The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For February 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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For February 13, 2001
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Mon...88 At Ft Myers And Punta Gorda FlL
Low Tue...12 Below Zero At Hibbing MN
=> Special Notes
Stratwarm Alert EXISTS Stratwarm Tuesday
Comment: STRATWARM ALERT/TUESDAY/STRATWARM EXISTS.
CRITERIA FOR MAJOR WARMING IN MIDDLE
STRATOSPHERE EXPECTED TO BE FULFILLED OVER
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. TEMPERATURE REVERSAL
ALREADY PRESENT ON 50HPA AND 30HPA.
CRITERIA FOR MAJOR WARMING IN MIDDLE
STRATOSPHERE EXPECTED TO BE FULFILLED OVER
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. TEMPERATURE REVERSAL
ALREADY PRESENT ON 50HPA AND 30HPA.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Tue Feb 13 12:25:10 2001
Flood
Alabama
FOR THE TOMBIGBEE BASIN...IN THE BEVILL DAM EFFECTED AREA...FLOODING
IS FORECASTED
Mississippi
FOR THE LOWER BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA...MAJOR FLOODING
IS FORECAST
FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM
STAGE OF 24.0 FEET
Non Precipitation
Arizona
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE DESERTS WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
California
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY...
Puerto Rico
A WIND ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS INCLUDING VIEQUES AND
CULEBRA THROUGH TODAY...
Winter Storm
Arizona
STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY...
California
WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR MANY PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
AT 730 AM...I-5 WAS CLOSED AT GORMAN...I-14 WAS CLOSED THROUGH THE
SOLEDAD CANYON...AND HIGHWAY 2 WAS CLOSED ALL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW.
MOUNT BALDY REPORTED 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT AND STILL HAD
HEAVY SNOW FALLING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS TODAY...
Hawaii
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MAUNA KEA AND
MAUNA LOA SUMMIT AREAS...
Iowa
Nebraska
FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY INTO MID MORNING...
.A FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED INTO MID MORNING FOR
AREAS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
Nevada
SNOW MAKES A RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL NEVADA...
Utah
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY...
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-.WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT
=> 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 coastal southern California.
Hail Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over south California,
and southeast Arizona.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over south
California, and southeast
Arizona.
Tomorrow's Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow over southwestern
Arizona and over the
eastern 1/2 of Texas's northern panhandle.
=> 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 portions of southeast
California and central Arizona.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 2 inches of
precipitation over a small area
of extreme southern Illinois.
Over 1 inch of rainfall is forecast over central east Oklahoma, northern
Arkansas, south southeast
Missouri, extreme north northwest Tennessee, far southern Illinois, extreme
southern Indiana and
Kentucky except the northeast and southeast areas.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall may exceed flash flood values in isolated areas of the coastal
ranges of southern California.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 12 inches or greater of
snow is low over
isolated areas of southern California, southern Nevada, and central through
west central Arizona.
The moderate probability area is over isolated areas of southern California,
southern Nevada, and
central through west central Arizona.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 12 inches or greater
of snow is low over
central portions of Arizona and a portion of southwest Colorado.
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
0820 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
GENERALLY MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON MORE THAN A DOZEN RIVERS IN
IOWA, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN AND INDIANA.
POCKETS OF MINOR FLOODING EXTENDED FROM SAN DIEGO TO LOS ANGELES.
LOCALIZED FLOODING OCCURRED ON THE ISLANDS OF OAHU AND HAWAII.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IN PARTS OF ARKANSAS, MISSOURI AND
ILLINOIS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING.
FLASH FLOODING:
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED OVER THE LAST DAY FOR:
CALIFORNIA: LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO
AND VENTURA COUNTIES
HAWAII: HAWAII AND OAHU
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
ILLINOIS: THE DES PLAINES, EMBARRAS, ILLINOIS, KASKASKIA,
LA MOINE, ROCK, SPOON AND LITTLE WABASH RIVERS
IOWA: THE SKUNK RIVER
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN THE AUGUSTA AREA WAS CAUSED BY
ICE IN THE RIVER
INDIANA: THE KANKAKEE, TIPPECANOE, WABASH AND YELLOW RIVERS
LOUISIANA: THE YALOBUSKA RIVER, RED CHUTE BAYOU AND
BAYOU DORCHEAT
MICHIGAN: THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER
MISSISSIPPI: THE BIG BLACK RIVER
OHIO: THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER
WISCONSIN: THE FOX RIVER
=> 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 13 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 12 08:14:41.00 36.6 N 121.3 W 9 km 2.9
20 miles SSE of Hollister, California
2001 FEB 12 17:19:00.00 40.3 N 124.4 W 17 km 2.9
40 miles SSW of Eureka, California
2001 FEB 11 23:04:06.00 36.8 N 121.5 W 7 km 4.0
5 miles WSW of Hollister, California
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 FEB 12 22:40:54.24 50.9 N 130.4 W 10 km 3.7
125 miles W of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
2001 FEB 11 21:50:30.73 57.2 N 153.7 W 25 km 5.2
65 miles SW of Kodiak, Alaska
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
No reports received
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1130 89 10 E ORANGE ORANGE CA 3378 11763 (SAN)
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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=> FEMA'S Flood Map Service Center Goes Online
Processing Time For Flood Map Orders Cut From Days To Minutes
Washington, Monday, Feburary 12, 2001 -- Mortgage lenders, realtors,
settlement companies and
other business users of Flood Insurance Rate Maps can now order maps online
through the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) new, electronic Map Service Center,
according to
agency officials. The new Web site, which can be found at www.fema.gov/msc,
was unveiled today.
"FEMA's new online Map Service Center makes it easy for customers to
identify and place orders
immediately for the flood map panels they want, a process used to take
days," said Margaret
Lawless, acting executive director for mitigation. Business customers also
will be able to go online to
check the status of their flood map orders, Lawless added. The service soon
will be available for
other groups of flood map users, including individual homeowners and
government agencies.
Flood maps are used every time a home is sold to determine whether or not
the structure is in an
area at high risk of flooding and if flood insurance is going to be required
by the mortgage lender.
Flood map panels cost a little over a dollar each, plus shipping.
The site's security architecture is based on best practices in the industry,
uses the latest available
technologies, techniques and processes and was approved by FEMA's
Information Technology
division.
The new electronic Map Service Center is part of FEMA's map modernization
effort, an important
component of the agency's overall effort to build a state-of-the-art digital
distribution center for flood
maps and related products, said Lawless. The next step is to scan and
digitize the maps so
customers can see them and download directly from the Internet, or order
them on CD. Lawless
said this should be completed by this time next year. The map modernization
process is taking longer
than anticipated because of funding issues.
In the more than 19,000 communities nationwide that participate in the
National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP), local officials use the maps to regulate new construction in
special flood hazard
areas. Flood insurance premiums charged to policyholders vary according to
where the property is
located on a Flood Insurance Rate Map. Currently, there are more than 4.2
million NFIP policies in
force nationwide, representing $550 billion worth of coverage. The NFIP is
operated by FEMA.
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WINTER STORM SYSTEM IN EAST US
East US
This GOES-8 image shows clouds associated with a low pressure system that
produced snow, sleet,
and freezing
rain for parts of eastern and northern North Carolina.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/STMusE043_G8.jpg
TROPICAL CYCLONE 08P (WINSOME)
Australia
Tropical Cyclone 08P (Winsome) was located in northern Australia near 16.0S
and 133.5E at
18:00 UTC. Winsome has been
moving southwestward at 13 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at
30 knots, gusts to
40 knots.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/IndOcean/TRCwinsome043_GM.jpg
TROPICAL CYCLONE 09S (VINCENT)
Indian Ocean
Tropical Cylcone 09S (Vincent) was located in the Indian Ocean near 14.9S
and 110.8E at 06:00
UTC. Vincent was moving north-northwestward
at 5 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at 30 knots, gusts to 40
knots.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/IndOcean/TRCvincent043_GM.jpg
DUST BLOWING OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA
West Coast of Africa
Dust (light brownish haze) is visible blowing off the western coast of
Africa.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Dust/Africa_W/DSTafr043_MT.jpg
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