The USA Disaster Situation Report
Situation Report for June 18, 2000
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...113 At Death Valley CA
Low Sun...28 At West Yellowstone MT
Tropical storm formation is not expected through Monday.
Tornado Risk - Slight
There is a 2% or greater probability of a tornado within 25 miles of any
point for an area covering far southeast pennsylvania, southern New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland except the far western area, far western West Virginia,
and northeast Virginia.
Hail Risk - Slightly Moderate
There is a 15% or greater probability of a hail 3/4 inch or larger within 25
miles of any point for an area covering far southern New Jersey, central and
southern Maryland, Delaware, and northeast Virginia.
There are three 5% probability areas.
One area covers the southeast 1/4 of Arizona and southwest New Mexico.
The second area covers far southwest New Mexico and west central and
central Texas.
The third area covers far southeast Missouri, northeast Arkansas, northern
Mississippi, far northern Alabama, far northern Georgia, the northeastern
2/3 of South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Virginia, far southern Illinois, far southern Indiana, southern
Ohio, southern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and central and southern New Jersey.
Wind Risk - Slightly Moderate
There is a 15% or greater probability of winds in excess of 50 knots within
25 miles of any point for an area covering far southern New Jersey, central
and southern Maryland, Delaware, and northeast Virginia.
There are four 5% probability areas.
One area covers the southeast 1/3 of Arizona and southwest New Mexico.
The second area covers northeast Nevada, Utah except the southern area,
northwest Colorado, and southwest Wyoming.
The third area covers southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi.
The forth area covers the third area identified as a 5% probability for
hail.
Tomorrow's Risk - Slightly Moderate
The risk area tomorrow covers central and eastern South and North Dakota,
eastern Nebraska, northeastern Kansas, northwestern Missouri, Iowa except
the southeastern corner, Minnesota, Wisconsin except the southeast corner,
and Michigan's peninsula except the eastern area.
Active Warnings:
Flash Flood
Kentucky
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...BRACKEN...MASON...LEWIS AND ROBERTSON.
Maryland
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MARYLAND...
ALLEGANY WASHINGTON
New Mexico
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS... ...FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THIS EVENING FOR FAR WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
LOWLANDS EAST OF RIO GRANDE...
Ohio
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: IN CENTRAL OHIO...ROSS AND HOCKING.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...ADAMS...BROWN...HIGHLAND...PIKE... SCIOTO.
DUE TO HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THE RAIN MOVING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OHIO...
ATHENS...JACKSON...MEIGS...MORGAN...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON.
Texas
...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR SCHLEICHER AND SUTTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM...MCCULLOCH COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM...AND SOUTHERN
CROCKETT COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY...
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NAVARRO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS HENDERSON
COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS * UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON TO INCLUDE ONLY THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND HILL COUNTRY: EDWARDS...KINNEY...REAL...UVALDE
AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE DEL RIO METROPOLITAN AREA.
Virginia
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR VIRGINIA...
ALBEMARLE/CHARLOTTESVILLE CLARKE CULPEPER FAUQUIER FREDERICK VA/WINCHESTER
GREENE HIGHLAND MADISON NELSON AUGUSTA/STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO ORANGE PAGE
RAPPAHANNOCK ROCKINGHAM/HARRISONBURG SHENANDOAH WARREN
West Virginia
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR WEST VIRGINIA...
GRANT HAMPSHIRE HARDY JEFFERSON BERKELEY MINERAL MORGAN PENDLETON
PLEASANTS...TYLER AND WOOD
Flood
Arkansas
HIGH STAGES ON THE LOWER OUACHITA RIVER... AT THATCHER L&D, THE LATEST STAGE
WAS 77.5 FEET AT 07 AM. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A CREST NEAR 79.5
FEET LATE IN THE WEEK. FLOODING SHOULD BE LIMITED TO LOW LYING TIMBERLANDS
AND ACCESS ROADS TO OIL AND GAS FIELDS.
FOR THE BUFFALO RIVER AT ST JOE, THE LATEST STAGE IS 27.2 FEET AT 09 PM
SATURDAY. THE STAGE EXCEEDED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 27.0 FEET AT 9 PM SATURDAY.
THE RIVER WILL CREST AT 28.5 FEET AT 1 AM TONIGHT.
Ohio
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE HURON RIVER IN HURON AND ERIE COUNTIES IN NORTH
CENTRAL
Special Marine
Florida
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... - THE FLORIDA STRAITS COASTAL WATERS FROM
CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO 20 NM - THE GULF OF MEXICO
COASTAL WATERS FROM GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT TO 20 NM - FLORIDA BAY *
UNTIL 1140 AM EDT _
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... THE COASTAL WATERS FROM HUDSON TO NEW PASS. *
UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
The 24 hr precipitation forecast shows two areas with rainfall of over 1
inch.
One area is located over northwest Alabama, northeast Mississippi, and south
central Tennessee. The other area is located over central south Texas.
the 24 - 48 hr precipitation forecast shows no areas with rainfall over 1
inch.
Locations Above Flood Stage
LOCATION / STATE / RIVER / FLOOD STAGE / OBS STAGE / OBS DATE TIME /OBS GMT
Patterson AR Cache R 8 9.4 20000616 1000
HESPERUS CO La Plata R 6 6.2 20000616 915
Conesville IA Cedar R 12 12.7 20000616 1200
Waterloo IA Cedar R 12 12.1 20000616 1200
Marshalltown PCP IA Iowa R 13 14.7 20000616 1200
Rowan 4NW IA Iowa R 9 10.0 20000616 1200
Wapello IA Iowa R 20 20.1 20000616 1200
Burlington IA Mississippi R 15 16.2 20000616 1200
Muscatine IA Mississippi R 16 16.5 20000616 1200
Dewitt IA Wapsipinicon R 10 12.3 20000616 1230
Keithsburg IL Mississippi R 14 15.1 20000616 1230
Como IL Rock R 8 12.3 20000616 1230
Joslin IL Rock R 12 18.3 20000616 1230
Moline IL Rock R 12 14.8 20000616 1230
ROCKTON IL Rock R 10 12.4 20000616 1230
COVINGTON IN Wabash R 16 16.0 20000616 1100
LAFAYETTE IN Wabash R 11 11.9 20000616 1000
Quitman 2 S TX Lake Fork Creek 16 20.6 20000616 900
Easterly (nr) TX Navasota R 19 19.0 20000616 930
Quinlan TX S Fk Sabine R 15 16.2 20000616 1115
Mineola 4 S TX Sabine R 14 16.4 20000616 915
New Munster (nr) WI Fox R 10 11.5 20000616 1230
Afton WI Rock R 9 9.7 20000616 1230
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2000 - 0900 MDT
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
CURRENT SITUATION:
No new large fires were reported. Initial attack activity was light
nationwide. The National Interagency Coordination Center mobilized infrared
aircraft, a helicopter, engines, radio and infrared equipment, and
miscellaneous overhead. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA LARGE FIRES:
An Area Command Team (Meuchel) is assigned to manage the large fires in
Colorado.
HIGH MEADOW, Colorado State Forest Service, Pueblo Dispatch Center Counties.
A Type I Incident Management Team (Hart) is assigned. The fire is 35 miles
southwest of Denver near Pine, CO. All evacuated residents were allowed to
return to their homes. Line construction was completed around the main fire
perimeter, although many spot fires remain unlined along portions of the
southern boundary.
BOBCAT, Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team
(Carvelho) is assigned. This fire is burning in grass, brush and timber 12
miles west of Loveland, CO. Higher elevations of the fire received three to
four inches of snow while a quarter inch of rain fell in lower areas.
Demobilization of resources has started.
SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:
CERRO GRANDE, Bandelier National Park. An Area Command Team (Edrington) and
two Type II Incident Management Teams (Furlong and Ostman) are assigned. The
fire is near Los Alamos, NM. Crews continue to implement rehabilitation
projects with significant progress being made. Reassignments and
demobilization of resources continue.
VIVEASH, Santa Fe National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Rios)
is assigned. This fire is burning in ponderosa pine and mixed conifer five
miles northwest of Pecos, NM. Rehabilitation efforts continue within the
fire area.
SALIZ, Gila National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Bateman) is
assigned. This lightning-caused fire is 15 miles southwest of Reserve, NM.
Crews made significant progress towards containment. Demobilization of
resources continue.
LA CUEVA, Las Vegas District, New Mexico State Forestry. The fire is one and
a half miles north of Mora, NM. No new information received.
POT MOUNTAIN, Taos Field Office, BLM. This fire is burning in pinyon-juniper
and sagebrush 30 miles northwest of Taos. No new information received.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
CAMPGROUND, Florida State Division of Forestry. This lightning-caused fire
is near Lakeland, FL. Minimum activity on the fire today. Crews continue to
mop-up and patrol containment lines.
LOUISE, Florida State Division of Forestry. This is a complex of four fires
which are burning near Gainesville, FL. Mop-up and monitoring of containment
lines continue.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA LARGE FIRES:
BERRYESSA, Lake-Napa Unit, California Department of Forestry. A State Type I
Incident Management Team (Holmes) is assigned. The fire is burning in steep,
rugged terrain 36 miles west of Sacramento, CA. Fireline construction and
mop-up operations are continuing.
OUTLOOK:
*** A RED FLAG WARNING IS POSTED FOR WEST CENTRAL UTAH IN THE MORNING FOR
DRY LIGHTNING***
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH FOR DRY
THUNDERSTORMS ***
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEVADA FOR DRY
THUNDERSTORMS ***
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA FOR HIGH DISPERSION
INDEX ***
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah will have moisture along the
continental divide and eastward. This will bring showers and thunderstorms
to eastern Colorado and New Mexico. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will
also be possible over the mountains of western Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada,
and Utah. Elsewhere, skies will be mostly sunny. High temperatures will be
in the 50's and 60's in northeast Colorado, 60's and 70's in the mountains
and near 110 in the hottest deserts. Winds will be southwest to west at 10
to 20 mph except southwest to northwest in Utah at 15 to 25 mph with gusts
30 to 40 mph. Minimum relative humidities will range from 30 to 40 percent
in northeast Colorado, and 20 to 40 percent elsewhere except for the hottest
deserts, which will range from 5 to 15 percent.
Moisture from the gulf will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms into
Florida with the most numerous in the western panhandle. High temperatures
will be in the 80's along the coast and in the 90's inland. Winds will be
southeast to southwest around 10 mph. Minimum relative humidities will be 40
to 50 percent.
California will have areas of coastal fog, otherwise sunny throughout the
state. There will be a chance of thunderstorms over the southern Sierra
Nevada in the afternoon. High temperatures will be 60 to 70 along the coast,
80 to 90 inland and 90 to 110 in the hottest deserts. Winds will be
southwest to northwest at 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidities will
range 40 to 50 percent on the coast, 15 to 35 inland and 5 to 15 percent in
the deserts.
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 JUN 18 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 JUN 16 23:33:49.57 51.3 N 178.3 W 33 km 4.9
80 miles WSW of Adak, Alaska
Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1915 100 ZENIFF NAVAJO AZ 3548 11033 (TUS)
2110 75 DADE CITY PASCO FL 2836 8218 REPORTED BY PUBLIC THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA.
(TBW)
2229 100 OCALA ARPT MARION FL 2916 8221 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. LARGE
HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF AIRPORT ROAD AND SR 200. (JAX)
2252 100 TUCSON AZ 3223 11093 SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF 3/ HAIL (TUS)
2320 100 TUCSON AZ 3223 11093 (TUS)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1800 UNK HENNIKER MERRIMACK NH 4318 7183 TREES DOWN (PWM)
1820 UNK SPRINGFIELD LIVINGSTON LA 3043 9055 A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (NEW)
1845 UNK NEWFIELD YORK ME 4364 7084 TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES NEAR
PROVINCE LAKE (PWM)
1905 UNK BRANDON RANKIN MS 3226 8998 F.D. REPORTED TREES DOWN ALONG I-20 IN
BRANDON AND PEARL...ALSO SIDING ON AN APT BUILDING WAS BLOWN OFF IN BRANDON.
(JAN)
1908 UNK KENNEBUNK YORK ME 4338 7055 TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN
KENNEBUNK (PWM)
1945 UNK MADISON COUNTY MADISON MS 3263 9008 S.O. REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN
COUNTY WIDE. (JAN)
2020 UNK 3 S BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO FL 2849 8238 TWIGS AND SMALL BRANCHES DOWN
ALONG POWELL ROAD. ESTIMATED WINDS NEAR 50 MPH. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
(TBW)
2030 UNK BROOKHAVEN LINCOLN MS 3158 9044 TREES DOWN ALONG OLD HWY 51...TREES
DOWN ALONG RUTH DR. REPORTED BY S.O. (JAN)
2040 UNK MONTICELLO LAWRENCE MS 3154 9011 TREE FELL ON A POWER LINE NEAR
MONTICELLO...ALSO POWER LINES DOWN ON LOWER BROOKHAVEN RD. REPORTED BY THE
S.O. (JAN)
2040 UNK PINOLA SIMPSON MS 3186 8996 S.O. REPORTED A TREE ON A VAN NEAR HWY
13 CLOSE TO PINOLA...ALSO TREES DOWN ON BRAXTON RD. (JAN)
2140 UNK NASHVILLE HOWARD AR 3393 9384 SEVERAL TREES DOWN REPORT FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT (SHV)
2305 UNK TUCSON AZ 3223 11093 72 MPH WIND THUNDERSTORM WI REPORTED BY LOCAL
TV STATIO (TUS)
0005 UNK MOULTON LAWRENCE AL 3448 8728 NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
IN MOULTON. SHINGLES BLOWN OFF SEVERAL HOMES IN MOULTON. REPORTED BY COUNTY
911 OFFICE. (BHM)
0210 UNK STANFIELD PINAL AZ 3286 11196 POWER POLLS DOWN (PHX)
0335 UNK EAST DUBLIN LAURENS GA 3255 8286 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SEVERAL
TREES DOWN. (ATL)
0335 UNK CORDELE CRISP GA 3196 8378 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 2 TREES DOWN ON
PRESTLY RD. 1 TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AT 125 CANARY ST. (ATL)
Fields marked UNK are unknown
All Times UTC
Wind Gusts in MPH
Hail Sizes in 1/100 of an Inch (75 = 0.75")
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center:
A strong earthquake occurred IN ICELAND, about 55 miles (90 km)
east-southeast of Reykjavik at 9:41 AM MDT today, Jun
17, 2000 (3:41 PM local time in Iceland). A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 WAS
COMPUTED FOR THIS EARTHQUAKE. The magnitude and location may change slightly
as additional data are received from other seismograph stations. There have
been some reports of damaged roads in the area. The earthquake was felt in
large parts of Iceland. This is the largest earthquake in this general area
since a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on May 6, 1912.
Editors note - At times we get a request for information about Tsunami risk
for the eastern US coast. There are a number of historically recorded
tsunamis that have effected parts of the eastern Atlantic coast. Most of
these events have affected the Caribbean region. Tsunamis travel at around
500 MPH from their source and are generally associated with seismic events
over 7 in magnitude. At the Disaster Center we evaluate the risk at one in
ten thousand years for a major event affecting the east coast of the United
States.
The information presented here is not authoritative.
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