The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For April 5, 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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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Wed...94 At Mcallen TX
Low Thu...7 At Berlin NH
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Thu Apr 5 11:28:41 2001
Flash Flood
Iowa
A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA HENRY
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA JEFFERSON
Flood
Alabama
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER
Florida
Georgia
FOR THE KINCHAFOONEE CREEK, INCLUDING PRESTON, MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
Iowa
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO.
Mississippi
FOR THE BIG BLACK RIVER...NEAR BENTONIA...NEAR BOVINA AND AT WEST...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
FOR THE CHICKASAWHAY RIVER...AT ENTERPRISE...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
North Dakota
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WILD RICE RIVER AT
ABERCROMBIE...
Non Precipitation
New Mexico
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BOOTHEEL OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...
WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST QUARTER...
...HIGH WIND WATCH FRIDAY CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE TEXAS
STATE LINE...
Oklahoma
Texas
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY...
Severe Thunderstorm
Illinois
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... KNOX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS * UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...EASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS *
UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
Winter Storm
Arizona
WIND ADVISORY TODAY...
Colorado
WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NOON FOR THE
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...
HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY...
Nebraska
. STRONG WINDS AND COLD RAIN OR WET SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.
New Mexico
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT...
WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...
Nevada
A THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST TODAY IN EAST CENTRAL NEVADA
Wyoming
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW TO
THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
=> 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 - Slightly Moderate
There is a 2% probability of a tornado over west central Texas, western
Oklahoma except the
extreme western area, and Kansas except the southeast 1/4 of the state.
The 5% probability area covers west central central through north, far
western Oklahoma except the
extreme western area, and southwest Kansas except the extreme western area.
Hail Risk - Severe
The 10% probability area for hail 2 inch or larger covers west central
central through north, far
western Oklahoma except the extreme western area, and southwest Kansas
except the extreme
western area.
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over west central
through northcentral Texas,
Oklahoma except the southeast 1/4, Kansas, extreme eastern and far
northeastern Colorado,
extreme southeast Wyoming, Nebraska, extreme south southeastern South
Dakota, Iowa, the north
northwest 1/2 of Missouri, central and northern Illinois, the northwest 2/3
of Indiana, extreme
northwestern Ohio, and far southern Wisconsin.
The 15% probability area covers west central through northcentral Texas,
Oklahoma except the
southeast 1/3, Kansas, extreme eastern and far northeastern Colorado,
extreme southeast Wyoming,
Nebraska except the far northern area, Iowa except the far northern area,
the north northwest 1/3 of
Missouri, north central and northern Illinois, northwest Indiana, and
extreme southern Wisconsin.
The 25% probability area covers west central central through north, far
western Oklahoma except
the extreme western area, and southwest Kansas except the extreme western
area.
Wind Risk - Moderate
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over central west
through central north
Texas, the western 1/3 of Oklahoma except the far western area, far
northeast Colorado, Kansas,
extreme east southeast Wyoming, southwest Nebraska, the north northwest 1/2
of Missouri,
extreme west central Illinois.
The 15% probability are covers central west through central north Texas, the
western 1/3 of
Oklahoma except the far western area and southwestern Kansas.
Tomorrow's Risk - Severe
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow over central
through central north Texas,
Oklahoma except the east southeast area and the panhandle, Kansas except the
far southwest area,
northeast Colorado, extreme east southeast Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota
except the
northwest area, extreme south southeast North Dakota, central and southern
Minnesota, Wisconsin
except the far northeastern area, southern Michigan, far western New York,
the western 2/5 of
Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, Ohio, the north northeast 2/3 of
Indiana, the northern 2/5 of
Illinois, the west northwest 1/2 of Missouri, and Iowa.
The 15% probability area covers central through central north Texas,
Oklahoma except the east
southeast area and the panhandle, Kansas except the southwest area, far
northeast Colorado,
extreme , South Dakota except the northwest area, Nebraska, central and
southern Minnesota,
central through western Wisconsin, Iowa, and the west northwest 2/5 of
Missouri.
The 25% probability area covers Oklahoma except the western and southeastern
areas, Kansas
except the western area, central and eastern Nebraska, extreme south
southeast South Dakota, the
western 1/2 of Iowa, and west northwest Missouri.
The 35% probability area covers central north Oklahoma, central and eastern
Kansas, the southeast
1/3 of Nebraska, central west and southwest Iowa, and extreme northwest
Missouri.
The 45% probability area covers southeast Nebraska, the eastern 1/2 of
Kansas, extreme southwest
Iowa, and extreme northwest Missouri.
Day Three's Risk - Severe
The 10% probability area for extremely severe weather covers extreme central
north Texas,
Oklahoma except the far western and far southeastern areas, Kansas except
the western area,
Nebraska except the western area, extreme south southeast South Dakota, Iowa
except the north
northwest area, the southern 1/2 of Wisconsin, the northwest 3/5 of
Illinois, and Missouri except the
southeastern area.
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather on day 3 over central west
through central north
Texas, Oklahoma except the far western and far southeastern areas, Kansas
except the far western
area, Nebraska except the far western area, south Dakota except the
northwest 1/4, far southeast
North Dakota, Minnesota except the north northwestern area, Wisconsin,
Michigan, extreme
northwestern Ohio, the northwest 1/2 of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa,
and the northwest 1/2 of
Arkansas.
The 15% probability area covers central and central north Texas, Oklahoma
except the far western
and far southeastern areas, Kansas except the western area, Nebraska except
the western area,
southeast South Dakota, southern Minnesota, the southwest 1/4 of Wisconsin,
west northwest
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri except the southeast area, and far northwest
Arkansas.
The 10% probability area for extremely severe weather covers extreme central
north Texas,
Oklahoma except the far western and far southeastern areas, Kansas except
the western area,
Nebraska except the western area, extreme south southeast South Dakota, Iowa
except the north
northwest area, the southern 1/2 of Wisconsin, the northwest 3/5 of
Illinois, and Missouri except the
southeastern area.
=> 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 a portion of central
Arizona, extreme northeast Kansas, south southeast Iowa, far north northwest
Missouri, north
northwest Illinois, extreme southeast Wisconsin, and extreme southwest
Michigan.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 2 inches of
precipitation over a portion of
central south North Dakota and central north South Dakota.
Over 1 inch of precipitation is forecast over a small portion of west
central California, northeast
Nebraska, South Dakota except the south southwest area, the south southeast
2/5 of North Dakota,
Minnesota except the north northeastern and southeastern area, northwest
Iowa.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast - Today
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 12 inches or greater of
snow is low over a
portion of central west 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 a
portion of central west Arizona and a small portion of southeast 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
09:15 AM EDT THUR APR 5 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
HEAVY RAIN SINCE MONDAY HAS CAUSED RIVERS ACROSS THE SOUTH,
INCLUDING NORTHERN FLORIDA, TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH MINOR TO
MODERATE FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. VERY HEAVY RAIN OF UP TO 10 TO
12 INCHES IN 3 TO 6 HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI YESTERDAY
CAUSED WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN ALSO
CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AS WELL AS
TENNESSEE AND MISSOURI. RIVERS ACROSS MISSOURI WHICH ROSE IN
RESPONSE TO RECENT HEAVY RAIN ARE FALLING, AND EXPECTED BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY.
RIVERS ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS HAVE MINOR TO MODERATE
FLOODING FROM SNOW MELT AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. MAJOR
FLOODING
IS ANTICIPATED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER. EXPECTED
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON THESE RIVERS.
FLASH FLOODING:
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES
WERE ISSUED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR LOCATIONS INCLUDING:
ALABAMA: CHOCTAW, DALLAS, MARENGO, MORGAN AND PICKENS COUNTY
OVER 4 INCHES OFF RAIN OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS
PRODUCED WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING
MISSISSIPPI: ATTALA, HOLMES, LAUDERDALE, LEAKE, NESHOBA,
NEWTON AND SCOTT COUNTIES
RADAR ESTIMATES OF UP TO 10 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN IN 3
TO 6 HOURS FELL ACROSS HOLMES COUNTY, CAUSING
CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING
THE TOWN OF KOSCIUSKO WAS INUNDATED, WITH MANY ROADS
IMPASSABLE FROM NEARLY 9 INCHES OF RAIN
EVACUATIONS OCCURRED IN LEAKE COUNTY
MISSOURI: COOPER COUNTY
BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 135 3 MILES NORTH OF CLIFTON CITY
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
PUERTO RICO: MUNICIPALITIES OF AGUAS BUENAS, BAYAMON,
CAGUAS, CANAVANAS, CAROLINA, CATANO, CEIBA, FAJARDO,
GUAYNABO, GURABO, HUMACAO, LAS PIEDRAS, LOIZA, LUQUILLO,
NAGUABO, JUNCOS, RIO GRANDE, SAN JUAN, TOA BAJA AND TRUJILLO
ALTO
TENNESSEE: DUNKLIN, DYER, LAKE AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THIS REGION RESULTED IN
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING, WITH FLOODING OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
ALABAMA: THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE, BLACK WARRIOR, LOWER
TALLAPOOSA, ALABAMA, TOMBIGBEE, CAHABA, LOCUST FORK AND
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERS
ARKANSAS: THE OUACHITA AND CACHE RIVERS
FLORIDA: THE APALACHICOLA AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVERS
GEORGIA: THE OCMULGEE, CHATTAHOOCHEE, WITHLACOOCHEE,
ALTAMAHA, OGEECHEE AND OHOOPEE RIVERS
ILLINOIS: THE BIG MUDDY RIVER
IOWA: THE IOWA, CEDAR, LITTLE SIOUX, BOG SIOUX, SHELL ROCK,
WINNEBAGO, WEST FORK CEDAR, DES MOINES AND EAST AND WEST
FORK DES MOINES RIVERS
LOUISIANA: THE CALCASIEU, OUACHITA, ATCHAFALAYA AND BOEUF
RIVERS; BAYOU DORCHEAT, BAYOU BODCAU
MASSACHUSETTS: THE CHARLES, CONCORD AND SUDBURY RIVERS
MINNESOTA: THE RED, TWO RIVERS, MINNESOTA, REDWOOD,
COTTONWOOD, SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO, BUFFALO, WILD RICE AND RED
LAKE RIVERS; TURTLE CREEK
MISSISSIPPI: THE BUTTAHATCHIE, CHICKASAWHAY, YOCKANOOKANY,
PEARL, UPPER BIG BLACK, LITTLE TALLAHATCHIE, TOMBIGBEE AND
UPPER PEARL RIVERS; TUSCOLAMETA CREEK
MISSOURI: THE SOUTH GRAND. BLACKWATER, MOREAU AND LAMINE
RIVERS; BIG CREEK
NORTH CAROLINA: THE TAR, NEUSE AND CAPE FEAR RIVERS
NORTH DAKOTA: THE RED, SHEYENNE, MAPLE, LOWER SOURIS AND
JAMES RIVERS
SOUTH CAROLINA: THE GREAT PEE DEE RIVER
SOUTH DAKOTA: THE BIG SIOUX, JAMES AND VERMILLION RIVERS
TEXAS: THE TRINITY, SABINE, NECHES AND SULPHUR RIVERS
VIRGINIA: THE NOTTOWAY RIVER
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
Not 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 APR 05 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 APR 4 08:36:21.27 52.7 N 168.4 W 56 km 4.6
25 miles SE of Nikolski, Alaska
=> 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
1212 75 MC ADAMS ATTALA MS 3301 8969 REPORTED BY CD (JAN)
1230 100 COTTONDALE TUSCALOOSA AL 3318 8744 EMA REPORTED QUARTER
SIZED HAIL. (BHM)
1233 175 SINGLETON LEAKE MS 3288 8953 REPORTED BY CD (JAN)
1250 100 10 E CARTHAGE LEAKE MS 3271 8951 (JAN)
1255 100 HOPE NESHOBA MS 3275 8925 REPORTED BY CD (JAN)
1330 75 MERIDIAN LAUDERDALE MS 3236 8871 (JAN)
1345 175 MOUNDVILLE HALE AL 3300 8761 (BHM)
1350 75 EMELLE SUMTER AL 3440 8531 (BHM)
1400 75 MERIDIAN LAUDERDALE MS 3236 8871 (JAN)
1415 75 2 S PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA MS 3273 8911 REPORTED BY CD (JAN)
1417 75 TRENTON GIBSON TN 3598 8893 REPORTED BY SPOTTER. (MEM)
1429 75 HUMBOLDT GIBSON TN 3581 8891 REPORTED BY SPOTTER. (MEM)
1435 75 UNION NEWTON MS 3240 8909 REPORTED BY SO (JAN)
1455 75 DUFFEE NEWTON MS 3248 8893 REPORTED BY SO (JAN)
1511 75 MERIDIAN LAUDERDALE MS 3236 8871 (JAN)
1530 88 MERIDIAN LAUDERDALE MS 3236 8871 RPTD BY EMERGENCY SERVICES
AMBULANCE (JAN)
1610 75 8 E LOUISVILLE WINSTON MS 3313 8889 REPORTED BY CD OFFICE (JAN)
1625 100 BROOKSVILLE NOXUBEE MS 3323 8858 (JAN)
1655 75 PICKENSVILLE PICKENS AL 3323 8826 (BHM)
1655 75 1 W BROOKSVILLE NOXUBEE MS 3323 8860 RPTD BY WATER
DEPARTMENT (JAN)
1705 175 NEW HOPE LOWNDES MS 3346 8831 REPORTED BY COUNTY 911 (JAN)
1720 100 REFORM PICKENS AL 3338 8801 (BHM)
1724 175 1 W COLUMBUS LOWNDES MS 3349 8845 RPTD BY COUNTY 911 (JAN)
1740 175 ATMORE ESCAMBIA AL 3103 8750 (MOB)
1740 88 NEW HOPE LOWNDES MS 3346 8831 REPORTED BY COUNTY 911 (JAN)
1749 100 BALDWYN PRENTISS MS 3449 8863 REPORTED BY LEE COMMS. (MEM)
1750 100 BRATT ESCAMBIA FL 3096 8743 (MOB)
1800 75 4 E BALDWYN LEE MS 3449 8855 REPORTED BY SPOTTER. (MEM)
1830 75 SALTILLO LEE MS 3438 8868 REPORTED BY SPOTTER. (MEM)
1905 75 2 N HOUSTON CHICKASAW MS 3393 8900 REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT ALONG HWY 32. (MEM)
1914 100 6 S KOSCIUSKO ATTALA MS 3294 8958 RPTD BY CIVIL DEFENSE (JAN)
2120 100 14 SW PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA MS 3260 8931 RPTD BY COUNTY 911
(JAN)
2211 100 ALICEVILLE PICKENS AL 3313 8814 NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
REPORTED IN ALICEVILLE. (BHM)
2220 100 DURANT HOLMES MS 3308 8986 REPORTED BY SPOTTERS IN DURANT.
(JAN)
0022 175 DECATUR NEWTON MS 3243 8911 REPORTED BY CD OFFICE (SPC)
0230 88 WELLMAN TERRY TX 3304 10243 (LBB)
0310 175 10 NE BROWNFIELD TERRY TX 3330 10214 REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORECEMENT (LBB)
0310 75 ROPESVILLE HOCKLEY TX 3341 10214 REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORECMENT (LBB)
0310 75 SMYER HOCKLEY TX 3358 10216 (LBB)
0313 75 8 W LUBBOCK LUBBOCK TX 3358 10201 REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTERS (LBB)
0340 75 SHALLOWATER LUBBOCK TX 3368 10198 (LBB)
0355 175 UNION TERRY TX 3318 10234 GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED ALONG
FM1076 AND FM168 3 NE OF UNION (LBB)
0455 88 5 N HALE CENTER HALE TX 3414 10183 LOCATION ESTIMATED (LBB)
0518 200 5 WSW PLAINVIEW HALE TX 3408 10180 (LBB)
0600 100 5 NE SPEARMAN HANSFORD TX 3625 10112 A PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED
BY KRDF IN SPEARMAN. (AMA)
0620 150 HARDESTY TEXAS OK 3661 10119 REPORTED BY TEXAS COUNTY S.O.
STARTED 120 AM CDT AND LASTED TO 138 AM CDT. (AMA)
0638 100 HARDESTY TEXAS OK 3661 10119 HARDESTY F.D. ON NORTH SIDE OF
TOWN. (AMA)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1740 UNK ATMORE ESCAMBIA AL 3103 8750 SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
(MOB)
2117 UNK DIXON NESHOBA MS 3240 8909 BARN DESTROYED BY HIGH WINDS
RPTD BY 911 (JAN)
2145 UNK UNION NEWTON MS 3240 8909 TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN RPTD
BY CD (JAN)
2120 80 14 SW PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA MS 3260 8931 RPTD BY 911 (JAN)
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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=> National Drought Summary -- April 3, 2001
The Southeast: Central Florida finally received widespread, heavy rainfall
(3-9 inches) for the first
time since mid-September 2000. The rains fell on exceptional drought (D4)
areas, significantly easing
short-term (topsoil) dryness and agricultural and wildfire concerns as most
D4 regions improved one
category to D3(W). Weekly precipitation was lower in northern and southern
Florida (generally less
than 2 inches), thus maintaining D4 around the Lake Okeechobee region and
D2(W) and D3(W) in
north-central Florida. The rains, however, only put a small nick in the
long-term drought. Lake
Okeechobee only rose about an inch (from 10.10 feet on March 27 to between
10.22-10.24 feet
on March 30-April 3); several daily USGS-monitored rivers in central Florida
have returned to
subnormal flows; the soil moisture volume at the 2, 4, 8, and 20-inch layers
at Sellers Lake SCAN
site (near Orlando) dropped to 2-4% (from brief maximums of 10-18% on March
30; was at 1%
on March 1) while the 40-inch depth remained around 16%, virtually unchanged
since March 1; and
the long-term (October 1, 1998-March 28, 2001) deficit at Tampa (30.36
inches) was only
diminished to 26.93 inches by March 31.
Farther north, beneficial rains also fell on most areas for the third
consecutive week, with the greatest
totals (2-4 inches) recorded in the Piedmont region. Accordingly, both short
and long-term moisture
conditions improved, especially in the western Carolinas as reflected by
much improved 7-day
average streamflow, and the area of extreme (D3) and severe (D2) drought was
diminished.
Western areas of the Southeast slightly improved or remained unchanged as
precipitation totals were
lower (less than an inch), but temperatures averaged 6 to 8oF below normal.
The Central Appalachians and Ohio Valley: Another week of light
precipitation (0.1-0.5 inches),
100% (86 sites) and 84% (51 sites) of the USGS-monitored streamflows in
Indiana and Ohio,
respectively, in the lower 24th percentile, and 90-day deficits between 4
and 7 inches (between
50-75% of normal) justified an expansion of abnormal dryness (D0) into
northeast Indiana and
northwest Ohio, and a new D1 area in southeast Indiana and southwest Ohio.
Additional D0 and D1
increases into the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys were tempered
by moderate rains
(1.0-2.5 inches) on April 2-3, and actually erased dryness in southwest
Indiana and northern
Kentucky. Light to moderate precipitation (0.5 inches in western
Pennsylvania and eastern
Kentucky, 0.5-1.5 inches in West Virginia) eased but did not eliminate
short-term dryness in these
regions.
The Plains: A series of weak frontal passages provided minimal precipitation
but widely-fluctuating
temperatures as weekly readings averaged close to normal. Generally light
precipitation (0.1-0.3
inches) maintained hydrological dryness/drought over west Texas and the
western Corn Belt. In the
northern Plains, however, the driest December-March on record in North
Dakota (according to
preliminary ranks from NCDC) expanded D0 into northwestern North Dakota,
highlighting the
4-month dryness, but moderate precipitation (0.4-1.0 inches) during April
2-3 removed abnormal
dryness in southeastern Montana and adjacent areas of the Dakotas.
The West: The "March Miracle" failed to materialize in the Pacific Northwest
as the month observed
subnormal precipitation (around 75% of normal) and slightly above normal
temperatures. This week,
subnormal precipitation (0.5-2 inches) and seasonable temperatures further
decreased the SNOTEL
basin seasonal precipitation and snow water content values. As of April 2,
SNOTEL basin average
snow water content dropped to 25% of normal in southern Oregon (Rogue and
Klamath basins),
with both basins also measuring only 51% of their normal seasonal
precipitation. Similarly, in
east-central Oregon, John Day and Harney basins fell to 39% of normal snow
water content,
although seasonal precipitation was slightly more at 60-64% of normal.
Accordingly, D2(W) was
expanded to cover southwestern and south-central Oregon, and D3(A,W) was
added across the
Klamath basin as spring irrigation concerns increased. In the Sierra Nevada,
another dry and very
mild week (2 of the past 3 weeks) reduced the SNOTEL basin average snow
water content by
9-19 percentage points from just 10 days ago, to below 40% of normal in the
northern sections, thus
expanding the D1(W) into this area and increasing D0(W) into western Nevada.
In southern Idaho
and northern Utah, a mild week and light precipitation also decreased basin
snow water content as
the D2(W) extended into southwestern Idaho's Weiser, Payette, and Boise
basins, and D1(W)
pushed into northeast Utah's Bear River basin. Cooler weather and seasonable
precipitation across
most of Washington, northern Idaho, and northwest Montana maintained drought
conditions.
In contrast, the third consecutive week of light to moderate precipitation
and seasonable
temperatures in central Montana and Wyoming slightly increased both basin
snow water content and
seasonal precipitation by 5-6 percentage points since March 23 to 65-75% of
normal, slightly
improving moderate drought conditions in central Wyoming and southern
Montana.
Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Moderate showers (1 to 4 inches) across Kauai on
April 2-3 erased
developing short-term dryness, frequent windward showers (between 0.25-0.75
inches a day) since
March 28 alleviated abnormal dryness in the eastern part of the Big Island
while lighter leeward
showers (0.2-0.9 inches) improved conditions from D2 to D1(A,F) in western
locations, and light to
moderate showers (0.3-1.3 inches) across western Oahu returned conditions to
normal. Elsewhere,
however, little or no rain maintained dryness and drought across Molokai and
Lanai, and on the
leeward side of Maui.
Unseasonably heavy showers continued across most of Puerto Rico, with up to
4 inches measured in
the central portion of the island. Heavy rains (1-3 inches) were also
reported in the interior just north
of the abnormally dry area along the southwestern coast, but only light
totals (between 0-0.9 inches)
fell on D0 southwestern locations, maintaining abnormal dryness there.
Looking Ahead: Weather features that may affect dry or drought areas during
April 4-9 includes: 1)
additional rainfall for the Southeast, especially early in the 5-day period;
2) a series of storm systems
and colder air pushing into the West and eventually the north-central
Plains, potentially providing
beneficial precipitation to the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, north-central
Rockies, and northern third of
the Plains; 3) scattered showers may dampen the Ohio Valley and central
Appalachians over the
weekend.
The medium-range outlook (April 10-14) calls for general troughing (low
pressure) in the West and
ridging (high pressure) centered over the Southeast, indicating possible: 4)
unsettled (wet and cool)
weather from the Southwest northeastward to the upper Midwest (includes the
Sierra Nevada,
north-central Rockies, and northern Plains); and 5) increased chance for
drier and warmer weather
across the Southeast, especially Florida.
Author: David Miskus
=> The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following
firefighter
fatalities:
Name: Nancy Roberts
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 38
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 3
Date of Incident: 03/31/2001
Time of Incident: 1400
Date of Death: 03/31/2001
Fire Department: Willow Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department Address: P.O. Box 51, Willow Creek, CA 95573
Fire Department Phone: (530) 629-2229
Fire Department Chief: Rob Wild
Cause of Death: Firefighter Roberts drowned while practicing whitewater
skills with another
firefighter on the South River (CA).
Name: Arthur C. Griffiths Sr.
Rank: Captain of Fire Police
Age: 65 yrs
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 25 yrs
Date of Incident: March 20, 2001
Time of Incident: 13:10 hrs
Date of Death: March 20, 2001
Fire Department: Spangler Fire Department
Fire Department Address: 2001 Bigler Avenue, Northern Cambria, PA 15714
Fire Department Phone: 814-948-5671
Fire Department Chief: Mickey Lutch
Cause of Death: Captain Griffiths had been working in the fire station
kitchen for 3 1/2 hrs., when
he left to pick up supplies at approximately 13:00 hrs and suffered a heart
attack minutes later.
Memorial Fund: Contres-Greer Hall, P.O. Box 454, Northern Cambria, PA
15714
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