The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 24, 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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For December 24, 2000
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...77 At Fort Myers FL And Simi Valley CA
Low Sun...26 Below Zero At Park Rapids And Roseau MN
=> Special Notes
Stratwarm Alert Ends Stratwarm Sunday
Return to normal winter conditions throughout the stratosphere within the
next 2 days.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Dec 24 11:51:06 2000
Flood
Washington
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER IN MASON COUNTY...
RAIN OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS WILL DRIVE THE SKOKOMISH RIVER TO FLOOD
STAGE AROUND 11 PM SATURDAY. THE RIVER WILL CREST AROUND MIDNIGHT
BETWEEN 15.0 AND 15.5 FT. FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FT.
Non Precipitation
California
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS...
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS...
Iowa
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING...
Illinois
WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUED THIS AFTERNOON.
Indiana
WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUED THIS AFTERNOON.
Maryland
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 6 PM SUNDAY TIL 6 AM MONDAY...
Minnesota
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...
Missouri
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
Montana
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF...GLASGOW...WOLF POINT...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THIS MORNING...
Ohio
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 6 PM SUNDAY TIL 6 AM MONDAY...
Pennsylvania
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 6 PM SUNDAY TIL 6 AM MONDAY...
Wisconsin
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING...
West Virginia
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 6 PM SUNDAY TIL 6 AM MONDAY...
Winter Storm
Arkansas
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
ICE TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS DAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT.
Colorado
WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING COLORADO...THE SNOW WILL BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY.
Idaho
SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
Indiana
BRISK WEST WINDS AND COLD ARCTIC AIR FLOWING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN
WILL GENERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
EXTREME SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND EXTREME NORTH INDIANA.
Kansas
A WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS ON
CHRISTMAS DAY.
THE BEHAVIOR OF THIS SYSTEM IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY!
Louisiana
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT DURING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
FOR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 30...AND FOR MCCURTAIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
AREAS OF RAIN DEVELOPING DURING THIS AFTERNOON TO TRANSITION INTO
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES
FALL TO BELOW THE FREEZING MARK.
Maryland
MD-INDIANA WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 6 PM EST SUNDAY TIL 10 AM
MONDAY...YOU CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT...
Michigan
ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT...
Minnesota
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE TODAY...
Missouri
WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHRISTMAS EVENING INTO
TUESDAY...
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
SPRINGFIELD TO EMINENCE BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN FAR SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...NEAR THE ARKANSAS LINE.
Montana
A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...
New Mexico
WINTER STORM WATCH CHRISTMAS DAY...
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHCENTRAL...CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONAL WINTRY PRECIPITATION
IS LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND
EASTCENTRAL PLAINS CHRISTMAS DAY.
New York
SNOW SHOWERS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. WHILE MOST
AREAS WILL ONLY RECEIVE ANOTHER COATING TO AN INCH OR SO
ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON...AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKES ERIE AND
ONTARIO MAY RECEIVE A COUPLE HOURS OF LAKE ENHANCED SNOW THAT
COULD ACCUMULATE 4 INCHES BY NIGHTFALL.
Ohio
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS
MORNING...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY TO BEGIN BY MID AFTERNOON OVER THE
WARNING AREA WITH 1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BY THIS
EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TAPER TO
FLURRIES CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 4
TO 6 INCHES IN SOME AREAS.
Oklahoma
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
ICE TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS DAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT.
Oregon
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHEAST OREGON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH
ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
Pennsylvania
BITTERLY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL BLAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOME POTENTIALLY HEAVY
ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL VISIT THE AREA ONCE
AGAIN.
Texas
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT AND
CHRISTMAS DAY...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
LIKELY ON MONDAY.
Utah
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
Wisconsin
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE TODAY...
ASHLAND WI-BAYFIELD WI-IRON WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAYFIELD
WI...ASHLAND WI...HURLEY WI .LAKE SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY...
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DROP A TOTAL OF 12 TO 20
INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW BELT BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
West Virginia
WV-TUCKER WV-VENANGO ..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 6 PM EST SUNDAY
TIL 10 AM MONDAY...YOU CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT...
Wyoming
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT.SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO
6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAIN
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 less than 1 inch of
precipitation.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 2 inches of
precipitation over a portion of
southeast Oklahoma.
1 inch is forecast over a portion of north northeast Texas, southeast
Oklahoma, west northwest
Arkansas.
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 far
north northwest Pennsylvania, far southwestern and far central north New
York.
The moderate probability area is over extreme north northwest Pennsylvania,
extreme southwestern
and extreme central north New York
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 far
north northwest Pennsylvania, far southwestern and far central north New
York.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over
central north through northeast
Texas, north northwest Louisiana, southern Oklahoma, and the southeast 1/4
of Arkansas.
The moderate probability area is over
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 24 at 00:15 UTC
NO EVENTS
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)
Location : 6 mi. WNW of Fillmore, CA
00/12/23 07:13:24.20
ARU ISLANDS REGION, INDONESIA
Epicenter: -7.896 135.829
MW 6.0
00/12/19 13:11:47.17
SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS
Epicenter: 11.794 144.720
MW 6.2
=> 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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