The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 16, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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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
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Fri...86 At Fort Myers FL
Low Sat...24 Below Zero At Havre MT
=> Special Notes
Stratwarm Alert Exists Stratwarm Saturday
Comment: Strong stratospheric warming in progress. A split vortex with a
major center over Canada
and a secondary center over Russia; an anticyclone over the Pacific and an
evolving anticyclone over
the North Atlantic. Cold air centered over Northern Canada; a warm region
over Central Asia,
weakening; a new weak cold center over North Eastern Europe; a warm region
developing over
Eastern Canada towards the North Atlantic.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sat Dec 16 12:00:14 2000
Flash Flood
Indiana
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
Kentucky
FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS FOR...
KENTON COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 600 PM EST...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 10
PM TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
BRACKEN MASON LEWIS
ROBERTSON
NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON PENDLETON
Ohio
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 10
PM TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
CENTRAL OHIO...
FAYETTE PICKAWAY FAIRFIELD
ROSS HOCKING
SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...
HIGHLAND PIKE BROWN
ADAMS SCIOTO
SOUTHWEST OHIO...
BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON
HAMILTON WARREN
Flood
Indiana
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MUSCATATUCK RIVER IN SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA
... AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN INDIANA: JEFFERSON...SCOTT
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ALONG THE RIVER.
Mississippi
Tennessee
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
TOMBIGBEE RIVER...
Non Precipitation
Alabama
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUITE
RAPIDLY TONIGHT...FALLING FROM THE LOW TO MID 40S EARLY THIS
EVENING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S BY SUNRISE SUNDAY
Colorado
HAZARDOUS WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS...
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA TODAY.
IN ADDITION...A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE LITTLE FROM THE EARLY MORNING
READINGS.
Georgia
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT...
Kansas
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
Kentucky
STRONG WINDS WILL ROAR ACROSS EAST KENTUCKY LATER TODAY
Louisiana
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT.
Maryland
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST SATURDAY...
THIS WIND ADVISORY MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY
UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
Missouri
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS...
Mississippi
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT.
Montana
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR UPPER YELLOWSTONE VALLEY TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST MONTANA THIS
AFTERNOON...
North Carolina
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT...
North Dakota
WIND CHILL WARNING WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TODAY...
.LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 70 BELOW ZERO...AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT FROM STRONG
NORTHWEST WIND ,GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
Nebraska
HAZARDOUS WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS...
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA TODAY.
IN ADDITION...A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE LITTLE FROM THE EARLY MORNING
READINGS.
New Mexico
WIND ADVISORY CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
HIGH PLAINS THROUGH 1000 AM...
New York
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
YORK LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
Oklahoma
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS OKLAHOMA DURING THE
MORNING HOURS TODAY...
Oregon
HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY AT THE HEADLANDS NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO...
THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
Pennsylvania
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST SATURDAY
South Carolina
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT...
South Dakota
NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
Tennessee
STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
Texas
WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: CHILDRESS... COTTLE...HALL AND MOTLEY COUNTIES.
Virginia
HIGH WIND WATCH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
Washington
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTH PART OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONTINUING A HIGH WIND WATCH THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST...
West Virginia
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST SATURDAY...
Wyoming
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND PARTS
OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...
Severe Thunderstorm
Alabama
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
* UNTIL 1145 AM CST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
* UNTIL 1145 AM CST
Mississippi
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1145 AM CST
Tornado
Alabama
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY IN ALABAMA
* UNTIL 1100 AM CST...
Mississippi
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1115 AM CST
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1045 AM CST
Tennessee
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1115 AM CST
Winter Storm
Arkansas
FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM ALONG WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT
WILL SURGE THROUGH ALL OF THE AREA BY AFTERNOON...WILL COMBINE TO
PRODUCE AN AREA OF SNOW.
Colorado
...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO...
Connecticut
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING...
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM
Iowa
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING
Idaho
...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUED FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...
Illinois
WINDY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...
Kansas
...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
Kentucky
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS
WILL FLASH FREEZE ANY STANDING WATER ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL USHER IN THE COLD
AIR...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS NEAR MINUS 20 TONIGHT.
Massachusetts
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING...
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY OF MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM
Maine
...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE
TONIGHT...
Michigan
3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE KEWEENAW
PENINSULA WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ELSEWHERE
Minnesota
BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO BLOW THROUGH EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
Missouri
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
Montana
A WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST
MONTANA..BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS AND BLACKFOOT REGION...
SNOW AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES
IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
North Dakota
BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO BLOW THROUGH EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
Nebraska
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON...
New Hampshire
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON - FOR FREEZING RAIN...
New Jersey
SUSSEX NJ-..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...
New York
ICY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER
AND NORTHERN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON...
Oklahoma
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS BY MID AFTERNOON. THE TULSA AND MCALESTER AREAS WILL SEE
A PERIOD OF SNOW AROUND MIDDAY
Oregon
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS
CHANGED TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY EFFECTIVE TONIGHT...
SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS
EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
Pennsylvania
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
South Dakota
VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
Utah
THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN UTAH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY.
Vermont
FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...
Washington
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS AND THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES AND PASSES...
Wisconsin
WINTER WEATHER AFFECTING THE NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON...
Wyoming
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
WYOMING...
SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FOR THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS
LATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
JACKSON VALLEY-KEMMERER-SALT RIVER RANGE-STAR VALLEY-TETON
MOUNTAINS-
WIND RIVER MTNS WEST-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
...WINTER STORM WATCH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE VALLEYS AND FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WEST
WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITY
WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL BE
SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO SNOW
SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
=> 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 of a tornado southeast Louisiana, the east
southeast 3/4 of Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina except the far northwest area, the
southeast 1/2 of North
Carolina, far southeast Virginia and northern Florida.
The 5% probability area covers far east northeast Louisiana, the east
southeast 1/3 of Mississippi,
Alabama except the northern area, Gerorgia except the north northeast area,
northwest Florida, the
southeast 3/4 of South Carolina, and the southeast 1/4 of North Carolina.
Hail Risk - Moderate
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over the southeast 1/3
of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Kentucky, far western and the southeast 1/2 of Virginia,
southeast Maryland, Delaware
except the northern area, North Carolina except fro a portion of the
northwest area, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and northwest Florida.
The 15% probability area covers far southeastern Louisiana, the east
southeast 1/3 of Mississippi,
Tennessee except the eastern and western areas, Alabama, Georgia except the
far northwestern and
far southeastern areas, southeast North Carolina, South Carolina except the
northwestern area,
northwestern Florida.
The 25 % probability area covers far central east Mississippi, Alabama
except the far southern area
and central west Georgia.
Wind Risk - Severe
There is a 10% probability of winds in excess of 65 knots over far central
east Mississippi,
Alabama except the far southern area, central west Georgia and central south
Tennessee.
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over the southeast
1/3 of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee except the far western area, Kentucky except the far
western area, far
western and the southeast 1/2 of Virginia, southeast Maryland, Delaware,
extreme southeast
Pennsylvania, the southeast 2/3 of New Jersey, North Carolina except for a
portion of the northwest
area, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and northwest Florida.
The 15% probability area covers far southeastern Louisiana, the east
southeast 2/3 of Mississippi,
Tennessee except the far eastern and western areas, central south Kentucky,
Alabama, Georgia,
except far southeastern area, southeast Virginia, the far western and the
southeast 1/3 of North
Carolina, South Carolina except the far northern area, northwestern Florida.
The 25 % probability area covers central east Mississippi, Alabama except
the far southern area
central south Tennessee, and central to western Georgia.
The 35 % probability area covers far central east Mississippi, Alabama
except the far southern area,
central to western Georgia.
Tomorrow's Risk - Slightly Moderate
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow over eastern
Virginia, eastern North
Carolina, the southeast 1/2 of Maryland, far southeast Pennsylvania, New
Jersey except the far
northern area, far southern New York.
the 15% probability area covers far eastern North Carolina, far eastern
Virginia, and the southeast
1/2 of Maryland.
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or
Significant
Icing Forecast
Precipitation Forecast
The 24 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 3 inches of
precipitation over a portion of
northwest Washington.
2 inches of precipitation is forecast over northwest Washington, central
south through central north
Kentucky and from south southeast Ohio through central Ohio
1 inch of precipitation is forecast over far north northwest Oregon, west
central to western
Washington, far east northeast Mississippi, north northwest Alabama,
Tennessee except the eastern
and western areas, Kentucky except the eastern and western areas, Ohio
except the northwestern
area, extreme northwestern West Virginia, far northwestern South Carolina,
North Carolina except
the eastern and western areas, central south and a portion of central north
Virginia, a portion of
central to central south Pennsylvania.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
precipitation over central east to
eastern New York, far eastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine,
Massachusetts
except the far southeastern area, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey
except the southeast area,
and northern Delaware.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is expected to exceed flash flood values in portions of
northwestern Washington. Flash
flood values will be approached over central Tennessee, Kentucky except the
far southeastern and
western areas, far southeastern Indiana, central and southern Ohio, far
northwestern West Virginia.
Local rainfall amounts approaching five inches in areas of the Olympic
peninsula.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over the
northwest portion of Michigan's northern peninsula
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over far
northeast Pennsylvania, the
southeast 1/2 of New York except the far southeast area, Vermont, New
Hampshire, Maine except
the northern area, the north northwest 1/3 of Massachusetts.
The moderate probability area covers far central east New York, Vermont
except the northwestern
area, New Hampshire except the southeastern area, west northwest Maine, and
extreme north
northwest Massachusetts.
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over the
northwest and north central portion of Michigan's northern peninsula, the
east southeast 1/4 of
Michigan, northwest Ohio,
The moderate probability area is over the central north portion of
Michigan's northern peninsula and
far eastern Michigan.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over
central and northern Maine.
The moderate probability area is over northern Maine.
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
The United States Flood Summary is not available.
=> 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 16 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
2000 DEC 14 18:58:21.00 37.3 N 121.7 W 7 km 3.5
10 miles E of San Jose, California
AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 4.7, OCCURRED AT
1615 AST ON DEC 15, OR 1715 PST ON DEC 15, OR 0115 UTC ON DEC 16.
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS LOCATED 210 MILES S OF CAPE YAKATAGA, AK.
OR 335 MILES SW OF JUNEAU, AK.
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
0735 175 UNIONTOWN PERRY AL 3245 8751 GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY
UNIONTOWN PD (BHM)
0855 175 BIRMINGHAM JEFFERSON AL 3351 8681 GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM REPORTED BY SHERRIFFS OFFICE (BHM)
0855 75 JEFFERSON COUNTY JEFFERSON AL 3356 8788 (BHM)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1300 UNK 20 S DAYTON COLUMBIA WA 4598 11798 BLUEWOOD SKI RESORT
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND TREES DOWN ON ROAD... ..(COLUMBIA-3).
REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (PDT)
1830 UNK 17 ENE DALLESPORT KLICKITAT WA 4572 12079 REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATOR. HIGH WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE BLEW
A SEMI OFF THE HIGHWAY 97 BRIDGE INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER. (PDT)
1517 61 CHIPITA PARK EL PASO CO 3878 10451 (PUB)
1755 59 EL PASO COUNTY EL PASO CO 3878 10451 (PUB)
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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=> Santa Gets Is Cleared For Christmas Flight
Kris Kringle, d.b.a Santa Claus, got the green light today from the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) to engage in air travel to various
points throughout the United States the night of Dec. 24-25.
An order granting a flight certificate and signed by U.S. Transportation
Secretary Rodney E. Slater said that Santa Claus was "exceptionally fit,
as well as joyfully willing and uniquely able to engage in the interstate
air transportation for which he has requested a certificate." The
Secretary added that Santa has a 100 percent on-time arrival record,
having never failed to deliver all of his toys by Christmas morning.
Before issuing the certificate, the Secretary performed a safety
inspection of Santa Claus' sleigh at Federal Aviation Administration's
headquarters and pronounced the sleigh fit for travel. Children from FAA's
child development center witnessed the signing.
In his application, Santa Claus described himself as a citizen of the
world residing at the North Pole who performs a vital and specialized
transportation service. "The points to be served are the dwelling places
of good girls and boys, as well as adults of goodwill, throughout the
United States," Claus said in his application.
The applicant notes that his operating proposal will meet the air service
requirements of countless small communities, and also will serve the major
transportation hubs in all regions.
Santa Claus also told DOT that his sleigh will be powered by eight tiny
reindeer, with the addition of a possible ninth reindeer with a special
air navigation warning light in its nose, in the event of fog or heavy
snow.
The department said that no one has opposed the application, and Mr. Claus
disclosed several million letters of support from children everywhere.
"In these circumstances, it appears that a grant of the applicant's
request is in the highest public interest, and so we have moved forward
expeditiously on his request," the department said.
=> The Safety Board makes the following safety recommendation to Alabama
One
Call:
Publicize the circumstances of the January 22, 1999, accident in Bridgeport,
Alabama, and use the lessons learned from the accident to increase public
awareness of the importance of using the Center(tm)s one-call number before
beginning any excavation work and of the safety hazards associated with
underground utilities. (P-00-24)
http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2000/P00_24.pdf
=> The Safety Board recommends that the Alabama Public Service
Commission:
Inform Alabama natural gas pipeline operators of the circumstances of the
January 22, 1999, accident in Bridgeport, Alabama. Further, advise those
operators to review their emergency plans and procedures for responding to
gas pipeline emergencies and modify them as necessary. The review should
determine whether the procedures prompt the appropriate actions for gas
leaks
caused by excavation damage near buildings and whether the procedures
adequately address the possibility of multiple leaks and the underground
migration of gas into nearby buildings. (P-00-22)
Evaluate, during annual inspections of utilities, the adequacy of operator
emergency plans and written procedures for responding to gas pipeline
emergencies, paying particular attention to procedures that address the
possible migration of gas from excavation sites into nearby buildings. If
warranted, require that operators modify the procedures. (P-00-23)
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VOLCANO ERUPTION IN MEXICO
Mexico
This GOES-8 12-frame movie shows an ash cloud extending east-southeast from
the eruption of
Popocatepetl in Mexico. Simply click anywhere on the image to start the
loop.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Mexico/VIRpopo350_G8.avi
ASH PLUME FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ON MONTSERRAT
MONTSERRAT
This GOES-8 image shows a plume of ash extending west-southwest from
Soufriere Hills volcano
on Montserrat. According to the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, this ash
plume is the result of
continuous rockfalls and pyroclastic flows.
{http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Montserrat/VSHsouf350_G8.jpg}
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Montserrat/VSHsouf350_G8.jpg
FIRES IN AFRICA
Africa
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning
in Congo.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Africa_S/FSMHSafrCON350_N4.jpg
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