The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For March 4, 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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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...90 At Melbourne Sanford And Titusville FL
Low Sun...24 Below Zero At Presque Isle ME
=> Special Notes
My email server is not delivering mail so I am not sure that this will gat
out.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Mar 4 10:46:16 2001
Flood
Alabama
FOR THE CATOMA CREEK...INCLUDING CATOMA CREEK...MODERATE FLOODING
IS OCCURRING.
FOR THE CONECUH RIVER AT RIVER FALLS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
THE UPPER CONECUH RIVER IS FLOODING IN PIKE COUNTY
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA RIVER NEAR MILLERS
FERRY...
Arkansas
FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN.. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
Connecticut
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...
THE FLOOD THREAT WILL ESCALATE TO MODERATE OR WORSE FOR THE
TUESDAY HIGH CYCLES.
Delaware
New Jersey
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTS OF NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
TUESDAY MORNING...TUESDAY EVENING...AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...COULD
VERY WELL PRODUCE SEVERE FLOODING.
Louisiana
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER...CREST
FORECAST REVISED UPWARD AT OSYKA.
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER PEARL AT BOGALUSA AND
PEARL RIVER.
A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TICKFAW AT LIVERPOOL AND A
FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONTPELIER.
A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PASCAGOULA, AT GRAHAM
FERRY WITH THE CREST REVISED UPWARDS.
Mississippi
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER...CREST FORECAST
REVISED UPWARD AT OSYKA.
FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER PEARL AT BOGALUSA AND
PEARL RIVER.
FOR THE PEARL RIVER...NEAR RATLIFF...MINOR FLOODING FORECAST.
A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PASCAGOULA, AT GRAHAM
FERRY WITH THE CREST REVISED UPWARDS.
New York
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...
THE FLOOD THREAT WILL ESCALATE TO MODERATE OR WORSE FOR THE
TUESDAY HIGH TIDE CYCLES.
Oklahoma
FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN.. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
Texas
FOR THE WEST FORK OF THE TRINITY AT LAKE WORTH... THE LAKE WILL
REMAIN ABOVE THE ALERT STAGE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
FOR THE TRINITY RIVER AT TRINIDAD...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURING
FOR THE CHAMBERS CREEK NEAR RICE...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING
FOR THE TRINITY RIVER NEAR LONG LAKE...MODERATE FLOODING IS
OCCURING
FOR THE COWLEECH FORK OF THE SABINE AT GREENVILLE...MINOR FLOODING
IS OCCURING
FOR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SABINE NEAR QUINLAN...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURING
FOR THE SABINE RIVER NEAR EMORY... MINOR TO MODERATE LOWLAND
FLOODING WILL OCCUR
FOR THE TRINITY RIVER NEAR GOODRICH, THE RIVER HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE TONIGHT.
FOR BEDIAS CREEK AT MADISONVILLE, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED.
Special Marine
Florida
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM...
JOHNS PASS TO GASPARILLA PASS OUT TO 60 NM INCLUDING ALL OF TAMPA
BAY.
* UNTIL 1230 PM EST.
North Carolina
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER
INLET TO MURRELLS INLET OUT 20 NM
* UNTIL 415 AM EST
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... THE COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS
INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER OUT 20 NM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER FROM 20 TO 40 NM
* UNTIL 430 AM EST
Non Precipitation
California
WIND ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTIES
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-...WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING...
Nevada
WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES UNTIL 600
PM PST...
Winter Storm
California
A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO MONDAY...
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500
FEET FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY...
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INYO COUNTY
ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...
WINTER STORM WATCH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...
Connecticut
EXPECTED STORM TOTALS BY TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 12
AND 24 INCHES.
SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING FROM THE LOWER
CATSKILLS EASTWARD INTO LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. THE SNOW
WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...AND BY THE MONDAY EVENING THERE WILL BE
8 TO 16 INCHES.
Massachusetts
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR IN AT LEAST A PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW
YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO TUESDAY ALONG THE COAST ALONG WITH FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE BOTH DAYS...HOW EXTENSIVE AND SERIOUS IS STILL UNKNOWN.
Maryland
WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
SNOW AND SLEET WILL ACCUMULATE MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING... WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED 6
INCHES BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE A MIXTURE OF
RAIN SLEET AND SNOW TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
Michigan
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PILE UP THROUGH MONDAY
Minnesota
LAKE SNOW MACHINE EXPECTED TO START UP TONIGHT
New Hampshire
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
New Jersey
INTO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SNOW WILL FALL AND ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4
INCHES THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES FOR OVER 36 HOURS
Nevada
STRONG WINTER STORM MOVES INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
New York
MAJOR SNOWSTORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK...BUT WILL BECOME
HEAVIER OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND PULLS IN LARGE AMOUNTS
OF MOISTURE OFF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
BETWEEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
OVER 30 INCHES POSSIBLE. AREAS WHERE THE SNOW MIXES WITH OR CHANGES
TO SLEET WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS REDUCED SOMEWHAT.
Ohio
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST OHIO
AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 7 PM
MONDAY.
Pennsylvania
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.
MAJOR SNOWSTORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
Rhode Island
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND
AND HAMPDEN AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
Virginia
West Virginia
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY... WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN AT
TIMES. THE RAIN AND SLEET WILL BECOME MIXED WITH LIGHT SNOW ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY.. AND THIS MIXTURE WILL TURN OVER
TO ALL SNOW DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.
Vermont
HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR IN AT LEAST A PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW
YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE PERIOD
MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FROM THE MOHAWK VALLEY TO
SOUTHERN VERMONT.
Wisconsin
LAKE SNOW MACHINE EXPECTED TO START UP 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 extreme southeast Virginia, the
southeast 2/5 of North
Carolina, extreme northeast South Carolina, and the southeast 3/4 of
Florida.
The 5% probability area covers Florida except the northern and southeastern
areas.
Hail Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over the southeast 3/4
of Florida, coastal
Georgia, the southeast 2/3 of South Carolina, the south southeast 1/2 of
North Carolina, and far
southeast Virginia.
The 15% probability area covers southeast North Carolina and over the
southeast 3/4 of Florida
except the far southeastern area.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over the southeast
3/4 of Florida, coastal
Georgia, the southeast 2/3 of South Carolina, the south southeast 1/2 of
North Carolina, and far
southeast Virginia.
The 15% probability area covers southeast North Carolina and over the
southeast 3/4 of Florida
except the far southeastern area.
The 25% probability area covers Florida except the southeast and the
northwest 1/3 of the state.
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 3 inches of
precipitation over a portion to the
east of Santa Barbara, California.
Over 2 inches of precipitation is forecast over small portion of north
central and Santa Barbara and
an area to the east in California.
Over 1 inch of precipitation is forecast over north central coast areas,
central north through central
east, and central west through central south California, over Pennsylvania
except the far northwest
area, the northeast 1/2 of West Virginia, and northwest Maryland.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 3 inches of
precipitation over a small area
east of LA, California.
Over 2 inches of precipitation is forecast over LA, California, a small area
to the east and over a
small area over central east California.
Over 1 inch of precipitation is forecast over central east and southeast
California, northern New
Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania, southeast New York, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, and
Massachusetts except the extreme north northeast area.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is expected to exceed flash flood values over central southwest
through a small portion of
central south California.
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 central
east Ohio, far north central Maryland, southern New York, Pennsylvania,
central and northern New
Jersey, and extreme northern Delaware.
The moderate probability area is over Pennsylvania except the far western
and far southern areas,
far central south New York, and northern New Jersey.
The high probability area is over northern Pennsylvania except the western
area.
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 12 inches or greater of
snow is low over
portion of north central, east central and south central California.
The moderate probability area is over portion of north central, east central
and south central
California.
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
north central Maryland, Pennsylvania except the western area, the south
southeast 1/2 of New
York, far southern Vermont, extreme southwest New Hampshire, Massachusetts
except the
northeast 1/4 of the state, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The moderate probability area is over central north central and northeast
Pennsylvania, the south
southeast 1/3 of New York except Long Island, western Massachusetts, and
northwest
Connecticut.
The high probability area is over the southeast 1/4 of New York except the
far southeast area.
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 12 inches or greater of
snow is low over central
east California, and portions of inland southeast California.
The moderate probability area low over central east California, and a
portion of inland southeast
California.
The high probability area is over central east California.
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 - Yesterday's Report
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CENTER
10:00 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES IN CENTRAL U.S.
FLOODING WAS REPORTED BEHIND ICE JAMS ON ROCK RIVER NEAR BARSTOW
AND OSBORN, ILLINOIS. FLOODING FROM RUNOFF IN NUMEROUS RIVERS WAS
REPORTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY FROM WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS
EXTENDING SOUTH TO EAST TEXAS.
HEAVY RAIN FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
CAUSED
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IN LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND
TENNESSEE.
FLASH FLOODING:
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
ADVISORIES
WERE ISSUED OVER THE LAST DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS (IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER, BY STATE):
LOUISIANA: CALDWELL, CATAHOULA, CONCORDIA, FRANKLIN, GRANT,
JACKSON, LA SALLE, LINCOLN, NATCHITOCHES, OUACHITA,
SABINE, TENSAS, UNION AND WINN PARISHES.
MISSISSIPPI: ADAMS, COVINGTON, FORREST, FRANKLIN,
GREENE, HINDS, JEFFERSON, JONES, LAMAR, LAWRENCE, LINCOLN,
MADISON, MARION, PERRY, RANKIN, WARREN AND WAYNE COUNTIES
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED
O RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, BY STATE):
ARKANSAS: BLACK, CHACHE, ST. FRANCIS AND WHITE RIVERS
ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS, IROQUOIS, KANKAKEE, LITTLE WABASH,
KANKAKEE, MERAMEC, ROCK, SANGAMON AND WABASH RIVERS
INDIANA: KANKAKEE, MAUMEE, ST JOSEPH, TIFFIN, TIPPECANOE, AND
WABASH RIVERS
KENTUCKY: BIG MUDDY, LOWER OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS
LOUISIANA: ATCHAFALAYA, DORCHEAT BAYOU, BISTINEAU AND PALESTINE
LAKES, CALCASIEU, MISSISSIPPI, OUACHITA AND RED RIVERS
MICHIGAN: GRAND AND ST JOSEPH RIVERS
MISSISSIPPI: BIG BLACK, BLACK, BIG SUNFLOWER, LOWER BIG BLACK,
MIDDLE PEARL, PEARL, YALOBUSHA AND YAZOO RIVERS
MISSOURI: BLACKWATER, KASKASKI, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, OSAGE
AND PLATTE RIVERS
OKLAHOMA: ARKANSAS AND DEEP FORK RIVERS
TENNESSEE: TALLAHATCHIE RIVER
TEXAS: ATTOYAC AND BLACK CYPRESS BAYOUS, CADDO LAKE, ANGELINA,
BIG SANDY, CHAMBERS, DENTON, EAST FORK OF THE TRINITY,
LAKE FORK CREEK, LITTLE CYPRESS, MUD, NECHES, RABBIT, SABINE,
SISTER GROVE, SOUTH FORK OF THE SABINE, SOUTH SULPHUR, SULPHUR,
TRINITY, WEST FORK OF THE TRINITY, WHITE AND WHITE OAK RIVERS
WISCONSIN: FOX RIVER
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001 - 1000 MST
NATIONAL PREPARDNESS LEVEL 1
CURRENT SITUATION:
No new large fires were reported to the National Interagency Coordination
Center this past week and four of the large fires in the Southern Area
reached containment status. Initial attack activity continued to be
reported daily in the Southern Area. A low in the Gulf of Mexico will
bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms to Florida through the
weekend.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
BIG BEND, Florida Division of Forestry. Firelines on higher ground have
continued to hold.
TORY ISLAND, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is near Homestead, FL
and is being monitored by air.
RED BEACH, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is in Highlands County,
FL.
BAHIA, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is near Melbourne, FL. The
fire is continuing to be monitored.
TALL PINE, Florida Division of Forestry. Crews are monitoring on a routine
basis.
LEYRY, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is being monitored by air.
STAFFORD COMMAND, Florida Division of Forestry. No other information was
received.
OUTLOOK:
A weak high pressure system will slowly build into the Southeast over the
weekend. Moisture ahead of another low will push into the area early in
the week bringing a chance of rain. This low will linger over the
southeast into Tuesday before high pressure rebuilds over the area by
midweek. Low temperatures will be in the upper 30's and 40's with highs in
the 50's to lower 60's. Winds will be from the southwest 10 to 15 mph,
shifting northwest by the first of the week.
A cold front moving over the Pacific Northwest will bring precipitation
with a chance of light snowfall for the higher elevations. High pressure
over the Central Plains will keep the remainder of the West dry and under
partly to mostly cloudy skies. High temperatures will be in the 40's over
much of the region, 50's in the coastal region, with the Rocky Mountains
in the upper 20's to the upper 30's.
In the Midwest the Plains States will be partly cloudy with clearing
likely closer to the Canadian border. Eastern Texas will have showers with
a possibility of thunderstorms. High temperatures will range from the 30's
in the upper Midwest, 40's from the Ohio River Valley to the Texas
Panhandle, and the 50's from Kentucky south.
The Northeast can expect a chance of snow showers across the northern
states with the rest of the region remaining partly cloudy. High
temperatures will range into the teens for northern Maine, in the 20's
south to Connecticut, lower 30's and 40's from Pennsylvania into much of
New Jersey, and the lower 50's from Maryland into the Virginia's.
=> 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 MAR 04 at 00:15 UTC
NO EVENTS
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 4.8
LOCATION: 57.6N 156.4W - 75 MILES S OF KING SALMON, AK.
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2122 75 CRANE CRANE TX 3139 10234 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (MAF)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1845 UNK 3 N ENTERPRISE COFFEE AL 3136 8584 TREES DOWN (TLH)
1915 UNK ASSUMPTION PARISH ASSUMPTION LA 2986 9104 TRAILERS BLOWN
OFF FOUNDATI POLICE. (NEW)
2010 UNK EARLY COUNTY EARLY GA 3130 8486 SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN (TLH)
2130 UNK EARLY COUNTY EARLY GA 3130 8486 SOME SMALL TREES DOWN
(TLH)
0140 UNK DALEVILLE DALE AL 3130 8571 TREES DOWN ON U.S. 84 (TLH)
0140 UNK BERLIN COLQUITT GA 3106 8363 TREES DOWN (TLH)
0300 UNK GENEVA COUNTY GENEVA AL 3108 8588 SEVERAL TREES DOWN (TLH)
0221 59 MARIANNA MUNI ARPT JACKSON FL 3083 8518 ASOS PK WND 51 KT
(TLH)
0340 65 2 W HARTSFIELD MITCHELL GA 3121 8402 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER
(TLH)
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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=> Wash. Emergency Mgmt Div. News release no. 20
March 3, 2001
9:28 p.m. Earthquake Update
EMERGENCY NEWS
FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray, Washington
Emergency Management Division, Washington Military Department
News release no. 20
March 3, 2001/9 p.m. Web address: www.wa.gov/wsem/
Earthquake Update as of 8 p.m. March 3
CAMP MURRAY - Following are the updates for the Nisqually earthquake as of 8
p.m. on March
3 based on information received by the State Emergency Operations Center at
Camp Murray.
Preliminary damage estimate is in excess of $1 billion.
There is a state proclamation of emergency for Western Washington. The
following jurisdictions
have declared a state of emergency: Cities of Seattle, Snoqualmie, Mountlake
Terrace, Tumwater,
Bellevue and Mercer Island; Counties of Thurston, Grays Harbor, King,
Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish,
Lewis and Mason. See www.wa.gov/wsem/ for updated information on local and
state declarations.
A presidential disaster declaration has been declared in King, Pierce,
Thurston, Kitsap, Lewis and
Mason counties.
The need for individual assistance will be based, in part, on the amount of
damages home- and
business owners report to their local emergency management office. The
following list outlines
telephone numbers that have been provided by the local jurisdictions for
damage reports:
City of Bellevue 425-452-4570
City of Olympia 360-753-8314
City of Puyallup 253-845-6666
City of Snoqualmie 425-888-5435/425-888-3333
City of Tumwater 360-754-4189
City of Lacey 360-491-5642
City of Seattle 360-684-3355
Grays Harbor County 360-249-3911
Kitsap County 360-337-7038
Lewis County 360-740-1151
Mason County 360-427-7535
Mountlake Terrace 425-776-3722
Snohomish County 425-423-7635
Thurston County 360-754-3360
Residents and business owners who sustained uninsured losses in the affected
counties (and who
have already reported that information to their local emergency management
office) may begin the
application process for federal disaster aid by calling FEMA's toll-free
phone number at
1-800-462-9029, 5 a.m.-9 p.m. PST, seven days a week. Hearing and
speech-impaired callers
may dial 1-800-462-7585 (TYY).
State Capitol Campus: All state buildings on the Capital Campus in Olympia
are expected to be
open for normal operations Monday, March 5, except the Legislative Building
and Employment
Security Annex. State crews will continue to do clean up on the Capital
Campus over the weekend.
Structural engineers are continuing to check the Legislative Building.
Updates on all campus buildings
will be posted on General Administration's web site at <
www.ga.wa.gov/equake>. If employees are
uncertain whether they are to return to their work site, they are to contact
their supervisors.
Preliminary damage to homes - Through Saturday, the American Red Cross
damage assessment of
Western Washington earthquake damage listed 110 single-family homes and
apartments destroyed
and 126 other single family homes and apartments with major damages.
Injuries - 1 death, and 407 injuries are reported statewide.
Emergency shelters - No shelters currently are open. People may call
1-800-660-4124 for
earthquake assistance from the Red Cross.
Donations - At this time, other than cash donations to the American Red
Cross, there is no
requirement for donated goods or cash to the state of Washington. To help
the victims of this and
other disasters, contributions may be made to the American Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund by
calling 1-800-HELP NOW or 1-800-257-7575 for Spanish speaking responses.
Power and water - Power in Western Washington has been restored. Major
damage has been
identified in the Manchester Water District in Kitsap County.
Pipelines - The Olympic Pipe Line, a petroleum fuel-carrying pipeline that
runs through much of
Western Washington is running at normal operation.
Transportation - Several roadways and bridges are closed and under repair
(see
www.wa.gov/wsem/ for more information.) Updates to road closures:
· 4th Avenue Bridge in Olympia.
· SR 302 at milepost 5 due to landslide. SR 302 is open to local access
only.
· SR 202 between SE Fish Hatchery Road and Snoqualmie Falls is closed
indefinitely due to
landslide danger.
· Snoqualmie River Bridge has three cracked piers.
· 4th Avenue South on-ramp to eastbound I-90 is closed.
· Northbound I-405 HOV lane is scheduled to re-open by noon tomorrow.
· First Avenue Bridge in Seattle, reopened to automobile traffic, remains
closed to marine traffic.
· Murray Morgan lift bridge in Tacoma, open to automobile traffic, closed to
marine traffic.
For additional road closures call 1-800-ROADS (7623)
All rail lines are open except for spur lines in the Seattle and Olympia
area.
King County International Airport (Boeing Field) has closed 5,000 feet of
runway and imposed
weight limits for aircraft takeoffs and landings.
Sea-Tac Airport is reported to be operating at about 75 percent of capacity.
Parks - Several state parks are reporting damage. Tolmie and Millersylvania
state parks in Thurston
County are closed.
For more information, check out Washington Emergency Management's Web site
at
www.wa.gov/wsem/.
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