The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For February 5, 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
=> Guest Column-
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For February 5, 2001
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sun...93 At Santa Ana CA
Low Mon...6 Below Zero At Presque Isle ME
=> Special Notes
Stratwarm Alert Exists Stratwarm Monday
Comment: Strong minor warming continues, major warming possible.
Temperature gradient reversed at 100 HPa up to 5 HPa.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Mon Feb 5 11:26:32 2001
Non Precipitation
Massachusetts
HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR CAPE COD AND
NANTUCKET...
Wyoming
HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF PLATTE AND LARAMIE COUNTY...
HIGH WIND WARNING REST OF TONIGHT INTO MIDDAY MONDAY SOUTHEAST
MOUNTAINS AND PLATTE COUNTY...
Winter Storm
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
BY EVENING...SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE ON THE GROUND ACROSS
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INTERIOR
MASSACHUSETTS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 495. THE
PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON METRO CORRIDOR WILL BE THE TRANSITION ZONE
WHERE PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN. SNOWFALL BY
EVENING WILL RANGE FROM AS LITTLE AS AN INCH OR TWO CLOSEST TO THE
COAST TO AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES FROM NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND INTO
WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY.
Maryland
MD-MONMOUTH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO THIS EVENING...
CARROLL MD-FREDERICK MD-..WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY...
MD-HOWARD MD-JEFFERSON MD-NORTHERN BALTIMORE
MD-PRINCESOUTHERN BALTIMORE MD-WASHINGTON MD-
.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TODAY...
Maine
HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...
WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...
New Hampshire
HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...
WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...
New Jersey
SNOW IS INCREASING IN BERKS COUNTY...THE LEHIGH VALLEY...THE POCONO
MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. 3 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE
SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...WITH 5 TO 10
INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE REMAINDER OF
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY BY THE TIME
THE STORM ENDS EARLY TONIGHT.
New York
A WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THE CATSKILLS AND PARTS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION...
DELAWARE NY-SULLIVAN NY- WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING... 10 TO 16 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE.
OTSEGO NY-SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
THIS EVENING...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ESPECIALLY IN THE
EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
BROOME NY-CHENANGO NY-
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING...4 TO 8 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN
PART OF BROOME AND CHENANGO COUNTIES.
Pennsylvania
A WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THE CATSKILLS AND PARTS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION...
PIKE PA-WAYNE PA-..WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING... 10 TO 16 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE.
LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-SUSQUEHANNA PA-WYOMING
PA-SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING... 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE.
Virginia
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ENDING IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA BY
LATE MORNING AND ACROSS NORTHEAST MARYLAND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
Vermont
A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER ALL OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN
NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VERMONT...WHERE 6
TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED
Washington
A SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES...MAINLY NEAR STEVENS PASS...
=> 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 Delaware, extreme
southeast Pennsylvania, southeast New York, Connecticut except the extreme
northwestern corner,
the southeast 2/3 of Massachusetts, far southeast New Hampshire, and coastal
Maine.
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 east
northeast Pennsylvania, northwest New Jersey, the southeast 1/3 of New York
except Long Island,
connecticut except the southeast area, Massachusetts except the southeast
area, Vermont except the
far northwest area, New Hampshire except the extreme northern area, and the
southern 1/2 of
Maine.
The moderate probability area is over extreme northeast Pennsylvania,
extreme northern New
Jersey, the southeast 1/4 of New York except Long Island, the northwestern
1/2 of connecticut, the
northwest 1/2 of Massachusetts, the southern 1/2 of Vermont , the southern
2/3 of New Hampshire,
and the southern 1/4 of Maine.
The high probability area is over southeast New York except far southeast
area, far northwestern
connecticut, the northwest 1/4 of Massachusetts, the southern Vermont and
far southern New
Hampshire.
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
New Hampshire and Maine
The moderate probability area is over the southeast 1/2 of Maine.
The high probability area is over the southeast 1/4 of Maine.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
08:55 AM EST MON FEB 05 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
MINOR MIDWESTERN, SOUTHERN FLOODING
MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON SEVERAL RIVERS IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA,
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS AND INDIANA.
FLASH FLOODING:
THERE WERE NO FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOOD ADVISORIES ISSUED DURING THE PAST WEEKEND
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
ARKANSAS: THE OUACHITA AND CACHE RIVERS
ILLINOIS: THE WABASH, LITTLE WABASH AND ILLINOIS RIVERS
INDIANA: THE WABASH RIVER
LOUISIANA: THE CALCASIEU RIVER; RED CHUTE BAYOU
TEXAS: THE SABINE, NECHES, ANGELINA AND SULPHUR RIVERS;
ATTOYAC BAYOU
=> 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 FEB 05 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 FEB 3 20:33:38.00 38.0 N 122.0 W 13 km 2.9
15 miles W of Antioch, California
2001 FEB 4 03:29:01.88 36.2 N 115.4 W 5 km 3.3
10 miles W of Las Vegas, Nevada
EARTHQUAKES IN EASTERN UNITED STATES
(25.0 TO 50.0 N, 65.0 TO 102.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 FEB 3 20:15:14.42 42.5 N 77.4 W 5 km 2.9
15 miles NE of Hornell, New York
Magnitude : 3.4 Ml
Time : 5 Feb 2001 03:54:20 AM PST
Depth : 11.6 miles ( 18.5 km)
31 mi. SW of San Diego, CA
=> 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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=> HIV Treatment Guidelines Updated For Adults And Adolescents
An updated version of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in
HIV-Infected Adults
and Adolescents, which includes revised recommendations for when to initiate
anti-HIV therapy, will
be posted to the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) Web site
(http://www.hivatis.org) at 9:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 5, 2001.
The Guidelines were developed by the Panel on Clinical Practices for the
Treatment of HIV
Infection, a joint effort of the Department of Health and Human Services and
the Henry J. Kaiser
Family Foundation. Initially published in 1998, the Guidelines were
constructed as a "living
document" and are updated by the Panel as new data emerge.
"Although antiretroviral therapy has provided extraordinary benefits to many
patients, we know that
we cannot eradicate HIV infection with currently available medications,"
says Anthony S. Fauci,
M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID) and co-chair of
the Panel. "We also recognize that serious toxicities are associated with
the long-term use of
antiretroviral drugs. The new treatment guidelines provide patients and
their doctors with
evidence-based recommendations for initiating antiretroviral therapy that
take into account both the
benefits and potential risks of currently available treatment regimens."
The new Guidelines recommend considering starting antiretroviral therapy
when an asymptomatic
HIV-infected person's CD4+ T-cell count falls below 350 cells per cubic
millimeter (mm3); previous
Guidelines recommended consideration of therapy for asymptomatic patients
with a CD4+ T-cell
count lower than 500 cells/mm3.
For asymptomatic HIV-infected patients with CD4+ T-cell counts higher than
350 cells/mm3,
treatment should be considered when the level of HIV in plasma is high [more
than 30,000 copies
per milliliter (ml) when using the branched DNA test, or more than 55,000
copies/ml when using the
RT-PCR test]; previous Guidelines recommended consideration of therapy at
lower levels of plasma
HIV (10,000 copies/ml measured by branched DNA, or 20,000 copies/ml measured
by RT-PCR).
The Guidelines continue to recommend antiretroviral therapy for all patients
with the acute HIV
syndrome, those within six months of HIV seroconversion, and all patients
with symptoms ascribed
to HIV infection.
The Panel stresses that the Guidelines should be considered as a tool to
help patients and their
physicians make individual treatment decisions based on the best available
information, but that much
remains to be learned about how best to treat HIV-infected individuals.
"The updated Guidelines recognize that we do not yet have the data we need
to make definitive
recommendations about the optimal time to start treatment," says John G.
Bartlett, M.D., chief of the
division of infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins University Medical
Center and co-chair of the
Panel. "We highlight the uncertainty, allow for flexibility, encourage an
individualized approach to
treatment, and, at the same time, try to provide guidance."
The Guidelines also include new drug-specific recommendations. Two new
entries are included in
the "strongly recommended" category of anti-HIV drug treatments. One of
these is the recently
approved protease inhibitor Kaletra, which is a co-formulation of ritonavir
(approved in 1996) and
lopinavir. The other new entry is the combination of ritonavir and indinavir
(another protease inhibitor
approved in 1996). These treatment options take advantage of the ability of
ritonavir to boost the
levels of other protease inhibitors, creating a potent anti-HIV combination.
The protease inhibitor
combinations are used along with combinations of certain nucleoside analogue
reverse transcriptase
inhibitors, which represent the "backbone" of anti-HIV treatments.
Also in the revised Guidelines is a section on the importance of adherence
to therapy.
"Extraordinarily high rates of adherence to an antiviral drug regimen are
necessary to maintain control
over HIV replication," says Dr. Bartlett. "HIV is very unforgiving in this
regard. It is impossible to
over-emphasize the importance of maximizing adherence once the decision is
made to begin
therapy."
Another important addition to the Guidelines is an updated section on the
expanding scope of
antiretroviral drug toxicities. "We are very concerned about a number of
toxicities associated with
the long-term use of antiretroviral drugs," says Dr. Fauci. "Particularly
alarming is the alteration of fat
metabolism that can emerge during treatment. We are seeing an increasing
number of patients with
dangerously high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. The good news is
that new anti-HIV
treatments have dramatically improved the quality of life for many patients,
and the incidence of
AIDS and AIDS-related deaths has dramatically decreased. The bad news is
that we now must find
ways to deal with unanticipated toxicities, including the potential for
premature coronary disease."
The updated Guidelines are available at http://www.hivatis.org in two
formats, a typeset version
(PDF) and a Web version (HTML). Single copies can be ordered by calling
1-800-448-0440
(international callers may call 1-301-519-0459), or by sending an e-mail
request to atis{at}hivatis.org.
Co-conveners of the Panel on Clinical Practices for the Treatment of HIV
Infection are Eric
Goosby, M.D., on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, and
Jennifer Kates,
M.A, M.P.A., on behalf of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Oren J.
Cohen, M.D., NIAID
Assistant Director for Medical Affairs, serves as the Panel's Executive
Secretary.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID
conducts and supports
research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated
illnesses, including
HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria,
autoimmune disorders,
asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, Calif., is an
independent philanthropy
focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation
is not associated with
Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
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