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The USA Disaster Situation Report
For July 20, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
=> Special Reports
=> Current Atlantic Hurricane Forecast
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
=> Severe Weather Probability Forecast
=> Precipitation Forcast and Excessive Rainfall 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
High Tue... 122 At Death Valley, CA
Low Wed... 39 At West Yellowstone, MT
=> Special Reports
Federal Funds to Help Fight Montana Wildfire
Federal funds were made available yesterday by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) to help Montana battle the uncontrolled Buck Snort
fire located in Lewis and Clark County.
=> Current Atlantic Hurricane Forecast
Tropical storm development is not expected through Thursday.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Wed Jul 26 11:53:43 2000
Flash Flood
Maryland
Virginia
FLASH FLOOD WATCH VALID UNTIL 4PM WEDNESDAY
FOR VIRGINIA... KING GEORGE
MARYLAND... CALVERT CHARLES HARFORD NORTHERN BALTIMORE ANNE ARUNDEL PRINCE
GEORGES SOUTHERN BALTIMORE AND BALTIMORE CITY ST MARYS
Flood
North Carolina
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TAR RIVER AT TARBORO... FOR THE TAR RIVER AT TARBORO
THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.5 FEET AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
FOR THE TAR RIVER AT TARBORO. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8
AM FRIDAY AND CREST NEAR 21.0 FEET AROUND 8 PM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0
FEET.
Severe Thunderstorm
Iowa
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 1115 AM
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA *
UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
=> 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 area covering far southeast Minnesota, southwest
Wisconsin, northeast Illinois, northern Missouri, and Iowa except the
northwest corner.
The 5% probability area covers the southeast 1/2 of Iowa.
Hail Risk - Slightly Moderate
There is a 5% probability area covering southeast Nebraska, far central
north to far northeast Kansas, northern Missouri, northeast Illinois,
central and southern Wisconsin, far southeast Minnesota, and Iowa except the
northwest corner.
The 15% probability area covers far northern Missouri, the south southeast
2/3 of Iowa, far southwest Wisconsin, and the border area of Illinois
adjacent with Iowa.
The 25% probability area covers the central south and southeast of Iowa.
Wind Risk - Slight
There are two 5% probability areas.
One covers central east to southeast Wyoming, northeast Colorado, far
northwest Kansas, the southwestern 1/6 of Nebraska, and far southwestern
South Dakota.
The other covers southeast Nebraska, northeast Kansas, north central and
northern Missouri, the northeast 1/5 of Illinois, southwest Wisconsin, far
southeast Minnesota, and Iowa except the northwest corner.
The 15% probability area covers northern Missouri, the south southeast 1/4
of Iowa, and central west Illinois.
Tomorrow's Risk - Slightly Moderate
The risk area tomorrow covers southeast Montana, southwest North Dakota,
western South Dakota, Nebraska except the far southwestern areas and the
northeastern 1/4, the northeastern 1/3 of Kansas, Missouri, and central west
Illinois.
The major risk area is western Kansas and central Missouri west to east.
Other areas at lesser risk include northeast Oklahoma, and north northwest
Arkansas.
=> Precipitation Forecast and Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Precipitation Forecast
The current 24 hr precipitation forecast is calling for over 2 inches of
rainfall over far southeastern New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and
southern Massachusetts.
Over an inch of rainfall is forecast to fall over two areas.
One over eastern North Carolina, far southeastern Virginia, southeastern
Maryland, Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, southeastern New
York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts except the northwest
corner.
The other over central to central north Wisconsin and the south central part
of the Michigan peninsula.
The 24 - 48 hr precipitation forecast is calling for
over an inch of rainfall over a portion of southeast Nebraska, central
Missouri, eastern Massachusetts, southeastern New Hampshire, and
southeastern Maine.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is not expected to exceed flash flood values.
=> USA Flood Report
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0930 AM EST WED JUL 26 2000
FLOOD SUMMARY
MINOR FLOODING IN THE SOUTHEAST
Isolated urban flooding in Florida as well as the Carolinas.
Flood watches in effect for eastern Carolinas today and for southern New
England tonight and tomorrow.
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: Gadsden County
Iowa: Palo Alto County
North Carolina: Craven County
South Carolina: Georgetown and Horry Counties
RIVER FLOODING:
Rivers and streams with locations either above flood stage or expected to
rise above flood stage include (in alphabetical order, by state):
North Carolina: the Tar River
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000 - 0530 MDT
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL IV
CURRENT SITUATION:
Thirteen new large fires were reported in the Eastern Great Basin,
Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Western Great Basin, Southwest, and
Southern Areas. Heavy initial attack activity occurred in Colorado, Utah
and Montana. Dry lightning is forecast for western Montana and Wyoming
which may cause new starts, and initial attack forces expect to locate
more holdover fires in Colorado and Utah today. Crews reached containment
goals on eight large fires. Mobilization of aircraft, equipment, crews
and overhead through the National Interagency Coordination Center
increased. Four C-130 Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS)
aircraft have been activated at Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, and
four MAFFS are working at Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station, CA. Three Canadian
airtankers have been ordered. Very high to extreme fire danger indices
were reported in all 11 western states and in Texas.
EASTERN GREAT BASIN AREA LARGE FIRES:
A Type II Incident Management Team (Kearney) is staging in Boise, ID.
BURGDORF JUNCTION, Payette National Forest. A Type I Incident Management
Team (Hefner) is assigned. The fire is 23 miles north of McCall, ID.
Fireline construction is progressing on the south side of the fire. A
spot fire was located and suppressed across the Secesh River. Threats are
to private land and homes in the community of Secesh, the War Eagle
Lookout, and mining claims.
CLEAR CREEK, Salmon-Challis National Forest. A Type I Incident Management
Team (Carvelho) is assigned. This fire is 20 miles northwest of Salmon,
ID. All fuels are burning readily. Poor humidity recovery resulted in
active fire spread throughout the night. A short intense run was observed
along Panther Creek. Crews are making progress on fireline construction
in the Beaver Creek drainage.
TWIN CREEK, Salmon-Challis National Forest. A Type I Incident Management
Team (Stam) is assigned. This fire is 30 miles north of Salmon, ID near
the Lost Trail Ski Area. Structure protection is in place at the ski
area, and structures are being assessed along Highway 93.
RATTLESNAKE, Arizona Strip District, BLM. The fire is burning in
sagebrush, pinyon pine and juniper south of St. George, UT. Threatened
resources include range improvements, cattle herds and resource values.
Rapid rates of spread, flame lengths exceeding 100 feet, crowning and
medium range spotting have been observed. High winds and low relative
humidity are contributing to containment problems.
YANCE CANYON, Fishlake National Forest. A Type II Incident Management
Team (Ostman) is assigned. This fire is northwest of Scipio, UT in very
steep terrain. Fuels involved are sagebrush and mountain mahogany.
Observed fire behavior includes creeping and torching with occasional
short runs.
BLACKTAIL, Upper Snake River District, Eastern Idaho Area, BLM. This fire
is ten miles east of Idaho Falls near the Ririe Reservoir. The fire is
spreading rapidly through grass and sagebrush. The terrain is steep and
inaccessable.
ELBOW, Arizona Strip Field Office, BLM. This fire is ten miles southeast
of Mesquite, NV. Interior burning has been observed, but all containment
lines are holding. Crews are patrolling and mopping up.
HORN CREEK, Boise National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team
(Bennett) is assigned. This fire is three miles east of Garden Valley,
ID. Fireline construction operations are progressing well. Some
demobilization of excess personnel will occur today.
GRASSY, Richfield Field Office, BLM. This lightning-caused fire is 50
miles southeast of Garrison, UT in the Wah Wah Wilderness Study Area. A
few smokes are visible on the interior, but minimal fire activity has been
observed. Aerial monitoring of the fire will continue.
ROUGH CANYON, Richfield Field Office, BLM. This fire is burning in grass,
sagebrush, pinyon pine and juniper 50 miles southeast of Garrison, UT.
Minimal fire activity has been reported.
NORTHERN ROCKIES AREA LARGE FIRES:
A Type I Incident Management Team (Waterbury) has been ordered to stage in
Missoula. A Type II Incident Management Team (Swope) is managing the
Missoula staging area.
CANYON FERRY COMPLEX, Helena National Forest. A Type II Incident
Management Team (Hoff) is assigned. This complex, located 12 miles north
of Helena, MT, consists of the Bucksnort Fire (9,000 acres) and the Cave
Gulch Fire (4,000 acres). The fire has been active due to strong east
winds. Evacuation of residences remains in effect. Poor visibility
limited the use of air resources. The fire is showing extreme behavior
and spread. Difficult terrain, large areas of open fireline and shifting
winds are hampering control efforts. A FEMA declaration is in place.
SALOON, Bitterroot National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team
(Specht) is assigned. The fire is 12 miles southwest of Hamilton, MT.
Retardant drops on the fire have been effective. Rugged terrain, low
relative humidities and drought conditions are impeding containment
efforts.
COUGAR CREEK, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. A Type II Incident
Management Team (Gauger) is assigned. The fire is 15 miles southwest of
Philipsburg, MT, and continues to burn actively in heavy, continuous
fuels. The fire made significant uphill runs yesterday afternoon. Very
difficult access and steep, rough terrain are hampering containment
efforts.
TOBIN, Miles City Field Office, BLM. A Type II Incident Management Team
(Cowan) is assigned. This fire is 26 miles northwest of Broadus, MT.
Observed fire behavior includes creeping, smoldering and torching.
Burnout procedures have been successfully implemented. A spot fire
outside the fireline was located and contained.
SEELEY COMPLEX, Lolo National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team
(Corbin) is assigned. This complex is 34 miles northeast of Missoula.
All but two fires in the complex are contained. The active fires made
runs to the northwest and southeast. Spotting was observed 1/4 mile ahead
of the fire. The potential exists for the fire to move into the Bob
Marshall Wilderness. Lack of adequate escape routes and safety zones have
prevented the use of hand crews.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA LARGE FIRES:
BIRCHER, Durango Dispatch Center Counties. A Type I Incident Management
Team (Lohrey) is assigned. This fire started in Montezuma County, CO and
has spread into Mesa Verde National Park. Precipitation was received on
the fire yesterday. Higher relative humidity slowed the fire's spread and
allowed crews to make significant progress toward containment. Mesa Verde
park continues to be closed.
WINTER VALLEY, Craig District, BLM. This lightning-caused fire is three
miles southeast of Elk Springs, CO. Shifting winds and intense fire
behavior have deterred containment efforts. Two transmission lines have
been shut down to facilitate burnout operations. Interstate 40 was closed
temporarily due to poor visibility caused by smoke. Oil and gas wells and
the town of Elk Springs are threatened.
SCANDARD, Craig District, BLM. A Type II Incident Management Team (Sisk)
is assigned. The fire is burning in pinyon pine, juniper, sagebrush and
grass 17 miles southwest of Meeker, CO. Crews made significant progress,
assisted by afternoon cloud cover. Some torching has been observed,
mostly within unburned islands.
HARD ROCK, Craig District, BLM. This fire is 16 miles west of Meeker, CO.
Strong, shifting winds and long range spotting are causing containment
problems.
GREASEWOOD COMPLEX, Craig District, BLM. This fire is 24 miles north of
Maybell, CO. High winds and extremely dry fuels are an obstacle to
containment.
TWINS COMPLEX, Craig District, BLM. The fire was ignited by lightning 22
miles from Maybell, CO. Containment problems include winds, low relative
humidities and high temperatures.
HARPERS, Dinosaur National Monument. The fire is two miles east of
Dinosaur, CO. Residents of the Dinosaur National Monument headquarters
have returned to their homes. Fireline construction and mopup are nearly
complete.
SOUTH GRIZZLY, White River National Forest. A Type II Incident Management
Team (Bustamante) is assigned. This fire is 11 miles north of Glenwood
Springs, CO. The fire is quite active with torching and spotting in heavy
timber. Forecast continued hot and dry weather will challenge containment
efforts. The Glenwood Springs watershed and wildlife habitat are the
resources being threatened.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA LARGE FIRES:
PLASKETT 2, Los Padres National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team
(Gage) is assigned. This fire is 25 miles north of Cambria, CA east of
Highway 1. Some evacuations have taken place in the Plaskett Creek area.
Structure protection efforts are underway for about 30 residential and
recreational structures. Due to current fire behavior and spread, an
indirect attack strategy has been implemented out to Willow Creek Road.
MANTER, Sequoia National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team
(Studebaker) is assigned. This fire is 15 miles northeast of Kernville,
CA in the Dome Land Wilderness. The fire has now burned to the South Fork
of the Kern River drainage. High temperatures, low humidities and a high
probability of ignition are contributing to significant fire spread.
HAPPY, California Desert District, BLM. A Type II Incident Management
Team (Conrad) is assigned. This fire is located north of Trona, CA. The
fire is burning actively on the northern perimeter. Extreme heat, steep
terrain and lack of road access are impeding containment efforts.
NORTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:
ROCKY HULL, Northeast Washington State Forestry. A Type II Incident
Management Team (Jennings) is assigned. The fire is four miles southeast
of Oroville, WA. Crews have been successful in holding existing firelines
despite increased winds. Mopup around structures continues.
CAYUSE, Northeast Washington State Forestry. A Type II Incident
Management Team (Furlong) is assigned. This fire is two and a half miles
northwest of Tonasket, WA. Containment was expected late last evening
after the passage of strong winds.
WESTERN GREAT BASIN AREA LARGE FIRES:
COTTONWOOD, Carson City Field Office, BLM. This fire is 30 miles
southeast of Lovelock, NV in the Stillwater Range. Heavy stands of pinyon
pine and juniper are involved. Poor road access and intense fire behavior
are hindering suppression efforts.
WALL CANYON, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. A Type II Incident
Management Team (Shell) is assigned. This fire is 60 miles north of
Tonopah, NV. The fire is burning in grass, sagebrush, pinyon pine,
juniper, aspen and mountain mahogany. Crews made great progress toward
containment. Current threats are to watershed and wildlife habitat.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA LARGE FIRES:
BARK, Klamath National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team
(Bright) is assigned. The fire is 25 miles west of Yreka, CA. A burnout
operation is underway. Strong winds today will challenge containment
efforts.
SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:
PIPE, Coconino National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team
(Anderson) is assigned. The fire is 15 miles west of Flagstaff, AZ. No
other information was reported.
POWER, Coconino National Forest. The fire is east of Flagstaff, AZ. No
other information was reported.
CIBECUE RIDGE, Fort Apache Agency. The fire is five miles west of
Carrizo, AZ. It was started by lightning on 7/22 and is currently
exhibiting extreme fire behavior. Flame lengths of 200 feet have been
observed. The fire is making an upslope run from a canyon bottom.
MOGOLLON, Tonto National Forest. The fire was ignited by lightning on
7/22 ten miles northeast of Payson, AZ. The fire is in extremely steep
terrain within the area of the 1990 Dude Fire. Crews are constructing
line and falling snags.
WALL, Albuquerque District, BLM. This fire is burning in an extremely
remote portion of the El Malpais Wilderness 20 miles southwest of Grants,
NM. No new information was received.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
UNION WELLS, Texas State Forest Service. This fire is 61 miles northeast
of Houston, TX, and is threatening campsites, trailers and a timber
plantation.
OUTLOOK:
*** A RED FLAG WARNING IS POSTED IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES, GUSTY WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING ***
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED IN SOUTHCENTRAL MONTANA FOR DRY
LIGHTNING AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ***
*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED IN SOUTHCENTRAL WYOMING FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, GUSTY WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING ***
High pressure will build to the north as low pressure continues off the
west coast. This will push a majority of the moisture into Canada.
Residual moisture will bring a chance of thunderstorms to the western
United States.
Colorado, Utah and Nevada will be locally windy with mainly dry, scattered
thunderstorms. Temperatures should be in the 70's and 80's in the
mountains and in the 90's to 105 at lower elevations. Minimum relative
humidity will be in the 10 to 20 percent range, except hotter and drier in
desert areas. Expect southwest winds at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
35 mph.
Montana and Wyoming will be partly cloudy with isolated, mainly dry
thunderstorms. Winds will be gusty near thunderstorms. High temperatures
should be in the 70's and 80's in the mountains and in the 90's to 100 in
the valleys. Minimum relative humidity will range from 15 to 30 percent.
Winds will be west to southwest at 10 to 20 mph.
Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy
with a slight chance of dry thunderstorms over the mountains of central
Idaho. Maximum temperatures will be in the 70's to 80's in the mountains
and 85 to 95 degrees at lower elevations. Minimum relative humidity will
be 10 to 25 percent in the valleys and 20 to 30 percent over the
mountains. Winds will be west at 10 to 20 mph.
Southern California will be sunny after morning fog along the coast and
slightly cooler. Maximum temperatures will be 65 to 75 degrees along the
coast to around 100 degrees inland. Minimum relative humidity will be 15
to 30 percent with winds from the southwest to west at 10 to 20 mph, with
gusts to 25 mph in the Kern County area.
=> 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 2000 JUL 26 at 00:15 UTC
NO EVENTS
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
Time F-Scale Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1827 UNK 10 E HAWLEY BECKER MN 4688 9607 (FAR)
1910 UNK 2 W WALLACE CODINGTON SD 4508 9751 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED BRIEF
LANDSPOUT NO DAMAGE (ABR)
2315 UNK BELVIEW REDWOOD MN 4459 9533 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(MSP)
2318 UNK 3 W GRANITE FALLS YELLOW MEDICINE MN 4471 9588 ***1 DEAD***
REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.
2318 UNK 5 NW SACRED HEART RENVILLE MN 4484 9543 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (MSP)
2325 UNK 2 NW MARSHALL LYON MN 4447 9581 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (FSD)
0110 UNK 5 W ADRIAN NOBLES MN 4363 9606 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (FSD)
0115 UNK ADRIAN NOBLES MN 4363 9594 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (FSD)
0117 UNK RUSHMORE NOBLES MN 4361 9580 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0125 UNK ST BONIFACIUS HENNEPIN MN 4490 9374 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (MSP)
0125 UNK 2 NW ADRIAN NOBLES MN 4365 9598 REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.
(FSD)
0127 UNK RUSHMORE NOBLES MN 4361 9580 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (FSD)
0128 UNK 6 W ST BONIFACIUS HENNEPIN MN 4489 9389 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER. (MSP)
0135 UNK 2 N ADRIAN NOBLES MN 4366 9594 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1755 100 1 N NAYTAHWAUSH MAHNOMEN MN 4728 9563 (FAR)
1755 100 30 E MAHNOMEN CLEARWATER MN 4731 9524 (FAR)
1815 75 LAKE ITASCA CLEARWATER MN 4725 9521 (FAR)
1820 75 6 S DEBS BELTRAMI MN 4763 9511 (FAR)
1830 100 BEMIDJI BELTRAMI MN 4748 9490 (FAR)
1841 275 ROLLAG CLAY MN 4673 9623 (FAR)
1845 88 1 E LAKE ITASCA HUBBARD MN 4724 9519 (FAR)
1930 75 WAUBUN MAHNOMEN MN 4718 9594 (FAR)
1940 75 SHOREHAM BECKER MN 4694 9561 (FAR)
2045 75 OGILVIE KANABEC MN 4583 9341 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER. (MSP)
2100 75 OGILVIE KANABEC MN 4583 9341 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(MSP)
2118 175 EVANSVILLE DOUGLAS MN 4600 9568 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (MSP)
2130 175 ALVA LEE FL 2669 8158 REPORTED BY WINK TV. (TBW)
2155 88 4 S OSAKIS DOUGLAS MN 4579 9516 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.
(MSP)
2215 150 MILAN CHIPPEWA MN 4511 9593 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER. (MSP)
2223 100 DANVERS SWIFT MN 4528 9576 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER. (MSP)
2230 175 BRAHAM ISANTI MN 4573 9316 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(MSP)
2242 175 1 S SAUK CENTRE STEARNS MN 4571 9496 REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. (MSP)
2300 75 HARRIS CHISAGO MN 4558 9298 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER. (MSP)
2310 150 8 NW GRANITE FALLS YELLOW MEDICINE MN 4471 9588 (MSP)
2315 100 8 W FLANDREAU MOODY SD 4404 9676 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (FSD)
2315 100 8 W MINNEOTA LINCOLN MN 4456 9617 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
2320 125 7 E WILNO LYON MN 4449 9650 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
2325 100 BRADY MCCULLOCH TX 3113 9933 QUARTER SIZE HAIL (SJT)
2335 75 2 S SPRING HILL STEARNS MN 4549 9484 (MSP)
2336 88 SACRED HEART RENVILLE MN 4478 9534 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (MSP)
2342 100 5 W MARSHALL LYON MN 4444 9590 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
2355 275 ARCO LINCOLN MN 4438 9619 (FSD)
0038 100 3 N BEROUN PINE MN 4596 9296 HAIL FELL FOR 3 TO 4 MINUTES. (DLH)
0038 75 6 SE SIREN BURNETT WI 4571 9228 HAIL FELL FOR 4 TO 5 MINUTES (DLH)
0049 150 5 N FAIRFAX RENVILLE MN 4461 9471 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (MSP)
0102 75 WINSTED MCLEOD MN 4496 9404 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(MSP)
0103 100 LISMORE NOBLES MN 4375 9594 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0120 125 RUSHMORE NOBLES MN 4361 9580 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0125 75 4 W WASHBURN WASHBURN WI 4666 9099 SMALLER HAIL CONTINUED TO FALL
FOR AT LEAST 15 MORE MINUTES. (DLH)
0125 75 4 W SPOONER WASHBURN WI 4583 9199 (DLH)
0203 75 CUMBERLAND BARRON WI 4553 9201 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.
(MSP)
0223 175 WORTHINGTON NOBLES MN 4361 9559 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0235 75 LAKE PARK DICKINSON IA 4346 9531 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (FSD)
0245 75 WORTHINGTON NOBLES MN 4361 9559 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (FSD)
0253 175 NORTH MANKATO NICOLLET MN 4418 9401 REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER. (MSP)
0307 175 LITTLE ROCK LYON IA 4345 9590 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(FSD)
0309 175 INWOOD LYON IA 4331 9644 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(FSD)
0325 75 2 N MADELIA WATONWAN MN 4408 9441 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (MSP)
0350 100 1 NW ROCK VLY SIOUX IA 4321 9631 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0410 75 GAZA OBRIEN IA 4310 9558 (FSD)
0420 175 NEWKIRK SIOUX IA 4306 9594 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0425 75 SUTHERLAND OBRIEN IA 4310 9558 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0430 75 3 SE ROSSIE CLAY IA 4298 9513 (FSD)
0437 75 SIOUX RAPIDS BUENA VISTA IA 4288 9514 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (FSD)
0455 88 5 NW POCAHONTAS POCAHONTAS IA 4279 9474 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (DSM)
0505 75 PALMER POCAHONTAS IA 4263 9459 REPORTED BY KCCI TV. (DSM)
0508 75 CHEROKEE CHEROKEE IA 4275 9555 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(FSD)
0530 75 BADGER WEBSTER IA 4261 9414 REPORTED BY KCCI TV. (DSM)
0530 75 10 NE HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT IA 4283 9405 REPORTED BY KCCI TV. (DSM)
0545 175 EARLY SAC IA 4246 9514 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (DSM)
0608 100 SAC CITY SAC IA 4241 9500 REPORTED BY KCCI TV. (DSM)
0700 275 GILLETT GROVE CLAY IA 4301 9503 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (FSD)
0805 100 AYRSHIRE IA 4303 9484 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (DSM)
0835 175 3 N MALLARD IA 4298 9468 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(DSM)
1140 75 MELBOURNE MARSHALL IA 4193 9309 EVENT DURATION 5 MINUTES. REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER. (DSM)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1915 UNK BABSON PARK POLK FL 2783 8153 SEVERAL TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. (TBW)
1940 UNK BEVERLY HILLS CITRUS FL 2890 8246 TREE BLOWN DOWN ON AN ABOVE
GROUND SWIMMING POOL. THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING LAST WEEK. . REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER. (TBW)
2255 UNK MENARD MENARD TX 3091 9978 PART OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF AND LANDED IN
THE ROAD. (SJT)
2325 UNK BRADY MCCULLOCH TX 3113 9933 HOUSE LOST HALF OF ITS ROOF TREES
BLOWN OVER (SJT)
2320 60 7 E WILNO LYON MN 4449 9650 (FSD)
0106 UNK PINE CITY PINE MN 4583 9298 LARGE BRANCHES DOWN (DLH)
0220 UNK SHELL LAKE WASHBURN WI 4575 9191 LARGE TREES DOWN. (DLH)
0220 UNK 15 NW SHELL LAKE WASHBURN WI 4592 9217 LARGE TREES DOWN. (DLH)
0508 UNK CHEROKEE CHEROKEE IA 4275 9555 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. TREES DOWN, (FSD)
0515 UNK FONDA POCAHONTAS IA 4258 9483 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. 12 INCH
DIAMETER TREE DOWN. (DSM)
0315 60 2 W WAHPETON DICKINSON IA 4339 9521 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0348 60 SPENCER CLAY IA 4315 9514 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (FSD)
0455 60 POCAHONTAS POCAHONTAS IA 4273 9466 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL. (DSM)
0508 70 CHEROKEE CHEROKEE IA 4275 9555 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
(FSD)
0530 60 BADGER WEBSTER IA 4261 9414 REPORTED BY KCCI TV. (DSM)
Fields marked UNK are unknown
All Times UTC
Wind Gusts in MPH
Hail Sizes in 1/100 of an Inch (75 = 0.75")
=> Guest Column
An overview of the Advanced Fire Service Interface project
The Building and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST is working on a project to
define a standard fire service interface to building fire alarm systems that
will provide helpful and consistent information to emergency response
personnel. The intent to provide information of direct benefit to fire
department operations and incident management, faster and more reliably.
This workshop will present two aspects of the project. The first is an
opportunity for the fire service to guide the development of a consistent
set of symbols and display characteristics which will work over a range of
systems from high resolution displays in fire command centers, to terminals
in vehicles, to handheld displays. The second part involves providing
information about the fire that is useful in making command decisions such
as fireground tactics and resource allocation (that the military calls
tactical decision aids) that improve both operational efficiency and
firefighter safety.
We will host a workshop at the International Fire Chiefs Conference , Fire
and Rescue, in Dallas, TX on August 26, 2000 to discuss the project and show
a live demonstration of fire and rescue information from buildings "anytime,
anywhere."
We are working with a task group of the National Fire Alarm Code to develop
a chapter for NFPA 72 on this subject that will result in a consensus on
display icons and operation consistent across all manufacturer's fire alarm
panels. The specification would also include a consistent interface to fire
service controls for voice communication systems, real time status
information on elevators and smoke control systems, and potentially the
location of building occupants.
This workshop will focus on the current status of the code process, the
prototype display and will provide an opportunity for broader input so that
the resulting display will best meet the needs of the fire service.
The National Fire Protection Association is developing a questionnaire which
will be used at this workshop to gather more information to provide the
biggest impact on the "information anywhere, anytime" concept.
For further information, please contact
Walter W. Jones, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute
of Standards and Technology
You can see an outline of the project at http://fast.nist.gov/panel/.
=>U. S. Weather Threats Assessment
SYNOPSIS: Strong high pressure aloft will persist over the Intermountain
West, resulting in hot and mostly dry weather over the region. A mean trough
is expected to continue in the East. Upper-level troughs moving over the
western ridge will bring occasional periods of thundershowers, some heavy
and severe, to parts of the Midwest, the Ohio Valley, the Middle Mississippi
Valley and the Southeast throughout the next two weeks. Beyond day 10, the
outlook is for continuation of cool, wet conditions in the East and dry,
warmth in the interior West.
THREATS
Global atmosphere-ocean conditions indicate a weak La Nina continues. This
means cooler than average mean atmosphere in the global tropics, cool ocean
temperatures in the tropical Pacific and enhanced ridges in middle
latitudes.
Conditions continue to favor an enhanced Atlantic tropical storm season in
the late summer to fall.
Hot, dry weather will persist over much of the West. Much above normal
temperatures are expected over much of the Intermountain West and northern
Great Plains.
General risk of wildfires will remain very high over a large part of the
interiorWest due to continued above-normal temperatures and lack of
widespread rain.
Long-term drought will continue over much of the Southeast. Though some
improvement is likely throughout the region.
Strong thunderstorms, heavy rain and possible flooding are expected for
parts of eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri, northwestern
Mississippi and western Tennessee Monday July 31 - Fri August 4.
Occasional strong thunderstorms, heavy rain and local flooding are possible
for the the Southeast and the Middle Atlantic Coast States throughout the
period.
DETAILED SUMMARY
For Friday July 28 through Sunday July 30: A short wave is expected to move
over the western ridge and produce showers in parts of the Northern and
Central Great Plains. The ridge continues over the Southwest, while the
Eastern trough continues to host relatively cool, wet conditions.
For Monday July 31 through Tuesday August 8: The ridge shifts slightly
northward in the West, while the upper air trough continues in the East.
=> HHS RELEASES $41.75 MILLION IN EMERGENCY ENERGY ASSISTANCE
President Clinton today directed HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala to release
$41.75 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
emergency
funds for eight states in the south who are suffering from extremely hot
weather and Alaska for the disastrously low salmon run.
The nine states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
"This devastating heat has taken a tragic toll in the deaths of 24 people.
Senior citizens, children and persons with disabilities are at risk in this
extreme hot weather," said Secretary Shalala. "We are rushing this critical
aid to provide relief and support for these vulnerable households."
Shalala added, "Without fuel oil for the severe Alaskan winter, many lives
will be in danger. Vulnerable and frail children and senior citizens are
most at risk from extreme cold. These crucial funds will supply essential
heating oil now before the waterways freeze and the cost of flying in
provisions becomes prohibitive."
States can use the funds to pay cooling bills, buy air conditioners, or
provide other means of assistance to help low-income families and
individuals.
Of the $41.75 million, $35 million is allocated to the eight states most
affected by the extreme heat, based on the severity of the heat wave and the
number of low-income households in the state, as well as consideration of
other resources available to assist in dealing with the situation. Of the
$35
million, $36,307 will go directly to four tribes in two states.
That state of Alaska will receive $6.75 million which will be shared with
several Alaskan Native organizations to help about 4,000 to 5,000 households
to buy heating oil for the coming winter. Alaskan native villages are
largely
dependent on salmon fishing for their livelihood. This is the fourth year in
a row of a poor salmon run meaning there is virtually no cash to buy heating
oil for the coming winter. Also, with a limited road system serving many of
the villages, transportation of bulk fuels and other commodities is
dependent
upon the system of rivers and other waterways. Once the waterways freeze,
emergency oil supplies would have to be flown in, at many times the current
cost.
LIHEAP supports approximately 4 to 5 million households annually. Nearly
half
are families with children under 18, with senior citizens, person with
disabilities and working poor individuals as the remaining beneficiaries.
Seventy percent of the households had incomes below $8,000 per year. LIHEAP
emergency funds go to aid families in times of extreme heat or cold, other
natural disasters, or to offset abnormally high fuel prices.
The following is the amount of funds for each state:
Alabama $5,852,502
Alaska $6,750,000
Arkansas $994,885
Georgia $4,679,843
Louisiana $4,215,913
Mississippi $2,812,167
South Carolina $1,250,024
Tennessee $826,224
Texas $14,368,442
=> Fire Activity Exceeds Ten-Year National Average
JULY 25 -- BOISE, ID: This fire season is quickly becoming an exceptionally
busy one. The number of fires has already exceeded the national ten-year
average by more than 18 percent. Over 2.9 million acres have been affected
by fire nationally compared with the ten-year average of 1.7 million acres.
This adds up to a lot of busy firefighters, with two to three months of
heavy activity still remaining, predominantly in the West. Weather forecasts
show no immediate relief in sight.
" We are in a rather static weather pattern across the Intermountain West,"
said John Januzzi, Meteorologist in Charge for the National Weather Service
at the National Interagency Fire Center. "Hot, dry conditions are expected
to continue into the middle of next week." Under these conditions,
aggressive initial attack is especially important to keep fires small.
Competition for resources has increased with heavy initial attack activity
in Colorado, Utah and Montana.
In the past 24 hours, eight new large fires have been added to the National
Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR). Nine of the 11 national
Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC map) report 48 large fires (100
acres or more), totaling nearly 170,000 acres. Half of these fires are
80-100 percent contained. With new fires starting every day, demobilized
crews are quickly reassigned to new incidents.
So far, the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) in Boise has
processed about 9,000 orders for firefighters and support personnel this
year. "Although this number of orders is well above normal compared to the
ten-year average, we have been able to supply adequate resources to the
fires," said Steve Dickenson, Emergency Operations Coordinator. Dickenson is
confident that NICC will be able to keep up with the requests coming in at
this point.
Both initial attack and large fires rely heavily on air support. According
to Dickenson, the majority of the "call when needed" and "exclusive use"
contract helicopters are currently busy supporting the firefighting effort
in the West. Although the Forest Service has the country's second largest
non-commercial fleet of aircraft, additional air operations support has been
received from the military. Eight MAFFS units are being routed to California
and Utah (see related story below) to allow more flexibility in distributing
airtankers, a critical resource.
Ten Type I and 13 Type II national level Incident Management Teams are
assigned to large fires, as well as 311 crews, 91 helicopters and 398
engines. Activity is heaviest in the Eastern Great Basin and Rocky Mountain
areas. This accounts for 45 percent of the crews currently assigned to large
fires and approximately 65 percent (104,450 acres) of the acres affected.
Suppression activity is increasing significantly in the Northern Rockies,
Southern California, the Northwest, and the Western Great Basin as well.
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=> Links Area
Computer Viruses Will Cost Us $1.6 Trillion This Year
By Lisa Hoffman, Capitol Hill Blue, 7/24/2000
http://chblue.com/Article.asp?ID=604
Taiwan's vice-premier has resigned over a bungled rescue mission to save
four workers swept away in a flash flood.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_849000/849889.stm
Heat signatures (red) are visible from the Rocky Hull fire and the Cayuse
fire in northern Washington. The Rocky Hull has burned an estimated 6,000
acres while the Cayuse has burned an estimated 4,000 acres.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/FHSusWA207_N4.jpg
OKANOGAN COUNTY FIRE UPDATE #3
CAMP MURRAY-Some homeowners in Okanogan County returned to their fire-
damaged and-in some cases-fire-destroyed property today. Current damage
assessments show that 33 homes south and east of Oroville have been
destroyed by the 8,552-acre Rocky Hull Fire.
http://www.disastercenter.com/washingt/bboard.mv
TX-TF1 Joins Natl. Urban Search and Rescue System
Texas Task Force Joins National Urban Search and Rescue System
Washington, July 25, 2000 -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
recently accepted the Texas Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (TX-TF1)
into the National Urban Search and Rescue System, bringing the total task
forces to 28.
http://www.disastercenter.com/texas/bboard.mv
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