The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 21, 2001
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 January 21, 2001
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...84 At Ft Lauderdale..Opa Locka..And Tamiami FL
Low Sun...24 Below Zero At Presque Isle ME
=> Special Notes
Radio Blackouts -- moderate
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Jan 21 11:09:23 2001
Flood
Louisiana
FOR LAKE D'ARBONNE, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING
Non Precipitation
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND ALL
OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...
Winter Storm
Massachusetts
OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END
BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM.
Maine
New Hampshire
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...
EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN
MERRIMACK AND STRAFFORD COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MAINE.
Washington
YAKIMA AND KITTITAS VALLEYS (WA)
...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES FOR TODAY...
FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY
WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
=> 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 1 inch of
precipitation on and off the coast
of southeast Georgia.
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 less than 20%
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 is less than
20%
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 2001 JAN 21 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")
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GEORGE W. BUSH: Chief Justice Rehnquist, President Carter, President Bush...
... President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the
peaceful transfer of authority is
rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm
old traditions and make
new beginnings.
As I begin, I thank President Clinton for his service to our nation.
And I thank Vice President Gore for a contest conducted with spirit and
ended with grace.
I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders
have come before
me, and so many will follow.
We have a place, all of us, in a long story -- a story we continue, but
whose end we will not see. It
is
the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old, a
story of a slave-holding
society that became a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went
into the world to protect
but not possess, to defend but not to conquer.
It is the American story -- a story of flawed and fallible people, united
across the generations by
grand and enduring ideals.
The grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise that everyone
belongs, that everyone
deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born.
Americans are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our laws. And
though our nation has
sometimes halted, and sometimes delayed, we must follow no other course.
Through much of the last century, America's faith in freedom and democracy
was a rock in a raging
sea. Now it is a seed upon the wind, taking root in many nations.
Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn
hope of our humanity, an
ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along. And even
after nearly 225 years, we
have a long way yet to travel.
While many of our citizens prosper, others doubt the promise, even the
justice, of our own country.
The ambitions of some Americans are limited by failing schools and hidden
prejudice and the
circumstances of their birth. And sometimes our differences run so deep, it
seems we share a
continent, but not a country.
We do not accept this, and we will not allow it. Our unity, our union, is
the serious work of leaders
and citizens in every generation. And this is my solemn pledge: I will work
to build a single nation of
justice and opportunity.
I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger than
ourselves who creates us
equal in His image.
And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.
America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by
ideals that move us
beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it
means to be citizens. Every
child must be taught these principles. Every citizen must uphold them. And
every immigrant, by
embracing these ideals, makes our country more, not less, American.
Today, we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through
civility, courage,
compassion and character.
America, at its best, matches a commitment to principle with a concern for
civility. A civil society
demands from each of us good will and respect, fair dealing and forgiveness.
Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a
time of peace, the stakes
of our debates appear small.
But the stakes for America are never small. If our country does not lead the
cause of freedom, it will
not be led. If we do not turn the hearts of children toward knowledge and
character, we will lose
their gifts and undermine their idealism. If we permit our economy to drift
and decline, the vulnerable
will suffer most.
We must live up to the calling we share. Civility is not a tactic or a
sentiment. It is the determined
choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos. And this commitment,
if we keep it, is a
way
to shared accomplishment.
America, at its best, is also courageous.
Our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war, when
defending common
dangers defined our common good. Now we must choose if the example of our
fathers and mothers
will inspire us or condemn us. We must show courage in a time of blessing by
confronting problems
instead of passing them on to future generations.
Together, we will reclaim America's schools, before ignorance and apathy
claim more young lives.
We will reform Social Security and Medicare, sparing our children from
struggles we have the
power to prevent. And we will reduce taxes, to recover the momentum of our
economy and reward
the effort and enterprise of working Americans.
We will build our defenses beyond challenge, lest weakness invite challenge.
We will confront weapons of mass destruction, so that a new century is
spared new horrors.
The enemies of liberty and our country should make no mistake: America
remains engaged in the
world by history and by choice, shaping a balance of power that favors
freedom. We will defend
our
allies and our interests. We will show purpose without arrogance. We will
meet aggression and bad
faith with resolve and strength. And to all nations, we will speak for the
values that gave our nation
birth.
America, at its best, is compassionate. In the quiet of American conscience,
we know that deep,
persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation's promise.
And whatever our views of its cause, we can agree that children at risk are
not at fault.
Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God, they are failures of love.
And the proliferation of prisons, however necessary, is no substitute for
hope and order in our souls.
Where there is suffering, there is duty. Americans in need are not
strangers, they are citizens, not
problems, but priorities. And all of us are diminished when any are
hopeless.
Government has great responsibilities for public safety and public health,
for civil rights and common
schools. Yet compassion is the work of a nation, not just a government.
And some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor's
touch or a pastor's
prayer. Church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their
humanity, and they
will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws.
Many in our country do not know the pain of poverty, but we can listen to
those who do.
And I can pledge our nation to a goal: When we see that wounded traveler on
the road to Jericho,
we will not pass to the other side.
America, at its best, is a place where personal responsibility is valued and
expected.
Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats, it is a call to
conscience. And though it
requires sacrifice, it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of
life not only in options, but in
commitments. And we find that children and community are the commitments
that set us free.
Our public interest depends on private character, on civic duty and family
bonds and basic fairness,
on uncounted, unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom.
Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our
times has said, every day we
are called to do small things with great love. The most important tasks of a
democracy are done by
everyone.
I will live and lead by these principles: to advance my convictions with
civility, to pursue the public
interest with courage, to speak for greater justice and compassion, to call
for responsibility and try
to
live it as well.
In all these ways, I will bring the values of our history to the care of our
times.
What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a
common good
beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve
your nation,
beginning
with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators;
citizens, not subjects;
responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of
character.
Americans are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in
ourselves, but because
we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. When this spirit of citizenship is
missing, no government program
can replace it. When this spirit is present, no wrong can stand against it.
After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John
Page wrote to Thomas
Jefferson: "We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the
strong. Do you not think an
angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?"
Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years
and changes
accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand
story of courage and its
simple dream of dignity.
We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his
purpose. Yet his purpose is
achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service to one another.
Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today,
to make our country
more
just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.
This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the
whirlwind and directs this
storm.
God bless you all, and God bless America.
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