The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 25, 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 25, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sun... 76 At Punta Gorda FL
Low Mon... -33 At Cambridge MN
=> Special Notes
Heavy Icing in store for north central Texas, southeast Oklahoma and central
west Arkansas.
The current MRF shows a storm system over the central gulf States the 29th
that will move across
the Carolina's the 30th and intensify as it passes over the central north
Atlantic and New England
States the 31st.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Mon Dec 25 10:55:24 2000
Flood
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
BLOW OUT TIDES ARE POSSIBLE...
THE LOW WATER PROBLEMS
Louisiana
Texas
FOR THE NECHES RIVER, INCLUDING DIBOLL, MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECASTED. THE 600 PM SUNDAY STAGE ON THE NECHES RIVER 4 MILES
SOUTH OF DIBOLL TEXAS WAS 11.1 FEET.
Non Precipitation
Arizona
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 PM
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...
California
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 PM
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...
HIGH WIND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR THE MOUNTAINS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...
LOCAL STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP AND BE STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS
THIS MORNING. THE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SOME AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE
Connecticut
THIS WILL BE A VERY COLD CHRISTMAS...
.WIND CHILL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND FOR TODAY.
Delaware
WIND CHILL ADVISORY TODAY
Massachusetts
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND FOR TODAY.
A WIND ADVISORY FOR CAPE COD...MARTHAS VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET.
Maine
WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
New Hampshire
ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BITTER WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
New Jersey
WIND CHILL ADVISORY TODAY...
Nevada
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 PM
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...
New York
BITTERLY COLD AIR CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THROUGH TONIGHT.
Pennsylvania
BITTERLY COLD AIR CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...
Rhode Island
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY ISSUED LAST NIGHT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. THIS ADVISORY NOW COVERS MOST
OF MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...AND PARTS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Texas
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WAS ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
EARLY THIS MORNING.
Vermont
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THROUGH TONIGHT.
Winter Storm
Arkansas
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL ENGULF MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS
THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER AND WILL
ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE POTENTIAL ALSO EXISTS FOR
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY
THURSDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
WESTCENTRAL ARKANSAS. FINAL WINTER STORM PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE
RUSHED TO COMPLETION IF NOT DONE SO ALREADY.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
...DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY SOUTH OF I-44...
Colorado
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS COLORADO TODAY...
WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT
Kansas
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL KANSAS BY THIS AFTERNOON
SNOW WILL BRING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF THE
REGION... .A WINTER STORM IS BREWING OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THE
PATH OF THIS STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST KANSAS WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA
BORDER.
Louisiana
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN TURNING TO MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS THE
DELTA REGION. THE COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO MODIFY ENOUGH THIS
AFTERNOON TO PREVENT WIDESPREAD ICING PROBLEMS.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE I-20 CORRIDOR OF
NORTH LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS...
Michigan
LIGHTER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY...
.LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL SHIFT ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY
Missouri
ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE
MID-SOUTH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
Mississippi
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN TURNING TO MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS THE
DELTA REGION.
New Mexico
WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
EASTWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SIX TO TEN INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN GENERALLY BE EXPECTED OVER THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER WILL PAY A VISIT TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY...
New York
LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS WEAKENED TODAY BUT MAY INTENSIFY AGAIN
LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
Ohio
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-ASHTABULA INLAND OH-CRAWFORD
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING...
Oklahoma
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL ENGULF MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS
THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER AND WILL ALSO
PRODUCE DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY......DAMAGING ICE
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY SOUTH OF I-44... PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET WILL CREATE EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS ROADS IN NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA TODAY WITH UP TO 1/2 INCH OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY 6
PM.
Pennsylvania
MCKEAN PA-.ELK PA-..LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH
MID MORNING...
Tennessee
ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...
Texas
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS
TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AND EXTENDED WINTER
WEATHER EVENT FOR NORTH TEXAS.
AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. BY
TONIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS EXPECTED. TOTAL FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW CHANCES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MIDWEEK.
SOME COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE UPPER LEVEL
STORM WILL TRACK FURTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN
TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY.
Utah
HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS AND SNOW ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF
THE REST OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY...
THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
COLORADO HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF RECEIVING HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TODAY.
Wyoming
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF
THIS MORNING.
=> 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 2 inches of
precipitation over portions of east
central Texas north to south and a portion of south southeast Oklahoma.
1 inch of precipitation is forecast over east central Texas north to south,
south southeast Oklahoma
and central west Arkansas.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 2 inches of
precipitation over south central
Texas.
Over 1 inch of precipitation is forecast over the south central 1/4 of
Texas, a portion of north central
Texas and far southeast Oklahoma.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is expected to approach flash flood values over east central Texas
north to south.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 2 inches or greater of
snow is low over the far
eastern portion of the Texas panhandle, and central west Oklahoma.
The moderate probability area is over central west Oklahoma.
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over the
eastern 1/3 of New Mexico.
The moderate probability area is over far east central north to south New
Mexico.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over north
central through northeast
Texas, the south southeast 2/3 of Oklahoma, and Arkansas except the far
northeast and southeast
areas.
The moderate probability area is over central north through northeast Texas,
the south southeast 1/3
of Oklahoma and the central west 1/3 of Arkansas.
The high probability area is over the north central through northeast Texas,
south southeast
Oklahoma, and central west Arkansas.
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 2 inches or greater
of snow is low over
central west Oklahoma.
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over the
southeast 1/4 of New Mexico and southeast central to the central area of
Texas's panhandle.
The moderate probability area is over southeast New Mexico and central west
Texas.
The high probability area is over central east New Mexico and central west
Texas.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low from west
central, central, central
north and northeast Texas, the south southeast 2/3 of Oklahoma, far southern
Missouri, extreme
western Tennessee extreme northwestern Mississippi and Arkansas.
The moderate probability area is over central north through northeast Texas,
the south southeast 1/2
of Oklahoma and Arkansas except the far eastern and southeastern areas.
The high probability area is over the north central through northeast Texas,
south southeast
Oklahoma, and central west Arkansas.
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 25 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
(29.0 TO 35.8 N, 102.0 TO 125.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 DEC 24 01:04:20.16 34.9 N 119.1 W 15 km 4.4
35 miles S of Bakersfield, California
EARTHQUAKES IN NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
(40.3 TO 50.0 N, 102.0 TO 125.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2000 DEC 24 02:50:43.00 41.0 N 121.7 W 9 km 2.9
35 miles ESE of Dunsmuir, 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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