The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 5, 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-
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=> Article President Clinton Declares An Emergency Exists In The State Of
New York
=> Article NOAA Weather Alert System Enhancement Will Bolster School Safety
in
Tennessee
=> Article EIIP Virtual Classroom - Hazard Series Presentation, Wednesday,
December 6,
12:00 Noon EST Chemical Accident Risks: A Preliminary Analysis of Risk Data
=> Article Federal/Hawaii Disaster Recovery Weekly Roundup
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The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 5, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Mon...82 At San Diego/Gillespie CA
Low Tue...14 Below Zero At Aberdeen SD
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Tue Dec 5 10:41:38 2000
Non Precipitation
Florida
Georgia
A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT OVER INTERIOR
COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY
AREA OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
FAYETTE PA-GARRETT MD-INDIANA PA-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-
WESTMORELAND PA-
...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST TUESDAY...
Winter Storm
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
FAYETTE PA-GARRETT MD-INDIANA PA-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-
WESTMORELAND PA-
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 400 PM EST TUESDAY UNTIL 400 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
Michigan
BITTER COLD AIR AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW INVADING WESTERN MICHIGAN...
ARCTIC BLAST INTO WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...
.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PRODUCE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
Minnesota
THE CONDITIONS WHICH HAD CAUSED LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THIS MORNING.
New York
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION...
.OFF LAKE ERIE A NARROW BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER
NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE
SOUTH
INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER IN THE LATE MORNING. GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE SNOWS MOVE SOUTH BUT UP TO 5 INCHES COULD
ACCUMULATE IF THE BAND HESITATES. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG WITH
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING...BUT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S WILL
KEEP CONDITIONS FROM BEING EXTREME.
IN THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER THE LAKE SNOWS WILL BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WITH THE BANDS LASTING OVERNIGHT CONSIDERABLY
HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
Ohio
Pennsylvania
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD CANADIAN AIR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
PARTS OF NORTHEAST OHIO...
=> 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 less than 1 inch of
rainfall.
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 midnight today EST the probability of heavy snow is low over
western and
northwestern Michigan, Michigan's northern peninsula, far northeast Ohio,
western New York,
central north New York, northwest Pennsylvania, a portion of central south
southwest Pennsylvania,
and central north northeast West Virginia.
The moderate probability area is over a portion of northwestern Michigan,
portions of Michigan's
northern peninsula, far western New York, central north New York, and far
northwest
Pennsylvania.
The probability of significant icing is less than 20 percent.
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of heavy snow is low over
western and
northwestern Michigan, the northern portion of Michigan's northern
peninsula, far northeast Ohio,
western New York, central north New York and northwest Pennsylvania.
The moderate probability area is over portions of northwestern and
southwestern Michigan, north
portions of Michigan's northern peninsula, far western New York, central
north New York, and far
northwest Pennsylvania.
The probability of significant icing is less than 20 percent.
=> USA Flood Report
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0800 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2000
FLOOD SUMMARY
NO NEW FLOODING
FLASH FLOODING:
NO FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
ARKANSAS: THE CACHE RIVER
LOUISIANA: THE CALCASIEU RIVER
TEXAS: THE NECHES AND SULPHUR RIVERS
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
The USA Fire Report and Forecast has not been updated.
=> 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 05 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 DEC 4 12:57:29.00 36.7 N 121.3 W 3 km 2.9
15 miles SSE of Hollister, California
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 DEC 4 10:17:24.05 53.1 N 170.9 E 33 km 5.1
95 miles W of Attu, Alaska
=> 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")
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=> President Clinton Declares An Emergency Exists In The State Of New
York
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release December 4, 2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON DECLARES AN EMERGENCY EXISTS
IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
President Clinton today declared an emergency exists in the State
of New York and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local
recovery efforts in the area struck by near record snow on November
19-21, 2000.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected
local governments in the counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Erie.
FEMA intends to provide assistance for emergency protective
measures undertaken to save lives, protect public health and safety, and
property. The assistance will be provided for a period of 48 hours.
James L. Witt, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), named Peter Martinasco of FEMA's regional office in New York to
coordinate Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
=> NOAA Weather Alert System Enhancement Will Bolster School Safety in
Tennessee
Atlanta, December 4, 2000 -- Severe weather alerts will be flashed almost
instantly to every public
school in Tennessee, thanks to a joint Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and the
state of Tennessee hazard mitigation grant program project worth $300,160.
In announcing the grant, John B. Copenhaver, Regional Director FEMA Region
IV, said, "Our goal
is to give pupils and teachers the time to seek shelter in the event of
severe weather."
Under the program, computers in all schools in Tennessee's 95 counties will
be linked to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather alert system.
When severe
weather threatens, the alert would be flashed to computer screens in schools
in affected areas.
Of the $300,160 total, FEMA will pay $225,120.
"We hope the implementation of the weather alert system in the schools will
lower that risk. The
advent of the statewide school alert system will, at the very least, give
advance warning of hazardous
conditions," Copenhaver said.
Copenhaver pointed out that severe weather "is no respecter of young or old.
This system should
give our kids timely warning."
=> EIIP Virtual Classroom - Hazard Series Presentation, Wednesday,
December 6,
12:00 Noon EST Chemical Accident Risks: A Preliminary Analysis of Risk Data
Under the Risk Management Program (RMP) rules promulgated by the US
Environmental Protection Agency, in accordance with the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, Section 112 (r), thousands of fixed facilities
across the United States have submitted hazard related information to
the EPA. A preliminary analysis of the data is presented in a new
report "Chemical Accident Risks in U.S. Industry - A Preliminary
Analysis of Accident Risk Data from U.S. Hazardous Chemical Facilities."
Join us Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Virtual Classroom when report author
James C. Belke, Environmental Engineer, EPA's Chemical Emergency
Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO), will present his findings
and respond to your questions and comments.
Please review the background page at
http://www.emforum.org/vclass/001206.htm (where a direct link is
provided to the report), then participate by logging in via the Chat
Login link under Quick Picks on our home page at http://www.emforum.org/
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quietly. Please extend this invitation to participate to anyone you
think would be interested in this topic.
See our On-line Events page, http://www.emforum.org/events.htm , for
assistance with converting to your local time. If you missed last
week's sVirtual Library session on Project Impact with Dr. Kathleen
Tierney, an easy-to-read transcript is now accessible via
http://www.emforum.org/vlibrary/001129.htm .
=> Federal/Hawaii Disaster Recovery Weekly Roundup
More than 1,131 Big Island flood victims have registered for assistance
through FEMA's toll-free
Teleregistration number as of close of business, Thursday, November 30,
2000.
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved $2,210,000.00 in low
interest disaster
loans.
To date, 535 FEMA temporary disaster housing checks totaling more than
$1,182,500.00 have
been issued to flood victims requiring rental assistance or minimal repairs
to their homes.
1,168 flood victims have visited the Hilo and Pahala Disaster Recovery
Centers (DRC) seeking
recovery and assistance information as of 6 p.m., Thursday, November 30,
2000.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance is available to eligible applicants
impacted by the October 28 to
November 2 storms and flooding on the Big Island through the Hawaii
Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations at the DRC in Hilo.
Residents of the Big Island who were affected by the severe storms and
flooding and who have not
yet registered for assistance are reminded to call the toll free
Teleregistration number
1-800-462-9029. Speech- and hearing-impaired call 1-800-462-7585 (TTY).
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TROPICAL CYCLONE 03B
Arabian Sea
Remnants of tropical cyclone 03B were located in the southern Arabian Sea
near 10.5 N 61.9 E at
12:00 UTC 12/04/2000. 03B
crossed southern India into the Arabian Sea on 11/29 and 11/30/2000. The
cyclone has been
traveling in a west-southwesterly direction at 14 knots
with maximum sustained winds estimated at 35 knots, gusts to 45 knots.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/IndOcean/TRCtc03B339_MT.jpg
NORTH CAROLINA SNOWCOVER
US East Coast
This GOES-8 image shows the snow in eastern North Carolina and extreme
southeastern Virginia
from the
weekend coastal storm. Some areas received almost a foot of snow from the
storm.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_East/SNWusE339_G8.jpg
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