The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 23, 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
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The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 23, 2000
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Fri...77 At Organ Pipe Cactus AZ
Low Sat...29 Below Zero At Fosston ND
=> Special Notes
Stratwarm Alert Exists Stratwarm Saturday
Comment: Strong anticyclone, tilting from Iceland in the lower
stratosphere towards the Ural Mountiains in the upper
stratosphere, continues to dominate the circulation
over Europe and Asia but will disappear within the next
5 days. Prognosis show the return to normal Winter
conditions with the center of the cold Polar vortex moving
towards the European sector of the Actic. End of this
Geoalert period.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sat Dec 23 13:54:18 2000
Non Precipitation
Florida
Georgia
HARD FREEZE WARNING AND WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH MID MORNING
ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SUWANNEE VALLEY...AND BAKER
COUNTY OF NORTH FLORIDA...
Winter Storm
Arkansas
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
Idaho
WINTERY WEATHER TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW
WILL MIX WITH RAIN OR CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN PRIMARILY SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 90 BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Michigan
SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SCHOOLCRAFT
COUNTY... .SNOWFALL OCCURRING ACROSS SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY
ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING FROM WISCONSIN IS
BEING ENHANCED WITH MOISTURE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. AS A RESULT...
SNOWFALL OF UP TO 3 OR 4 MORE INCHES WILL FALL BRINGING SNOWFALL
TOTALS IN SOME SPOTS TO AROUND 7 INCHES BY EVENING.
SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
Minnesota
...MORE HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY... LAKE SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 800 PM TONIGHT...AND THEN BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT FROM NORTHERN BAYFIELD TO NORTHERN IRON
COUNTY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BY
MORNING.
New York
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FOR AREAS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO...
Ohio
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN THEY WILL
BECOME MORE WESTERLY SHIFTING THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INLAND.
THE BAND OF SNOW WILL BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH MID MORNING. THE
BAND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT BACK NORTH OVER THE LAKE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.
Oregon
SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES
AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE
COUNTY TODAY THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO LOCALLY 9 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED AT PASS LEVELS BY EARLY TONIGHT WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 4000 FEET.
Pennsylvania
SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE REGION THIS
MORNING AND PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.
Washington
SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES
AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE
COUNTY TODAY THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...
. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN OR CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
PRIMARILY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TO
THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...A MIX OF WET SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
FROM UNDER A INCH TO AROUND 2 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIER
ACCUMULATIONS FALLING IN THE EVENING HOURS.
Wisconsin
SNOW TO MUCH OF EASTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...
Wyoming
A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
EAST TONIGHT WITH LIGHT SNOW DEVLOPING IN WEST WYOMING. CITY
OF...MAMMOTH...WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...SNOWFALL MAY BE 12 TO 15 INCHES ON THE PASSES.
=> 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
precipitation over a portion of the
central Texas coast.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for less than 1 inch of
precipitation.
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 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over the
northeast 1/2 of Michigan's northern peninsula, and western Michigan
The moderate probability area is over the north central portion of
Michigan's northern peninsula
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over
northeast 1/2 of Michigan's northern peninsula, western Michigan far
northwestern Pennsylvania, and
western New York.
The moderate probability area is over the north central portion of
Michigan's northern peninsula, far
north western Michigan, and west northwest New York.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
The USA Flood Report has not been updated.
=> 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 23 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 DEC 22 00:40:36.77 56.9 N 158.4 W 109 km 5.6
40 miles N of Chignik, Alaska
CALTECH/USGS EARTHQUAKE MESSAGE
Magnitude : 3.1 Ml
Time : 23 Dec 2000 05:52:23 AM PST
: 23 Dec 2000 13:52:23 UTC
Coordinates : 34 deg. 25.88 min. N, 119 deg. 0.82 min. W
Depth : 8.9 miles ( 14.3 km)
Quality : Excellent
Location : 6 mi. WNW of Fillmore, CA
: 19 mi. ENE of Ventura, CA
: 20 mi. N of SBLG (quarry)
: 1 mi. N of the San Cayetano Fault
=> 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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