The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 31, 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- Larry Zuravin -- President, Empire Central REACT 3030 --
Real busy
this week!!
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The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For December 31, 2000
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...84 At Pierce College CA
Low Sun...27 Below Zero At Devils Lake ND
=> Special Notes
The most interesting feature in the Jan. 8-9 MRF is the movement of a strong
cold low across the
Gulf of Alaska into the Yukon Territory. This feature, at this time of year
tends to act like a block to
cold weather patterns that have been moving in the lower 48 states. It will
also result in the
formation of a fairly strong low over the central southern states around the
10th.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Dec 31 10:42:44 2000
Non Precipitation
Alabama
Georgia
A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND...
Florida
WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND THE TEENS THIS MORNING.
ANOTHER NIGHT OF COLD TEMPERATURES.
Massachusetts
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON
North Carolina
NC-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-YANCEY NC-
..WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING
BITTERLY COLD MORNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS
Virginia
West Virginia
BITTERLY COLD MORNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS
Winter Storm
Arkansas
SNOW ADVISORY TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WITH CLEARING SKIES AND
VERY LOW TEMPERATURES TO FOLLOW.
Kansas
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
AN AREA OF SNOW...WHICH WILL AFFECT PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS.
Louisiana
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND INTO
NEW YEARS DAY MORNING...
Maine
New Hampshire
A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS OF MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
Michigan
HURON MI-..LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT
SANDUSKY MI .SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE ALONG THE THUMB SHORELINE
New York
MORE SNOW FOR THE FINAL DAY OF THE MILLENNIUM
A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF MAINE WILL CIRCULATE MORE
SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY WITH THE
SNOW BECOMING ENHANCED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND
ONTARIO.
Ohio
ASHTABULA INLAND OH-GEAUGA OH-..LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
Oklahoma
SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL BECOME
WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE MORNING.
WIDESPREAD AND STEADY SNOW OVER THE AREA TODAY BEFORE EXITING
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING.
Pennsylvania
CAMBRIA PA-SOMERSET PA-.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...
Texas
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT NORTH OF A MADISONVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE TO COLDSPRING LINE...
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. ICE
ACCUMULATION...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT.
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND INTO
NEW YEARS DAY MORNING...
SNOW EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY
AFTERNOON...
Vermont
...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY...
STATE POLICE AND SPOTTER REPORTS
INDICATE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN SINCE LAST
NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE IN THE DAY WILL BE IN THE 8
TO 14 INCH RANGE.
West Virginia
WV-TUCKER WV-..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1000 PM EST SUNDAY
=> 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 less than over 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 2 inches or greater of
snow is low over
northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma, north northwestern Louisiana, far
central west Mississippi and
Arkansas except the north northeast 1/4.
The moderate probability area is over far southeast Oklahoma and central
south Arkansas except
the far eastern area.
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over
The moderate probability area is over
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 12 inches or greater
of snow is low over
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over
The moderate probability area is over
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 31 at 00:15 UTC
NO EVENTS
=> 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")
=> Guest Column - Larry Zuravin -- President, Empire Central REACT 3030
Real busy
this week!!
On Thursday December 28, 2000, a repair crew broke a water main in the
downtown area of Schenectady, NY. By daylight it was discovered that the
water was filling up a main telephone trunk line vault. There are over
100 "splices" in this vault. At aprox. 10 am , there were 70,000
residents with out phone service. By 11am the County Manager declared a
State of Emergency in Schenectady County. At this point RACES was
activated and a general plea for Amaturers help went out in the Albany,
Schenectady, Troy area. It was at this point the resources of Empire
Central REACT (personnel, repeaters, mobile units) were requested. Larry
Zuravin, outgoing Team President, started calling up members. By 1400
Larry (unit 720) and Bob Snell (710) had a GMRS radio setup in the
Schenectady EOC. At his point, Amaturers were being "stationed" at one of
15 points around the city, to provide 911 call in points for residents.
It appeared that this could go 24 to 48 hours and man power was needed
for four hour shifts. REACT members worked along side RACES members to
provide this effort. By 2000 that evening the Verizon personnel had begun
restoring service to limited areas. Through coordination with the EOC,
which was manned by RACES and REACT members, our resources were
reallocated to different areas within the county. I was also interviewed
by the local FOX affialte WXXA and the interview was broadcast on the
news at 2200. By 2300 hours, 95% of the county was restored and the EOC
was secured at 0030 on the 29th.
The following Team 3030 members participated:
Bob Snell - Unit 710
Dave Wilkenson - Unit 719
Andy Lichoveri - Unit 716
Paul Becker - Unit 717
Ray Ginter - Unit 713
Larry Zuravin - Unit 720
It was gratifing to see REACT members (both Amaturer and non-Amaturer)
work so well with the local RACES members and the members of the
Schenectady ARA, the Albany ARA, and the other emergency services in and
arounf Schenectady County. These events really prove that the spirit of
cooperation exsists within the community.
Today, (12/30/00) we are under a winter weather advisory. NWS predicts
ten to sixteen inches of snow. Our Team is monitoring CB-9, 462.675, FRS
chan. 1 and the local Amaturers frequencies.
Larry Zuravin
President, Empire Central REACT 3030
Schenectady, NY
KAE-9868
KB2WZT
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