The USA Disaster Situation Report
Situation Report for May 16, 2000
National Temperature Extremes
High Mon...106 At Coolidge Az And Wink TX
Low Tue...25 At Saranac Lake NY And Berlin NH
There is a 15% probability of a tornado within 25 miles of any point for an
area covering far southeast Wyoming, far northeast Colorado, and southwest
Nebraska. The 2 % probability area covers southeast and central eastern
Wyoming, northeast Colorado, and Nebraska except the eastern portion of the
State. This area also has a 10% or greater probability of severe hail 2
inches or larger in size and winds in excess of 65 knots. Also within this
area there is a 35% probability of hail 3/4 inch larger.
There are two areas at 5% risk for hail 3/4 an inch or larger within 25
miles of any point. The first area covers eastern Wyoming, northeastern
Colorado, southern South Dakota, far southwestern Minnesota, the
southwestern 3/4 of Iowa, northern Missouri, Nebraska, and northwestern
Kansas. The second area covers, southeastern Kansas, northeastern Oklahoma,
central and northwestern Arkansas, and southwestern Missouri.
The 5% probability area for winds in excess of 50 knots covers eastcentral
and eastern Wyoming, northeastern Colorado, northwestern Kansas, Nebraska
except the eastern portion of the State, and southeastern South Dakota.
Tomorrow the risk area covers northcentral Texas including the eastern
panhandle, the central 2/3rds of Oklahoma, Kansas except the western area,
Nebraska, southeastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota, southern Wisconsin,
central and northern Illinois, Iowa, and the northwestern 1/3rd of Missouri.
Active Warnings:
Flash Flood
New York
Vermont
...LAKE CHAMPLAIN TO STAY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...
Non Precipitation
Arizona
...STRONGER WINDS TODAY...
California
...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 900 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...
Colorado
...WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...
New Mexico
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FROM ABOUT
MIDDAY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...
Texas
...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...
Utah
...WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...
Winter Storm
California
...A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE PARK SOUTH TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE UNTIL 10 AM...
Nevada
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES TODAY
ABOVE 6500 FEET...
Rainfall is not expected to exceed flash flood guidance values.
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0830 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2000
Flood Summary
Showers Along the Great Lakes
Clouds and showers will affect the Great Lakes region on Tuesday. Some
showery weather is also expected on Tuesday in parts of the Ohio Valley,
central Plains and the central Mississippi Valley. Most of the rest of the
nation will have dry weather on Tuesday, with no heavy rains or flooding
expected.
FLASH FLOODING:
Flood/Flash Flood Warnings and/or Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisories
were issued over the past 24 hours for the following locations (in
alphabetical order, by state).
Florida: Martin County
RIVER FLOODING:
Rivers and streams with locations either above flood stage or expected to
rise above flood stage include (in alphabetical order, by state):
New York: Lake Champlain
FIRES
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2000 - 0530 MDT
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
CURRENT SITUATION:
New large fires were reported in the Southwest and Southern Areas.
Initial attack activity increased in the Southern Area. The National
Interagency Coordination Center processed orders for helicopters, an air
tanker, infrared aircraft , engines, radio equipment, shower units, and
miscellaneous overhead. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported
in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Utah, California, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
On 5/13, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Agriculture Secretary Dan
Glickman announced a 30-day suspension of all federal prescribed fires
west of the 100th meridian. For more information, see the U.S. Forest
Service Fire web page at www.fs.fed.us/fire/news.shtml.
A fixed wing aircraft working on the Lincoln Zone near Alamogordo, New
Mexico crashed yesterday. Both the pilot and the passenger were killed.
The entire fire community extends condolences to the family and friends.
SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:
CERRO GRANDE, Bandelier National Monument. An Area Command Team (Meuchel)
and two Type I Incident Management Teams (Humphrey and Bateman) are
assigned. A Type I Incident Management Team (Gage) will begin
transitioning with Bateman's team today. The fire is burning near Los
Alamos, NM. Crews held and improved fireline on both the north and south
sides of the fire. The potential for wind-driven fire growth still
exists. Threatened resources include the Baca Ranch, the Santa Clara
Indian Reservation, the Santa Clara Ranger Station, watersheds, and
endangered species.
SCOTT ABLE, Lincoln National Forest. The fire is located 20 miles south of
Cloudcroft, NM. A Type I Incident Management Team (Studebaker) is
assigned. The fire's activity inside the perimeter increased due to lower
humidities and higher winds. Efforts are underway to establish and secure
direct fireline in all critical areas.
OUTLET, Grand Canyon National Park. A Type I Incident Management Team
(Frye) is assigned. The fire is burning in designated and proposed
wilderness 26 miles south of Jacob Lake, AZ. The fire's activity
increased due to strong winds and low relative humidity. Heavy fuels
within the fire area have contributed to severe fire behavior, rapid fire
spread and difficulty meeting containment objectives.
LANE, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. The fire is 40 miles
southwest of Tucson, AZ. The fire began on 5/14 and was pushed in
mesquite and grass by strong southwest winds. Retardant was effective in
slowing the head of the fire. A burnout operation was planned for last
night.
COON CREEK, Tonto National Forest. The fire is 20 miles north of Globe,
AZ in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness. No significant fire activity occurred.
Demobilization of resources has begun.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
LONG BAY, National Forests of Florida. This fire is in the Apalachicola
National Forest, 40 miles southwest of Tallahassee, FL. Airtankers,
helicopters and crews worked to contain a spot fire yesterday which grew
to approximately 250 acres.
COOK RANCH, Texas State Forest Service. The fire is located 36 miles
south of Ft. Stockton, TX. Crews are improving firelines in preparation
for today's predicted gusty winds.
CEDAR RIDGE, Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park Service. The fire is near
Traphill, NC. Containment was hampered by strong winds and low
humidities. The fire was caused by lightning.
PINEY, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. This lightning-
caused fire is five miles southeast of Glasgow, VA. Two more crews will
be mobilized today. Current threats include wildlife habitat and the
James River Face Wilderness area.
FLOWERS, Florida State Division of Forestry. The fire, which is ten miles
north of Port Charlotte, FL, was caused by lightning. Spotting up to 1/4
mile was observed.
OUTLOOK:
*** A RED FLAG WARNING IS POSTED IN ALL OF NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS FOR
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY ***
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED IN ALL OF ARIZONA FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY ***
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED IN NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON ***
New Mexico will be partly cloudy and very windy. There is a slight chance
of afternoon thunderstorms in the southeast portion of the state.
Afternoon winds will be southwest to west at 20 to 35 mph, gusting to 50
mph. High temperatures will be in the 70's in the north to near 100 in
the southern deserts. Minimum relative humidities will be 5 to 15
percent.
West Texas will be partly cloudy and windy with isolated afternoon
thunderstorms. Winds will be southwest at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 40
mph. High temperatures will range from the upper 80's in the northern
part of the state to near 110 along the Rio Grande River. Minimum
relative humidities will be around 10 percent.
Arizona will be partly cloudy and windy. Winds will be southwest at 20 to
40 mph. High temperatures will be in the 60's in the mountains and up to
the lower 90's in the southern deserts. Minimum relative humidities will
be 7 to 15 percent.
Florida will be mostly sunny with east winds at 5 to 15 mph. High
temperatures will be in the 80's. Afternoon relative humidities will be
near 25 percent in the north and up to 45 percent elsewhere.
North and South Carolina will be partly cloudy. Winds will be southeast
to south at 5 to 10 mph. High temperatures will be in the mid 60's to
lower 80's.
Virginia will be partly cloudy with south to southwest winds at 5 to 10
mph. High temperatures will be in the 70's.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER
GOLDEN, COLORADO
LISTS OF U.S. EARTHQUAKES IN THE LAST 30 HOURS
Prepared by USGS/NEIC 2000 MAY 16 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 MAY 15 03:49:50.08 50.6 N 130.6 W 10 km 4.1
135 miles W of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
Severe Weather Reports
Tornado Reports
Time F-Scale Location County State Lat Lon Comments
0045 UNK YAKIMA COUNTY YAKIMA WA 4655 12064 EVENT DURATION 10-15 MINUTES.
TORNADO REPORTED (PDT)
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1710 100 ROCKLEDGE BREVARD FL 2833 8071 (MLB)
1740 100 HIGHLAND CITY POLK FL 2796 8188 EVENT DURATION 5 MINUTES. REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER. (TBW)
1805 88 BARTOW POLK FL 2788 8183 REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN BARTOW. SEVERE
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. EVENT DURATION 2 MINUTES. (TBW)
1830 175 2 S ROCKLEDGE BREVARD FL 2829 8071 (MLB)
1835 100 STUART MARTIN FL 2720 8025 74 MPH TSTM WIND GUST UNOFFICIAL (MLB)
1940 88 JUNO BEACH FL 2686 8004 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (MIA)
1945 175 3 NW PALM BEACH ARPT FL 2671 8018 (MIA)
2015 88 DAVIE BROWARD FL 2606 8023 REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. (MIA)
2140 88 MIAMI DADE FL 2576 8019 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (MIA)
2205 88 PALMDALE GLADES FL 2693 8131 (MIA)
2228 88 ELGIN UNION OR 4556 11793 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER UNION 12. (PDT)
2344 75 COVE UNION OR 4529 11781 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER UNION 16. (PDT)
2345 100 5 S NEW ENGLAND HETTINGER ND 4644 10284 EVENT DURATION 10 MINUTES.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (BIS)
0014 75 ELGIN UNION OR 4556 11793 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(PDT)
0015 75 UNION UNION OR 4521 11788 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. PENNY-SIZED
HAIL REPORTED. (UNION-2H) (PDT)
0035 100 15 NE HETTINGER ADAMS ND 4617 10237 EVENT DURATION 10 MINUTES.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (BIS)
0228 75 4 E DICKENS DICKENS TX 3361 10075 DIME SIZE HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION
OF US 82/FM 265 REPORTED BY DICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE (LBB)
0255 100 W MADISON LAKE SD 4400 9711 (FSD)
0338 175 5 W CROOKS MINNEHAHA SD 4366 9693 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (FSD)
0355 100 SIOUX FALLS MINNEHAHA SD 4371 9683 REPORTED BY MEDIA. (FSD)
0356 100 SIOUX FALLS LINCOLN SD 4330 9681 REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.
(FSD)
1036 75 ARLINGTON RENO KS 3790 9818 (ICT)
1040 100 5 W HOWARD ELK KS 3746 9637 (ICT)
1112 88 10 SW ELK CITY MONTGOMERY KS 3716 9606 (ICT)
1115 88 5 NW COFFEYVILLE MONTGOMERY KS 3709 9570 (ICT)
1120 75 HALE CHAUTAUQUA KS 3723 9601 (ICT)
1140 100 COFFEYVILLE MONTGOMERY KS 3703 9563 (ICT)
1140 75 BIG CABIN CRAIG OK 3653 9521 (TUL)
1145 75 KETCHUM CRAIG OK 3651 9501 (TUL)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2150 UNK SOUTH MIAMI DADE FL 2569 8028 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(MIA)
2150 UNK PINECREST DADE FL 2568 8051 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORECEMENT OFFICIAL
(MIA)
2120 60 DAVIE BROWARD FL 2606 8023 REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. (MIA)
0255 60 MADISON LAKE SD 4400 9711 (FSD)
Fields marked UNK are unknown
All Times UTC
Wind Gusts in MPH
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LINKS AREA
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Heat signature (red) and a smoke plume (light blue) are visible from the
large fires burning near Los Alamos. The fire has burned over 44,000 acres .
A second series of heat signatures are visible in New Mexico to the
southwest of Los Alamos.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/FSMHSusNM136_N5.jpg
A thin smoke plume from the Cerro Grande (Los Alamos) fire is visible in
this image. Clouds obscured the smoke in later images.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/FSMusNM136_G8.jpg
A frontal system with strong thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain, and strong
winds passed through the eastern states late on 13 May.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/STMusE135_G8.jpg
Heat signature (red) and smoke plumes (light blue) are visible from a number
of fires burning throughout Florida. Some may be controlled burns.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Florida/FSMHSusFL136_N4.jpg
CBS News
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/now/story/0,1597,194947-412,00.shtml
Watch Tuesday when the CBS Evening News takes a closer look at exactly
what was sprayed on hundreds of U.S. sailors during operations Copper Head
and Autumn Gold.
Infected Biologist Broke Lab Rule
http://politicslive.com/a/ap.washington/20000515/3920a1ee.22b4.4/ap.asp
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