The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 15, 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 The Bitterroot: After the Fires
=> Article Firefighters and Pilots Cited for Valor
=> Article Florida Eyes Early Fire Season
=> Article Make no mistake, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities
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For December 15, 2000
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Thu... 83 At Honolulu HI
Low Fri... -5 At Fargo ND
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Fri Dec 15 11:34:01 2000
Non Precipitation
Arkansas
FREEZING FOG ADVISORY THIS MORNING
California
WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SANTA
BARBARA AND NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTIES...
Colorado
OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE WINDS ALOFT WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
STRONG...TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE TODAY...BRINGING
STRONG WINDS WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS.
THIS MORNING...WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS HIGH EXPOSED
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE PEAKS.
Georgia
HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES ACROSS THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND
UPPER AND LOWER SNAKE PLAINS TODAY...
Montana
HIGH WIND WARNING FRIDAY.....WIND CHILL ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...
New Mexico
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN AND ADJACENT EASTERN HIGH PLAINS TODAY...
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY...
Nevada
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-..WIND ADVISORY TODAY...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS
WINDS ALONG AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY MOUNTAIN CITY HIGHWAY AND U.S.
HIGHWAY 93
Oregon
HIGH WIND WATCH NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON
COASTS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
Puerto Rico
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA...
Texas
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL 330 PM MST...
Utah
HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY...
Washington
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE WIND AND RAIN TO
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
Wyoming
...HIGH WIND WARNING FRIDAY FOR THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE VALLEY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND THE SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS OF WYOMING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND THE SHERIDAN
FOOTHILLS OF WYOMING...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
Winter Storm
Arkansas
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
Colorado
VARIOUS WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO...
..WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...
PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH WEST WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
Iowa
ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON IOWA ROADWAYS FROM THE IOWA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...PHONE 1-800-288-1047
Idaho
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
...WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
Illinois
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. WILL SLIDE
INTO THE MIDWEST BY LATE TONIGHT.
ON SATURDAY...WE WILL SEE A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
Indiana
AN AREA OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE OUT OF ILLINOIS
AND INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
Kansas
A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN KANSAS AND
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER CHANCE
AT FREEZING PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON.
Kentucky
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
Minnesota
EXPECT A DRASTIC CHANGE TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING
A LIKELY RETURN TO VERY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER.
Missouri
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY...
ALSO OF CONCERN IS A DEVELOPING STORM TO THE NORTH THAT WILL DROP A
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES COULD
FALL AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO AS WELL AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A
WINTER WEATHER WATCH OR WARNING IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE AREA
FOR SATURDAY.
Montana
BLIZZARD WARNING TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST MONTANA
BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUES TODAY FOR NORTHWEST AND
NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA...STRONG NORTH WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE WITH WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 60 BELOW ZERO.
North Dakota
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL REMAINDER
OFTHIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON......WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR
STRONG WIND...EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS ...AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW...
Nebraska
EXPECT A DRASTIC CHANGE TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING
A LIKELY RETURN TO VERY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER.
Oregon
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE YAKIMA
ANDKITTITAS VALLEYS TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
South Dakota
EXPECT A DRASTIC CHANGE TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING
A LIKELY RETURN TO VERY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER.
A TREMENDOUS ARCTIC SURGE WILL PLUNGE THROUGH
THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG LATE TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY...AND RESULT IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
IN ADDITION...
Utah
WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES TODAY...
.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE STATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
Washington
THE STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE INLAND
NORTHWEST YESTERDAY WILL ALLOW CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS OVER
PARTS OF THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE. ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN MORE SNOW TO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHERN IDAHO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
Wisconsin
...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHLAND THIS WEEKEND...
Wyoming
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR TODAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH. STRONG WESTERLY
RIDGETOP WINDS OF 35-50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING FOR TODAY.
=> 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 a 2% probability of a tornado over central west through east
northeast Louisiana, west
southwest through central east Mississippi, and west central Alabama.
Hail Risk - Slightly Moderate
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over central east
Texas, Louisiana except the
south southeast 1/3 of Louisiana, south southeast Arkansas, Mississippi
except the far southern area,
far central south Tennessee and the northwest 2/3 of Alabama.
The 15% probability area covers the northern 1/3 of Louisiana, Mississippi
except the southeast 1/3
and the far northwest areas, and west northwest Alabama.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over central east
Texas, Louisiana except
the south southeast 1/3 of Louisiana, south southeast Arkansas, Mississippi
except the far southern
area and the northwest 2/3 of Alabama.
Tomorrow's Risk - Moderately Severe
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow extreme northern
Florida, central east
through northeast Mississippi, Alabama except the far southern area,
Tennessee except the
northwestern area, the southeast 1/3 of Kentucky, extreme southeast Ohio,
the south southeast 3/4
of Pennsylvania, southeast New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New Jersey,
West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia.
The 15% probability area covers central north can northern Alabama, central
north and northern
Georgia, the southeast 1/2 of Tennessee, the southeast 13/ of Kentucky, the
southeast 1/3 of West
Virginia, far south central through far southeast Pennsylvania, the southern
1/2 of New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
The 25% probability area covers far northeast Georgia, South Carolina except
the southern area,
North Carolina, the southeast 1/2 of Virginia, extreme southern Maryland and
extreme southern
Delaware.
Portions of this area quite likely may need to be upgraded when confidence
in evolution of
development is greater.
Supercells and isolated tornadoes could develop given the very strong deep
layer shear and high
helicities...500 m2s/s2 or greater.
=> 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
precipitation over a portion of
northwest Washington, northern Mississippi, northwestern Alabama, Tennessee
except the eastern
1/2 and the northwest areas and central south Kentucky.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 4 inches of
precipitation over a portion of
central west Washington.
The 2 inch area covers western Washington, far northwestern Oregon and
central southeast New
York.
The 1 inch area covers coastal, northwestern, and a portion of northeast
Oregon, the western 1/2 of
and extreme northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, extreme northeastern
Kentucky, extreme
southern Ohio, eastern Maryland, Delaware, the eastern 1/2 of Pennsylvania,
New York except the
western area, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts except the east
southeast area and
Connecticut.
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 less than 20%.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over
central to central east Missouri.
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over
northeast Wisconsin, northwest Michigan and Michigan's northern peninsula
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over
Pennsylvania except the far
southeast and far west southwest areas, New York except the far southeast,
far northern, far west
northwest areas, the southwest 1/2 of Vermont, the northwest 2/3 of
Massachusetts, northwest
Connecticut, and far northwest New Jersey.
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
08:30 AM EST FRI DEC 15 2000
FLOOD SUMMARY
MINOR FLOODING
MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE UPPER BIG BLACK RIVER IN
MISSISSIPPI.
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:
(ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE):
MISSISSIPPI: UPPER BIG BLACK RIVER
=> 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 15 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 14 19:17:25.00 37.4 N 121.7 W 8 km 2.9
10 miles E of San Jose, California
=> 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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=> The Bitterroot: After the Fires
DECEMBER 14 -- MISSOULA, MT: A just-released three-volume document - an
almost
500-page snapshot of the Bitterroot National Forest after the historic
wildfires of 2000 - offers
recommendations for the future of fire management on the Bitterroot. Forest
Supervisor Rodd
Richardson previewed its contents yesterday, and the Missoulian reports that
the assessment
provides a comprehensive look at the big picture of fire.
According to the report, about 20 percent - 307,000 acres - of the
Bitterroot National Forest
burned this season, along with 30 percent of the valley's wildland/urban
interface and another 49,000
acres of state and private lands. Fire threatened more than 1700 residences
and destroyed 70
homes, 170 other structures, and 94 vehicles. About 1500 residents were
evacuated. Montana
businesses estimate a revenue loss of about $270 million. Canceled business
for Montana outfitters
accounted for $36 million of that figure.
Richardson said an environmental impact statement aimed at recovery for the
burned areas is
expected; forest officials will file a notice of intent in February and then
assess proposals for
rehabilitation, weed management, replanting, and fuels reduction projects.
Bitterroot staff have asked
Congress for more than $80 million over a 5-year period to fund the
post-fire recovery effort.
Revegetation of burned areas will account for most of the expense; goals
include establishing shrubs
and trees to prevent erosion, seeding grasslands with native grasses, and
ensuring that ponderosa
pine is dominant in the lower elevation forest.
Proposals to reduce hazardous fuels levels will be included in environmental
impact statements;
Richardson estimates that it will take at least 12 months to approve an EIS
because of legal
requirements. Thinning or salvage logging proposals on federal lands,
therefore, can't begin until after
February 2001 at the earliest. Forest staff estimate that the delay will
result in a 25 percent loss in the
value of merchantable timber.
Other plans include increased road maintenance over the next two years,
improved fish habitat, and
a flood and landslide alert system. Four weather stations designed to
trigger alarms when heavy rain
falls over short times are being installed at Deer Mountain, Sula Peak, Cow
Creek, and up the West
Fork. The Missoulian story is online, and more information's available from
the Bitterroot National
Forest fire recovery website.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bitterroot/recovery/
=> Firefighters and Pilots Cited for Valor
DECEMBER 14 -- LOS ALAMOS, NM: The Los Alamos County Fire Department and
two
firefighting pilots were recognized yesterday for valor during the Cerro
Grande Fire by the U.S.
Department of Energy.
John Gordon, DOE's national nuclear security administrator, presented the
awards at a ceremony in
Los Alamos. Generally only DOE employees are eligible for the awards for
valor, but the DOE in
this case made an exception to recognize the Los Alamos County Fire
Department and the two
pilots - Capt. Walter Johnson and co-pilot Jim Lesley. Johnson and Lesley
left their flight plan and
flew into heavy smoke to drop a load of retardant at Los Alamos Canyon,
which had just burst into
flames. Fire department employees were recognized for staying at their
posts - despite significant
danger - long after their shifts had ended. The story's online from the
Albuquerque Journal.
=> Florida Eyes Early Fire Season
DECEMBER 14 -- FORT MYERS, FL: Fire managers in Florida are eyeing the fire
season with a
sense of foreboding, according to a report in the Fort Myers News-Press,
because of ongoing
drought and burned acreage totals for the year.
Lack of rainfall has increased the fire danger, and State Division of
Forestry officials say they are
about 12,000 burned acres above normal this year. Florida's fire season
begins on the first of
December, but the fires took off this year in November. Fires burned 750
acres in Hendry and
Collier counties last month, giving Florida a two-week head start on a
season that usually peaks in
March.
"We're pretty concerned," said Hank Graham, who manages the state's
Caloosahatchee District.
"This fire season is shaping up to be a lot more dangerous than in the last
few years."
Recent drought indices have ranged from 17 points along the coast to 578 in
eastern areas, and
firefighters are keeping a close eye on other fire danger indicators. If the
area had received normal
rainfall this year, the inland drought index would range between 271 and
420, forestry spokesman
Gerry LaCavera said. "In many areas, we're ranging from moderate to severe
conditions," he said.
Graham said Florida is expecting a drier than normal fire season,
above-normal temperatures, and
lower than normal rainfall. "Fire season is starting earlier than ever," he
said. "If there's no relief, this
is going to be prolonged fire season." The state DOF reported 364 fires so
far this year that burned
nearly 28,000 acres - the fourth highest total since 1981. The News-Press
story is online, and
more information on fire danger is available from the Florida Division of
Forestry.
=> Make no mistake, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities
available to such men and women. How then, can an ACS type unit
build a staff with the highest caliber professionals? By
involving them in the decision-making process. By recognizing
they have other commitments in their lives and, to the extent
possible, accommodating these commitments. By making them an
active part of all planning within the organization, and by
allowing them to bring their unique skills to bear on
organizational and operational issues. Doing this should not
threaten anyone on the paid staff. The paid staff is the basis of
all the authority in ACS. The unpaid staff/volunteers realize
that in any activation, the paid staff liaison is the manager
in-charge. The leadership within the ACS group is next, then the
individual team member.
The ACS should be goal oriented and when tasked to perform a
mission, all of the teams' goals should be outlined. These
individuals should be trained and ready to accept that mission.
When any ACS team is dispatched to a disaster scene, paid staff
should have the confidence that the mission will be accomplished.
The paid staffs' confidence would be based on the ACS volunteers
input during the planning process. An understanding of the
mission goals and the capabilities of each participant would be
evident to all. The unpaid staff/volunteer who is allowed to
flourish and grow within the open ACS structure could complete
that mission in a new and inventive manner. They would not be
afraid to adjust and adapt in the field to overcome problems and
make the mission a success."
The State of California started the idea of the ACS to get
volunteers from many professions to come together and work as
unpaid employees of the state, and has actively promoted this
idea to other agencies that closely work with the state. This is
probably the greatest step towards utilizing volunteer talent
that any government agency has ever tried. The result has been
recruitment of people that may run the gamut from company CEO, to
highly trained project managers from the computer industry, to
amateur radio operators and technicians, to a retired police
chief. This effort has dramatically broadened the skills and
expertise available to ACS.
The average person we now recruit is a self-starter, confident,
well educated and highly motivated. Regardless of the civilian
job they bring to ACS, the common factor found in these
individuals is the desire to see their unique skills and
expertise used and appreciated as an asset to a served agency.
We in the leadership roles in ACS need to make sure each
individual in the unit is heard and has a voice in the direction
of their unit. We must, in our day-to-day activities, give
everyone the ability to have input and contribute to the
decision-making process. This applies less during actual
deployments or activations, when property and lives are
threatened and there is a need for a more direct leadership role.
There are, however, consequences to this direct leadership role.
If decisions are made and the ranks disagree, they must have
the opportunity to provide input to the After-Action report and
active participation in the incident debriefing. This is where
that leadership is taken to task, if needed.
A volunteer is a unique creature, with different needs than paid
staff. The volunteer's paycheck is what he or she gets back from
the organization in the form of pride in his contribution to
public service. It is really the only thing we have to offer
them. By maximizing this, we maximize their desire to work for
us. Staff meetings should be open to all, allowing the volunteers
to be an integral part of the group. Allowing them to speak their
mind, to disagree. They will know their opinion counts with the
leaders within the organization, and in this way they provide
valuable contributions to planning at all levels."
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DUST STORM IN AFRICA
Africa
This METEOSAT image is an animated movie loop of a dust storm (appearing
wispy with light
brown color) on the border of Niger and Chad. Click anywhere on the image to
start the loop.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Dust/Africa_E/DSTafr349_MT.avi
WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST US
Northeast US
This GOES-8 image shows a winter storm system off the coast of Maine that
dumped snow, sleet,
and ice on major cities along the east coast Thursday morning causing poor
travelling conditions.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/STMusE349_G8.jpg
FIRES IN ARGENTINA
Argentina
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning
in Argentina.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Argentina/FSMHSarg349_N4.jpg
FIRES IN AFRICA
Africa
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning
in Sudan, Congo, and
Ethiopia.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Africa_E/FSMHSsudan349_N4.jpg
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