The USA Disaster Situation Report
Situation Report for May 21, 2000
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...111 At Thermal CA
Low Sun...28 At Alamosa CO
Tornado - Moderately Low Risk
Currently there is a 2% or greater risk of a tornado within 25 miles of any
point for an area covering North Carolina, except the western and southern
areas, and far southern Virginia except the western area.
Hail - Moderately Low Risk
There is a 5% or greater probability of Hail 3/4 inch or larger for two
areas.
The first area covers north central and northeastern Georgia, northwestern
South Carolina, North Carolina, and south central and southeast Virginia.
The second area covers south central Missouri, southeast Oklahoma, far
northeast Texas, and Arkansas except the far southern and eastern areas.
Wind - Moderately Low Risk
There are two areas with probability of winds in excess of 50 knots within
25 miles of any point.
There is a 15% probability for an area covering North Carolina, except the
western and southern areas, and far southern Virginia except the western
area. Around this area there is a 5% probability of winds for north
central and northeastern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, North
Carolina, and south central and southeast Virginia.
Over the second area there is a 5% probability. It covers south central
Missouri, southeast Oklahoma, far northeast Texas, and Arkansas except the
far southern and eastern areas.
Tomorrow there are two risk areas.
The first area covers eastern North Carolina, southeastern Virginia, and far
south Maryland.
The second area covers southeast Missouri, far western Kentucky, western
Tennessee, northern Alabama, northern Mississippi, and Arkansas except the
southern and western areas.
Active Warnings:
Flash Flood
New York
Vermont
...LAKE CHAMPLAIN STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...
Flood
Michigan
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE THORNAPPLE RIVER AT HASTINGS.
Special Marine
Louisiana
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO
GULFPORT MS OUT 20 NM * UNTIL 1100 AM CDT * AT 945 AM CDT...A LARGE
WATERSPOUT WAS REPORTED
Non Precipitation
Montana
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST MONTANA TODAY...INCLUDING LAKE
KOOCANUSA AND FLATHEAD LAKE...
There is currently one area with a rainfall prediction of over 1 inch. It
is located in northeast North Carolina.
Rainfall is not expected to exceed flash flood guidance.
Current Locations Above Flood Stage
LOCATION; STATE; RIVER; FLOOD STAGE; OBS STAGE; OBS DATE TIME GMT
SO FK ZUMBRO MN S Fk Zumbro R 12 13.8 20000519 1200
Langhorne (nr) PA Neshaminy Ck 9 16.2 20000519 948
New Munster (nr) WI Fox R 10 11.6 20000519 1230
Fires
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 - 0900 MDT
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
CURRENT SITUATION:
New large fires were reported in the Southern and Southwest Areas. The
Southern Area had moderate initial attack activity, while activity in the
rest of the nation was light. Firefighters in the Southwest Area are meeting
containment objectives and demobilization continues. The National
Interagency Coordination Center processed orders for a lead plane, infrared
aircraft, engines, and miscellaneous overhead. Very high to extreme fire
indices were reported in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
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.
SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:
CERRO GRANDE, Bandelier National Monument. An Area Command Team (Meuchel)
and a Type I Incident Management Teams (Gage) are assigned. The fire is
burning near Los Alamos, NM. Fire intensities continue to be low with the
cloudy and cool weather conditions. Construction of direct fireline and
aggressive mop-up continue on the west side of the fire between Santa Clara
Canyon and Cerro Grande.
OUTLET, Grand Canyon National Park. A Type I Incident Management Team (Frye)
is assigned. The fire is located in a designated and proposed wilderness 25
miles south of Jacob Lake, AZ. Fire activity increased with warmer
temperatures yesterday, yet there was no increase in acreage. Mop-up and
fireline improvement continues. Demobilization of personnel is in progress.
SINGLETON, New Mexico State - Las Vegas District. This fire is 30 miles
north of Tucumcari, NM. This fire was caused by lightning and is burning in
mesquite, grass and juniper. Poor access is hindering suppression efforts.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
LONG BAY, National Forests of Florida. A Type II Incident Management Team
(Wilkins) is assigned. The fire is located in the Apalachicola National
Forest, 40 miles southwest of Tallahassee, FL. Infrared detection showed
several hot spots within the interior which will continue to be monitored.
CARLTON RESERVE, Florida State Division of Forestry. The fire is ten miles
northwest of Port Charlotte, FL. Some spotting has been observed. Crews are
mopping up 100 feet in from the fireline, and will continue to reinforce the
perimeter.
SQUIRREL COMMAND, Florida Division of Forestry. No new information was
reported. This will be the last report unless new information is received.
MICROWAVE COMMAND, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is burning in
swamp land in Osceola County.
POINT PETER, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. This fire is three
miles south of Mann's Harbor, NC. Airtankers, helicopters, and dozers are
being utilized in suppression efforts. A sudden wind shift caused a 250
acreage increase yesterday afternoon.
CAMP LEJUNE, North Carolina. No new information was reported. This will be
the last report unless new information is received.
OUTLOOK:
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED FOR MUCH OF INLAND FLORIDA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ***
A weak cold front will move through Alabama and Georgia Sunday bringing a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. The northern part of the front will
stall over North and South Carolina with cloudy skies and a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Florida will continue to be sunny and dry with
afternoon minimum relative humidities of 30 to 40 percent in the interior
portion of the state.
Arizona and New Mexico will be sunny with high temperatures in the 70s and
80s. Minimum relative humidities will be 10 to 20 percent. West Texas will
have a slight chance of thunderstorms during the day.
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 21 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
2000 MAY 19 23:07:26.00 36.3 N 118.1 W 2 km 3.5
20 miles S of Lone Pine, California
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 MAY 19 20:34:25.65 59.2 N 153.2 W 79 km 5.6
65 miles WSW of Homer, Alaska
Prepared by USGS/NEIC 2000 MAY 21 at 00:15 UTC
Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
Time F-Scale Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1957 UNK SYRACUSE HAMILTON KS 3798 10174 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED (DDC)
2030 UNK 9 SW MADISON MADISON NE 4172 9760 SEVERAL REPORTS BY PUBLIC BETWEEN
1530 AND 1552L. (OMA)
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2025 75 SUGAR HILL MCDOWELL NC 3558 8204 EOC RELAYED FIRE DEPT REPORT OF
DIME SIZE HAIL (GSP)
2115 75 CARTERSVILLE BARTOW GA 3416 8480 (ATL)
2116 125 TAYLORSVILLE BARTOW GA 3408 8498 NICKEL TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL
REPORTED FROM EUHARLEE TO CARTERSVILLE TO TAYLORSVILLE TO KINGSTON. (ATL)
2140 75 8 SW WAYNE WAYNE NE 4213 9714 (OMA)
2148 275 CARTERSVILLE BARTOW GA 3416 8480 (ATL)
2150 175 NOTTOWAY COUNTY NOTTOWAY VA 3715 7808 (AKQ)
2152 175 AMELIA AMELIA VA 3733 7798 (AKQ)
2317 88 2 N LORETTA RUSH KS 3868 9918 (DDC)
0232 100 2 NE AMARILLO POTTER TX 3540 10191 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (AMA)
0248 88 2 E AMARILLO POTTER TX 3540 10191 REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.
(AMA)
0300 175 2 SW ROBERSONVILLE MARTIN NC 3579 7727 BM (MHX)
0302 75 16 SW PANHANDLE CARSON TX 3516 10161 REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY NWS
EMPLOYEE. (AMA)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2045 UNK GLENWOOD MCDOWELL NC 3561 8198 EOC RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT OF LARGE
TREES BLOWN DOWN. (GSP)
2117 UNK 2 SE GRANITE FALLS CALDWELL NC 3577 8140 SPOTTER REPORTED AN
ESTIMATED 6O TO 70 MPH WINDS BLOWING ALUMINUM SIDING ACROSS HWY 321 NORTH OF
HKY (GSP)
2130 UNK 8 N MORGANTON BURKE NC 3588 8169 COUNTY COMMS REPORTED POWER LINES
DOWN. (GSP)
2130 UNK BETHLEHEM ALEXANDER NC 3583 8131 SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTS TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN. (GSP)
2130 UNK 3 NW HICKORY CATAWBA NC 3569 8121 COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS REPORTED
POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN NEAR BURKE AND ALEXANDER COUNTY LINES (GSP)
2135 UNK 3 NW STONY POINT ALEXANDER NC 3590 8109 COUNTY COMMS REPORTED TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HWY 90. (GSP)
2148 UNK CARTERSVILLE BARTOW GA 3416 8480 SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN AND ROOF
DAMAGE BETWEEN CARTERSVILLE AND EUHARLEE. (ATL)
2205 UNK TURNERSBURG IREDELL NC 3590 8081 COUNTY 911 REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN. (GSP)
2225 UNK DAVIE COUNTY DAVIE NC 3591 8053 COUNTY COMMS REPORTED TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY. (GSP)
2230 UNK CLEMMONS FORSYTH NC 3601 8038 911 OPERATOR REPORTED SEVERAL TREES
DOWN IN CLEMMONS. (RDU)
2245 UNK LEXINGTON DAVIDSON NC 3581 8026 TREES DOWN ON NC HWY 150 AND WEST
CENTER STREET...4 MILES NW OF THE CITY OF LEXINGTON. (RDU)
2300 UNK LEXINGTON DAVIDSON NC 3581 8026 SEVERAL TREES DOWN 5 MILES NORTH OF
LEXINGTON. (RDU)
2315 UNK WINSTON SALEM FORSYTH NC 3609 8025 SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON
THOMASVILLE ROAD...SOUTHEAST SIDE OF WINSTON SALEM. (RDU)
2315 UNK GREENSBORO GUILFORD NC 3606 7980 LARGE TREES DOWN AT THE
INTERSECTION OF LEE STREET AND I-85 (RDU)
2320 UNK ARCHDALE RANDOLPH NC 3566 7978 TREES DOWN IN I-85 AREA...3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ARCHDALE. (RDU)
2331 UNK HIGH PT GUILFORD NC 3596 8000 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN QUARTER OF A MILE
SOUTH OF HWY 68 ON CENTENNIAL ROAD IN HIGH POINT. (RDU)
2334 UNK GREENSBORO GUILFORD NC 3606 7980 TWO TREES DOWN ON SOUTH SIDE OF
HOLDEN ROAD. (RDU)
2345 UNK GIBSONVILLE GUILFORD NC 3611 7955 911 OPERATOR REPORTED TREES AND
UTILITY POLES DOWN NEAR GIBSONVILLE. (RDU)
2346 UNK ELON COLLEGE ALAMANCE NC 3609 7950 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN (RDU)
2115 60 NR HICKORY BURKE NC 3576 8168 SPOTTER REPORTED 50 TO 70 MPH GUSTS
(GSP)
0000 UNK HILLSBOROUGH ORANGE NC 3608 7911 TREES DOWN, 600-700 PIEDMONT
ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER (RDU)
0030 UNK TARBORO EDGECOMBE NC 3590 7753 TARBORO VICINITY; DUNBAR RD. BARN
DESTROYED (RDU)
0040 UNK OXFORD GRANVILLE NC 3631 7858 OXFORD AREA AND SOUTH GRANVILLE CO.
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. POWER OUTAGES. (RDU)
0100 UNK LOUISBURG FRANKLIN NC 3609 7830 TREES DOWN/POWER OUT IN
LOUISBURG,WHITE LEVEL, JUSTICE, FRANKLINTON (RDU)
0230 UNK TARBORO EDGECOMBE NC 3590 7753 TARBORO VICINITY; DUNBAR RD. BARN
DESTROYED (RDU)
0310 UNK 4 SW WILLIAMSTON MARTIN NC 3580 7712 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES
DOWN AND PORCH BLOWN AWAY FROM HOUSE (MHX)
Fields marked UNK are unknown
All Times UTC
Wind Gusts in MPH
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