would be required. Temporary clinics are being set
up in several areas, as over 1,300 beds were rendered unusable by damages
caused by the earthquake. A number of medical and rescue teams are on the
spot already - no more are needed.
4. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cattle and the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) indicated that damage caused by the earthquake is in
excess of USD 105 million in the following sectors: Coffee plantations
(315 hectares), productive infrastructure (irrigation systems, culverts,
piers), agro-industrial infrastructure (coffee processing facilities),
agricultural support infrastructure, and rural dwellings (10,000 destroyed
/10,000 damaged).
Priority Needs
5. The National Emergency Committee (COEN) provided the following
priority needs:
Shelter materials: corrugated iron sheets, electric power generators,
industrial tapes, megaphones, nails,sleeping bags, tarpaulins, tents,
woods
Food and water: canned food, corn, drinking water, flour, instant soups,
noodles, powder milk, red beans (frijoles), salt, sugar
Kitchen utensils: disposable plates and cups, feeding bottles, plastic
items and water containers
Personal hygiene items: disposable diapers, lamps, latrines, medicine,
plastic bags, repellents, sanitary napkins, toilet paper
Other items: clothing, coats, lamps, mattresses, megaphones, sheets
6. The UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team informs of
the following priority needs, identified during its field assessment
mission in the departments of Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Cuscatlan, la Paz, San
Vicente and Usulutan:
Drinking water and water containers
- Building materials to repair damaged houses
- (Construction wood, roofing materials and construction tools)
- 10,000 blankets, 2,000 lanterns, 10,000 mattresses and 250 tarpaulins
National Response
7. The National Emergency Committee (COEN) continues to coordinate relief
activities and it has set up a web page with information on this emergency
at: www.coensv.50megs.com.
8. The Humanitarian Supply Management System (SUMA) has been operational
since 14 January in the COEN Headquarters in San Salvador and has been
installed in several locations with the support of the Government and the
private sector. As of 18 January, three SUMA Warehouse Modules are
operational in three locations in San Salvador, where most of the
humanitarian aid has been received. Three additional modules have been
installed in the Comalapa International Airport, one in the Salvadorian
Red Cross warehouse, one in the Department of Sonsonate and one in
Usulutan. The information collected by SUMA is being made available
through embassies in El Salvador (www.disaster.info.desastres.net/SUMA).
9. The National Commission for Solidarity, in charge of the reception and
distribution of the contributions from the international community, has
produced an official guide on direct cash contributions, which can be
found at their website: www.rree.go.sv.
10. Contributions can be placed in the following accounts, especially set
up by the Government for this purpose: Banco Salvadoreno, savings account
number 024-54-0020989, or Banco Agricola, checking account number
303-002-002-3, in each case, with the reference Comite Financiero de
Solidaridad (CONFISOL).
International Response
11. A list of contributions reported to date is attached. For further
information on international assistance, interested donor countries may
wish to contact the focal point for international assistance at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Dr. Elisabeth Cubias, International
Assistance Coordinator, mobile no. +503-8-85.80.74, fax no.503-2-43.85.82,
e-mail: ecubias{at}rree.gob.sv
12. The United Nations Coordination and Assessment (UNDAC) Team,
supporting the UN Resident Coordinator, is focusing on the following
activities:
- Coordination of the search and rescue work still underway;
- Assessment of the needs of affected communities (UNDAC members have
visited approximately 40 rural communities in six departments of El
Salvador in the last few days)
- Support to relief coordination, facilitating the meetings of the UN
Resident Coordinator with UN and NGO relief agencies and donors, and
providing regular field situation reports
- Assisting the United Nations Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) with the
preparation of the planned United Nations Inter-Agency Appeal for El
Salvador.
13. WFP has announced on 18 January that food aid would be distributed to
150,000 people during the next 15 days, increasing 3-times the number
initially programmed. Evaluation missions have been sent around the
country to evaluate the food needs of the population during the
forthcoming weeks. A total of 525 MT are being distributed in the
departments of La Libertad, La Paz, Sonsonate, Usulutan, San Vicente,
Santa Ana, San Salvador and Ahuachapan. Food rations are composed of
maize, rice, pulses, vegetable oil and a corn-soya blend.
14. WFP has been working in preparing an extended emergency operation and
in pursuing the efforts started on 14 January when a short Immediate
Response emergency operation was approved. Distribution is implemented
together with CARE (Usulutan), the Church Relief Services (San Vicente),
the Lutheran World Federation, the Co-operative Housing Foundation, World
Vision, CARITAS and the Spanish NGO group. WFP is coordinating its work
with the Secretaria Nacional de la Familia, which is providing logistics
and transport services. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV)and UNICEF are
closely participating with WFP in the emergency operation.
15. The PAHO team in Salvador has been strengthened with additional 16
experts including people specialized in structural and nonstructural
assessment of health facilities and water distribution systems,
epidemiologists to monitor cases of diarrhea, dengue, leptospirosis and
other diseases, a food handling specialist, a sanitary engineer for
shelter, latrines and solid waster disposal and specialists for mental
health and health education. Additional personnel will be arriving from
neighboring countries to assist in re-establishing the hospital network,
fixing medical and lab equipment, storage and distribution of medical and
health supplies. The process of inventorying humanitarian assistance has
been ongoing. All organizations have been invited to participate in this
effort and volunteers from all over the region have been mobilized by PAHO
through FUNDESUMA (a Costa Rica based international NGO).
16. UNICEF has been carrying out measures, targeting 30,000
beneficiaries, to prevent disease and to help children left traumatized
and homeless by the earthquake. The existing 20 staff members in El
Salvador were further strengthened by additional seven staff members from
the neighboring countries. Drinking water is being distributed at food
distribution sites opened by WFP. Portable latrines are being rented and
transported to these settlements, camps are being established to
accommodate displaced families.
17. UNICEF has developed rapid assessment forms focusing on children and
women, to be used by the existing network of 26 child right defenders
located in rural areas. Damage assessments on schools are underway to
distribute required school supplies for the coming school year.
18 UNICEF is appealing for USD 650,000 to cover the immediate relief
interventions in water and sanitation, health hygiene, prevention of
water-borne disasters, psycho-social relief, education, child protection
measures, communication, social mobilization.
19 The White Helmets Commission of Argentina jointly with UNV is sending a
Rapid Response Team for emergency assistance in El Salvador. The team
members are medical doctors and engineers.
Guatemala
Situation
20. According to the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office in
Guatemala City, an aftershock with a magnitude of 4.7 on Richter scale was
felt in the central area of the Guatemalan territory, south cost and in
the southeast on 16 January 2001. No seismic activity has been reported
since then in Guatemala. However, the Yellow Alert for the overall country
continues.
21. Consolidated figures show six people dead, three missing and 10
injured. Some 1,900 people have been affected (area of Jerez, la Perla,
Jalpatagua and villages of Escarbaderos, Esmeralda, El Coco and El
Jicaral.), of which 420 are at risk, due to the threat of new landslides.
22. Some six landslides have been reported in the areas of Jerez and
Esmeralda village in Jutiapa Department. Some 330 houses have been
damaged, of which 86 have sustained serious damage.
National Response
23. The National Emergency Committee (CONRED) has carried out several
multi-sectorial evaluation missions. The findings show that water and
energy supplies have not been affected, nor the main roads in all national
territory. CONRED has provided relief supplies and other supplies for
rehabilitation (e.g., food rations, sheets of zinc and posts) to the
different affected areas.
International Assistance
24. The Government has not declared any national emergency nor requested
international assistance.
Honduras
25. According to the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office in
Tegucigalpa, there were neither damages nor victims, in particular in the
border areas with El Salvador (Choluteca, Intibuca, La Paz y Marcala),
following the earthquake of 13 January. Assessment missions were carried
out with the participation of firefighters. Some aftershocks were felt but
no damages or victims have been reported.
26. OCHA is prepared to serve as channel for cash contributions to be
used for immediate relief assistance, in co-ordination/consultation with
relevant organizations in the United Nations system. Funds should be
transferred to OCHA account no. CO-590.160.0, Swift code: UBSWCHZ12A at
the UBS AG, P.O. Box 2770, CH-1211 Geneva 2, with reference: "OCHA ?El
Salvador ? Earthquake." OCHA provides donors with written confirmation and
pertinent details concerning the utilization of the funds contributed.
27. For coordination purposes, donors are requested to inform OCHA
Geneva, as indicated below, on relief missions/pledges/contributions and
their corresponding values by item.
28. Any future updates on contributions to this disaster may be found by
clicking on Financial Tracking at the top of the page for this disaster on
the OCHA Internet website (http://www.reliefweb.int). Donors are requested
to verify this table and inform OCHA Geneva of
corrections/additions/values.
29. Donors are encouraged to notify OCHA Geneva of their contributions to
this disaster using the OCHA Standardized Contributions Recording Format,
available electronically in the above mentioned Financial Tracking
Website.
30. This Situation Report and further information on ongoing emergencies
are also available on the OCHA website.
=> Volcano Watch - January 18, 2001
Developing partnerships to conserve Hawai`i's natural resources
The Hawaiian Islands are home to thousands of plant and animal
species found nowhere else in the world. Protecting these native species
against the many threats to their survival - including habitat destruction
and invasions of alien species - is a significant challenge, but also an
important goal.
Landowners and natural resource managers realize that the management
of large, continuous areas of native ecosystems is an effective and
cost-effective means to conserve and protect Hawai'i's native species.
Since ecosystem boundaries rarely coincide with land ownership boundaries,
partnerships between private, state, and federal landowners are playing a
critical role in conserving native habitats. This allows for the
opportunity to manage the natural resources and control threats to their
conservation across the landscape without regard for political or ownership
boundaries within the designated partnership area.
One such partnership - the `Ola`a-Kilauea Management Area on the
island of Hawai'i - offers an unparalleled opportunity to preserve a large
continuous area with relatively intact native ecosystems. This management
program will not only help ensure the survival of a large number of
endangered plant and bird species found in the `Ola`a-Kilauea area, but
will help keep the populations of other native species from declining.
The `Ola`a-Kilauea Management area includes approximately 32,000
acres of land in the upper sections of the `Ola`a and Waiakea Forests above
the town of Volcano. The partnership includes lands owned or controlled by
four different entities: Kamehameha Schools, Hawai'i Department of Land and
Natural Resources, Kulani Correctional Facility under the Hawai'i
Department of Public Safety, and Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Other
members of the partnership include the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service, who among them provide
both research and management resources to the project.
The partnership area includes some of the best remaining intact
native forest ecosystems on the island, with large tracts of koa and `ohi`a
rain forests and a series of upland bog communities. These highly diverse
natural communities provide essential habitat for four endangered forest
bird species, including `akiapola`au, Hawai`i creeper, Hawai'i `akepa, and
the `o`u. Additionally, two other endangered birds - the `io or Hawaiian
hawk and nene - and Hawai`i's only native land mammal, the ope`ope`a or
Hawaiian hoary bat, also frequent the area. Twenty-two rare plant species,
including ten endangered species, are also found within the project area.
Management efforts within the `Ola`a-Kilauea partnership area have
been focused on control of impacts of alien species on the native
ecosystems, restoration of rare plant species found in the area, and
restoration of the plant communities that form the matrix in which both the
rare and common native species of plants and animals are found.
An added benefit of the partnership is the opportunity to provide
both vocational training and environmental educational opportunities for
the staff and inmates of the Kulani Correctional Facility. Kulani inmate
crews have been instrumental in constructing the many miles of fencing that
are necessary to keep the management areas clear of feral pig populations.
The inmates have also worked on many of the weed control projects and have
recently become involved with the growing and outplanting of both rare and
common native plant species as part of the species and ecosystem
restoration programs. Over the past two years, they have helped with the
reintroduction of over 2,000 rare Mauna Loa silversword plants into the bog
and open forest habitats in the Kulani Correctional Facility.
Despite the many challenges involved with conservation of the natural
resources in Hawai'i, the partners involved in the `Ola`a-Kilauea
partnership agree that the commitment of time and energy to this project is
well worth the effort. Their hope is that these endeavors will not only
result in the protection of the important natural resources within this
priceless piece of native Hawai'i, but also will serve as a model for use
in other equally deserving areas of the islands.
Eruption Update
Eruptive activity of Kilauea Volcano continued unabated at the Pu`u
`O`o vent during the past week. Surface flows are commonly visible on
Pulama pali, not spectacular in the daylight but inspiring after dark.
Lava is filling the low areas at the base of the pali, and the flow front
has advanced to within 0.8 km (0.5 mi) of the sea coast in the direction of
Kamokuna.
There were no earthquakes reported felt during the week ending on
January 18.
=> USGS Develops Faster Method for Estimating Streamflows
Estimating streamflows in areas where there are no gages once took days but
now only takes minutes, thanks to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey,
who have developed a user-friendly streamflow-estimating system called
"Streamstats." The system can be accessed on the internet
(http://ma.water.usgs.gov/streamstats), and uses an equation-based method
for estimating statistics that indicate the range of streamflow that can be
expected at user-selected sites. A pilot project has been completed in
Massachusetts. The USGS plans to implement this kind of service nationwide
as part of its National Streamflow Information Program.
"With this new web-based tool, users can view maps of areas of interest.
They need only to select a site on a stream to get estimates of streamflow
statistics", said USGS hydrologist Kernell Ries, the principal
investigator. "Automatically the physical characteristics of the watershed
that drains to the site will be measured, a set of equations will be
solved, and the estimated streamflow statistics and a location map will be
provided to your desktop within seconds." Ries said that previously, users
of streamflow statistics had to measure the physical characteristics and
insert them into the equations by hand, which can be tedious and
time-consuming.
The estimating method and the web page are described in a report and a fact
sheet that have just been released to the public. These products were
developed in collaboration between USGS and MassGIS, the state geographic
information agency, and the Massachusetts departments of Environmental
Management and Environmental Protection.
Federal, state, and local agencies need streamflow statistics for such
activities as (1) developing environmentally sound river basin management
plans, (2) siting and permitting of new water withdrawals, interbasin
transfers, and discharges of pollutants, (3) determining the streamflow
needs of aquatic plants and animals, (4) designing structures such as
bridges, culverts, spillways or floodwalls, (5) land-use planning and (6)
developing flood insurance rate maps. Municipalities and other groups also
need streamflow statistics for the design and management of water supplies,
waste discharges, and power generation.
"The StreamStats program is an essential tool for state planning and
permitting agencies, said Vicki Gartland, who is a water-resources program
manager at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management.
"Streamstats quickly provides important streamflow statistics used for
managing stressed river basins and calculating potential impacts of water
withdrawals in areas without gages. Also, Streamstats allows us to
determine how much industrial waste a given river or stream can handle.
That's important when it comes to issuing permits."
USGS hydrologists developed a set of 13 equations that can be used to
estimate streamflow statistics for most streams in Massachusetts based on
long-term records of flow from USGS streamgages. One of the equations can
be used to estimate the 7-day, 10-year low flow, a statistic used by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State agencies for permitting of
pollutant discharges. Another equation estimates the August median flow,
which is used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in New England as the
minimum flow needed to protect aquatic animals and plants. At present, this
website only provides low-flow statistics, but work is underway to
incorporate flood statistics as well.
At the web site, users are shown a map of Massachusetts with town
boundaries and locations of USGS data-collection sites. Users can zoom in
to areas of interest and add more information to the map, such as roads,
and streams, and images of USGS topographic maps. Users can select the
location of a data-collection site to get streamflow statistics for the
site from a database or they can select any site on a stream to
automatically get estimated streamflow statistics and prediction intervals
that indicate the accuracy of the estimates for the site they selected.
This website is an example of future enhancements to the USGS mission of
providing streamflow information to the nation. These plans are described
in "Streamflow Information for the Next Century," USGS Open File Report
99-456 which is available on the web at
http://water.usgs.gov/osw/nsip/index.html.
The report describes methods for estimating streamflow statistics for
data-collection sites as well as for sites where no data are available. The
report, titled "Methods for Estimating Low-Flow Statistics for
Massachusetts Streams", by K.G. Ries III, and P.J. Friesz, is published as
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 00-4135. It
also contains estimated streamflow statistics, drainage-basin
characteristics, measured streamflows, and information on the locations of
146 sites in or near Massachusetts. The fact sheet, titled "Obtaining
Streamflow Statistics for Massachusetts Streams on the World Wide Web", by
K.G. Ries III, P.A. Steeves, Aleda Freeman, and Raj Singh, is published as
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 104-00. Digital copies of the report and
fact sheet can be downloaded and printed from the web page. Paper copies
are available for inspection at the U.S. Geological Survey,
Massachusetts-Rhode Island District Office, 10 Bearfoot Road, Northborough,
MA 01532. The report and fact sheet can be purchased at U.S. Geological
Survey, Information Services, Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225-0286 (telephone:
303-202-4700).
As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian
mapping agency the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000
organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific
information to resource managers, planners, and other customers. This
information is gathered in every state by USGS scientists to minimize the
loss of life and property from natural disasters, contribute to sound
economic and physical development of the nation's natural resources, and
enhance the quality of life by monitoring water, biological, energy, and
mineral resources.
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WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY
Lower Mississippi Valley
This GOES-8 image shows clouds associated with a low pressure system that
dumped heavy rain
over the Mississippi
Valley and spread snow across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Snowcover
(indicated by the
yellow arrows) is visible over parts of the Midwest.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_Plains/STMusPL018_G8.jpg
MAJOR STORM OVER EASTERN AUSTRALIA
Eastern Australia
This image shows clouds associated with a major storm that smashed into
eastern Australia late
Wednesday packing
winds of up to 60 mph. The storm has been blamed for at least one death,
numerous injuries, and
major power outages.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/S_Pacific/TRCaust018_N4.jpg
FIRES IN ARGENTINA
Argentina
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning
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"WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION -- LIVE RESPONSE"
January 24, 2001 2:00-3:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME
The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (NTPI) of St. Petersburg
Junior college (SPJC)
presents "Live Response." "Live Response" is a 60-minute satellite
broadcast in which a panel of
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consequence management
and engages in question and answer sessions with the program audience.
The topic will be "Building a Successful Media Plan." Responders will learn
just how critical it is to
have a well-prepared media plan coordinated and in place before an incident
occurs.
For more information and an up-to-date listing of network carriers and
instructions for viewers
please visit
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