The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 3, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
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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
=> Guest Column- Larry Cosgrove's WEATHERAmerica WINTER SEASON 2000-2001
Outlook
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For December 3, 2000
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...83 At Simi Valley CA
Low Sun...9 Below Zero At Saranac Lake NY
=> Special Notes
It looks like an injection of warm Gulf air, around the 7-9 of December,
will result in severe weather
accoss the south central and southeastern States.
MAGNITUDE 5.8, AT 0455 PST ON DEC 3, 135 MILES SE OF AMCHITKA, AK.
Forwarded W A R N I N G ! E-MAIL WITH SUBJECT " A VIRTUAL CARD FOR YOU " IT
CONTAINS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS. We don't have a confirmation or links
for
this warning.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Dec 3 12:00:34 2000
Non Precipitation
Iowa
Minnesota
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA.
SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
Nebraska
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THIS MORNING.
South Dakota
THE EAST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
Winter Storm
Georgia
WINTER WEATHER ENDING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA
Kentucky
...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON FOR KENTUCKY HAS MOVED EAST...
THIS WINTER STORM DROPPED AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES OF SNOW ON PARTS OF
EASTERN KENTUCKY.
North Carolina
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...
...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY TONIGHT...
New Mexico
SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY
GUADALUPE PASS REMAINS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
South Carolina
WINTRY WEATHER COMING TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...
Texas
FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR HUDSPETH COUNTY THIS MORNING...
AREAS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST DURING
THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO MOVES INTO THE
PERMIAN BASIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
Virginia
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED
TO BE 4 TO 6 INCHES.
=> 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 - Slight
There is less than a 2% probability of a tornado.
Hail Risk - Slight
There is less than a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is less than a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots.
Tomorrow's Risk -
There is less than a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow.
=> 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 rainfall
over the Outer Banks of North
Carolina.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for less than 1 inch of
rainfall.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is not expected to exceed flash flood values.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
>From noon to midnite today EST the probability of heavy snow is low over the
southeast 1/2 of
North Carolina far northeast South Carolina, far southeast Virginia.
The moderate probability area is over east central North Carolina.
The probability of significant icing is less than 20 percent.
>From midnite to noon tommorow EST the probability of heavy snow is less than
20 percent
The probability of significant icing is less than 20 percent.
=> USA Flood Report
The United States Flood Summary is not available.
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2000 - 1000 MST
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
CURRENT SITUATION:
One new large fire was reported in the Southern Area for the week. Initial
attack activity was light in
most Geographical Areas with the Southern and Eastern Areas reporting the
most. No units are
currently reporting very high or extreme fire danger levels.
OUTLOOK:
Another low pressure system will move onshore in the Pacific Northwest
today. Rain and snow
should continue throughout the day as it progresses eastward. The remainder
of the West should be
clear to partly cloudy with temperatures ranging from 36 degrees in Jackson,
WY to 82 degrees in
Yuma, AZ.
The Midwest should see snow showers from South Dakota to northern
Texas. Northern
Minnesota will see clearing skies while Illinois, Indiana and Ohio can
expect more snow showers.
Daytime high temperatures will range from 24 degrees in Bismarck, ND to 72
degrees in
Brownsville, TX.
The South will see sunny skies changing to partly cloudy in the
afternoon as the storm system
from the Midwest approaches. Expect slightly cooler temperatures and
scattered rain showers with
high temperatures from 47 degrees in Nashville, TN to near 80 degrees across
southern Florida.
Snow over the Northeast should be ending by early afternoon as high
pressure is expected to
move into the area. Most of the northeast will experience mostly cloudy
skies and cooler
temperatures.
=> 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 DEC 03 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
(29.0 TO 35.8 N, 102.0 TO 125.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 DEC 2 08:28:07.00 34.3 N 116.8 W 2 km 4.1
25 miles NNE of Banning, California
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 DEC 2 15:37:47.29 39.3 N 120.5 W 5 km 3.0
30 miles S of Portola, California
2000 DEC 2 16:30:55.06 39.4 N 120.5 W 5 km 3.2
30 miles S of Portola, California
2000 DEC 2 15:34:15.32 39.4 N 120.4 W 10 km 4.8
30 miles S of Portola, California
AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 5.8, OCCURRED AT
0355 AST ON DEC 3, OR 0455 PST ON DEC 3, OR 1255 UTC ON DEC 3.
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS LOCATED 135 MILES SE OF AMCHITKA, AK.
OR 75 MILES SW OF ADAK, AK.
AT 51.1N, 177.9W, 30 MILES DEEP.
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
No reports received
Wind Reports
No reports received
Fields marked UNK are unknown
All Times UTC
Wind Gusts in MPH
Hail Sizes in 1/100 of an Inch (75 = 0.75")
=> Larry Cosgrove's WEATHERAmerica WINTER SEASON 2000-2001 Outlook
Synopsis
The attempt of this discussion is to ascertain expected weather patterns
over North America with
regard to the winter season. Since low-sun period conditions often linger
through the month of
March, this outlook includes the next four months.
When attempting to predict a seasonal trend, I use persistence, climatology,
and pinpointed
anomalies. "Persistence" implies the notion that if a region or flow
signature has been recurrent in
recent months, that feature should continue to exert some type of influence
on daily conditions
around the continent or in a specific region. "Climatology" employs an
average of all seasons
previous. This is especially important when deriving "average" temperature,
cloud, and precipitation
characteristics. An example of synoptic and observational climatology:
western NY often gets more
than 120 inches of snow every winter, with the highest accumulations of
snowfall usually occurring
just south of Buffalo NY, rather than in the metropolitan area itself.
Pinpointed anomalies refer to
atmospheric abnormalities that have stood out from what is considered the
synoptic mean. These
include but are not limited to PNA, NAO, and ENSO configurations.
What trends have stood out during the past few months over the U.S. and
Canada? For one, the
lack of pronounced storminess. This is not to say that recent weather has
lacked for individual
drama, but we have not seen one memorable cyclone affecting any portion of
North America
(unlike, say, those seen in Europe in late October). The lack of severe
curvature in the upper
atmospheric flow since August, and while small or moderately sized
disturbances have appeared on
the landscape, this fall has been rather tepid when compared to recent
autumnal times during the
1990s. But with the decrease in hemispheric temperatures that comes with the
low-sun period,
storminess is bound to increase.
Much of Canada and the lower 48 states, with the possible exception of the
Desert Southwest, has
been colder than average. Though not in the "record" category seen during
the summer past, many
observing stations over North America have been demonstrably chilly. With
snow cover in a
scattered (and not overwhelmingly deep) fashion from the intermountain
region through the Prairie
Provinces into the Laurentian Shield, cPk and cA regimes still were able to
press as far south as the
Gulf of Mexico.
Reflection on winters past often brings up stories on lake effect snowfall,
and indeed the month of
November was notable for its output of the white stuff over the Lower Great
Lakes. Traditionally,
the Lake Superior lee snowbelt (Upper MI) has the highest totals of frozen
precipitation during the
eleventh month, but Lake Erie-related accumulations either equaled or
surpassed the wolf-shaped
body of water they call "Gitche Gumee". Even though there was never a
standout disturbance over
the past couple of months, the unique trough structure that helped to
generate Buffalo NY's third
snowiest month of all time is something to be scrutinized.
While the explosive formation of snowsqualls downwind of Lake Erie was out
of the normal range,
the fact remains that in terms of the 500mb longwave pattern, no extreme
derivation of heights has
occurred since July. The PNA configuration is a bit lessened than its peak
in midsummer, but the
general ridge West/trough East contortion is still in place. If we interject
the 4-7 day interruptions in
the Positive Negative Anomaly (deamplification, reversal, then reformation
of the jet stream
behavior), a broad statement can be made that temperatures to the right of
the Rocky Mountains will
be colder than normal.
But high-latitude blocking has been relatively rare since early August. The
worst (in terms of cold
and frozen precipitation) winters occur when two Arctic ridges are seen at
500mb, in the
AK/Yukon/N BC group and the "NAO" family (warmest heights over Baffin
Island; the Davis Strait;
N QB/N LBR; Greenland or Iceland). If the longwave pattern amplifies to
extremes and a dual
block is observed, the odds on seeing bitter cAk outbreaks and major
snow/ice storms can increase
dramatically. Look to historical examples of the winters of 1976-77,
1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82,
1993-94 and 1995-96 to see how Omega, Rex, and Thumb anticyclones can
enhance delivery of
Arctic regimes into the lower 48 states.
I will also say something about the ENSO situation. The past two years have
featured what amounts
to a moderate LaNina anomaly over the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Many
media-born reports had the
cold SST signatures dissipating to a "neutral" water temperature realm this
winter. Despite such
statements, and others which recently stated that "ElNino" would be
returning shortly, a very weak
LaNina remains west of the coastline of South America to just below HI.
I have basically ignored the LaNina considerations in making this winter
outlook. As I have
previously stated in the WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, the worldwide effects of
a cold Pacific
Ocean episode are not as well researched. Long term predictions for the past
two winters have not
been overwhelming in their accuracy, and the oft-stated canard that "a
neutral signature favors a
harsh U.S. winter" has even less study behind it than such entities as the
Madden-Julian Oscillation
or the Solar Maximum. While someday the full word on ocean-born weather
disruptions may be
known, it makes little sense to speculate on how temperature and
precipitation relationships may be
altered over the next few months. There simply isn't enough empirical
information to predict winter
conditions based solely on cold or normal water temperature fluctuations
between Peru and the
Marianas Islands.
There are palpable differences in synoptic features when you compare the
later fall of 2000 with
recent autumns over the late 1990s. Unlike the past two Novembers, there has
been no evidence
this year of an anchored Aleutian or Gulf of Alaska vortex. The former
designation teleconnects well
to a semizonal flow (and, in some cases, a Rex-type split jet stream) over
the lower 48 states, while
the latter climatological feature is often associated with frequent mP
incursions into the West. Neither
signature supports drainage of cAk outbreaks into the U.S., so one
'potential' obstacle to an
average-to-harsh winter in the nation and southern Canada is missing.
But the rest of the synoptic picture affords little in the way of clues as
to whom may get mild or cold
temperatures, dry or wet/white regimes. As stated above, traditional
blocking configurations over the
continent have been rare. And the 500mb longwave pattern over the Pacific
(see GOES-10 Full
Disc) and Atlantic (see GOES-8 Full Disc) Oceans have been unsteady, with no
evidence of a
"Kona Low", "Grand Banks Vortex", or "Bermuda Low" that would pump up
heights in AK/Yukon,
the Ungava Peninsula/Davis Strait and LBR/Greenland, respectively.
What I have noted over the past sixty days is two recurring features shown
on satellite images: an
active mid-latitude storm track along 45 deg Latitude in both oceans, as
well as a deep layered
moisture/subtropical westerlies structure just above the equator. If you
extrapolate the southward
drop most cold-based cyclones exhibit during winter, the disturbances should
be running on an
east-west path close to 35 deg Latitude in later January and February, with
an erratic leveling-out of
the trend by mid-March. At that lower position of motion, each impulse will
easily be able to draw
high dewpoints from the southern branch jet stream. If this forecast
resembles and El Nino pattern, it
is no accident. The only difference is the frequent digging and high
velocities in the polar and Arctic
wind fields, which at times this fall have exceeded 200 knots at 250mb.
Trying to roll all of the above listed information into one forecast, here
is what I came up with:
Two main storm track types are likely to affect the U.S. and Canada. One
will be the "Alberta
Clipper", with parabolic storm tracks reaching as far south as MO/IL/W KY
before recurvature into
the St. Lawrence Valley. The other will be a blend of the "Southland
Express" and "Gulf Coaster"
cyclones. The latter will have the lion's share of moisture, meaning that
the southern third of the
nation will trend toward above-normal incidence of precipitation (some of
which may be ice and
snow, particularly in the middle and upper portions of Dixie). As for the
former, the dry nature of lee
cyclogenesis in western Canada means that the Upper Midwest and Ohio Valley
may expect only
near-normal moisture values. The exception: the leeside snowbelts of the
Great Lakes, which may be
looking at the likes of a harsh winter not seen since the late 1970s.
Detroit MI and Chicago IL are
two metropolitan areas that may be hard hit by bitter cold and high snowfall
accumulation if current
trends and patterns continue.
The nation may be subject to two or three truly massive storms. Typically, a
memorable winter
disturbance with multi-regional implications occurs when both (or three) jet
stream bands phase into
one neutrally or negatively tilted hybrid-type trough. In this case, I would
see pertinent analogues in
the low sun periods of 1977-78 and 1992-93. On a 1-to-10 basis, I would rate
the upcoming
winter a "7" or "8" for potential storminess.
While temperature drops may be rather fast and furious due to advection of
Arctic values, there will
be some mild periods that could cover vast stretches of the nation and
southern Canada. The lack of
blocking will allow progressive flow patterns to develop, with cold troughs
deamplifying or moving
seaward every week to ten days. 1992-93 may again serve as a comparison test
of sorts, except the
first portion of the current winter should be colder over the eastern
two-thirds of the continent.
Temperature
ABOVE Normal
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Western, Central Montana
Western, Central Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Eastern Nevada
NEAR NORMAL
Alberta
Eastern Montana
Eastern Wyoming
Nebraska Panhandle
Western Kansas
Western, Central Oklahoma
Western, Central Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Western Nevada
Newfoundland
BELOW Normal
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
North Dakota
South Dakota
Central, Eastern Nebraska
Central, Eastern Kansas
Central, Eastern Oklahoma
Eastern Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
District Of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Labrador
MUCH BELOW Normal
Ontario
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Precipitation
BELOW NORMAL
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Western Ontario
Western Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Utah
Northern Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
NEAR NORMAL
Northern California
Northern, Central Nevada
Extreme Northern Arizona
Extreme Northern New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Northern, Central Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
District Of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania
Eastern New York
Newfoundland
Central, Eastern Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Central, Southern Illinois
Central, Southern Indiana
Kentucky
ABOVE NORMAL
Central, Eastern Ontario
Western, Central New York
Western, Central Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Northern Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northern Minnesota
Central, Southern California
Southern Nevada
Central, Southern Arizona
Central, Southern New Mexico
Central, Southern Texas
Louisiana
Southern Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Prepared by Meteorologist LARRY COSGROVE on 12-01-2000 at 5:40 P.M.
Disclaimer:
The previous statements are my opinions only, and should not be construed as
definitive fact.
Copyright 2000 by Larry Cosgrove
All rights reserved.
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WeatherAmerica
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=> USFS Fire News -- Ransom Demanded for Release of Hostages
DECEMBER 02 -- CENTRAL POINT, OR: Ecuadorean kidnappers reportedly want $80
million
to free eight workers kidnapped in October, including three Oregonians
employed by Erickson
Air-Crane of Central Point.
Mike Derry of Medford, whose brother Steve is among the hostages, told the
Oregonian that he's
feeling positive about the chances for release of the hostages. "I believe
the people handling this are
on top of it," he said.
Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Quito confirmed that Americans with federal
agencies are among
those working in Ecuador to end the hostage ordeal. "There are appropriate
U.S. officials down here
working on the case," said press attaché Scott Rauland. Three men from Gold
Hill - Steve Derry,
Arnold Alford, and Jason Weber - are employees of Erickson Air-Crane
heavy-lift helicopter
company that operates helitankers for firefighting. The men were among 10
oil workers kidnapped
when about 40 gunmen stormed an oil camp in the El Coca region and
commandeered a helicopter.
Two French hostages later escaped, leaving eight hostages in the hands of
what Ecuadorean officials
describe as a gang of international criminals.
Erickson Air-Crane has confirmed that four of their employees, including New
Zealander Dennis
Corrin, are among the hostages. "We balance the general public's need to
know against the potential
safety ramifications of our employees, and choose to err on the side of
employee safety in our
general release of information," said Chief Operating Officer Lee Ramage.
"Accordingly, Erickson
can neither confirm nor deny speculative reports of various news
organizations."
Among those reports was a November 17 story in Quito's El Comercio newspaper
quoting
anonymous Ecuadorean officials that an $80 million ransom demand had been
received by the
hostage's employers. The kidnappers are thought to be the same ones who in
September 1999 took
hostage eight oil workers, including seven Canadians and one American, and
released them 100
days later after reportedly receiving $3.5 million in ransom money. The
story's online from the
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