The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For January 29, 2001
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
=> Severe Weather Probability Forecast
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or Significant
Icing Forecast
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=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
=> USA Earthquake Report
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sun...84 At Mcallen TX
Low Mon...29 Below Zero At West Yellowstone MT
=> Special Notes
* Earthquake Insurance Bill
Senator Stevens is planning on re-introducing a bill this Congressional
session which would make
earthquake and natural disaster insurance more affordable. The bill would
create a Natural Disaster
Insurance Corp. The Corp. would provide reinsurance coverage for
hurricanes, earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, windstorms and wildfires. This reinsurance
concept would reduce the
risk to insurers and thus lower the rates for consumers.
Stratwarm Alert Exists Stratwarm Monday
Comment: Strong minor warming is in progress. The temperature
gradient is reversed in the upper stratosphere.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Mon Jan 29 12:59:59 2001
Flash Flood
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CST MONDAY
EVENING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUTNAM AND BUREAU
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA LEE...HENRY...JEFFERSON...LOUISA...VAN BUREN AND DES
MOINES
IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI SCOTLAND AND CLARK
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS MCDONOUGH...HANCOCK...WARREN AND
HENDERSON
IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS HENRY...ROCK ISLAND AND MERCER
IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA MUSCATINE AND SCOTT
Missouri
.AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
MONTGOMERY...AUDRAIN...COLE...BOONE...OSAGE...MONITEAU...CALLAWAY
AND GASCONADE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CST...
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
COOPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
Flood
Louisiana
FOR THE BLACK CYPRESS BAYOU NORTH OF JEFFERSON TEXAS...THE LATEST
STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET MEASURED DURING 6 AM MONDAY. DUE TO RECENT
RAINFALL OF ABOUT ONE INCH DURING MONDAY MORNING...THE BAYOU WILL
RISE AND CREST NEAR 15.0 F
Missouri
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE......BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER.
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CUIVRE RIVER IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI.
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LA MOINE RIVER.
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...
...LAMINE RIVER NEAR OTTERVILLE
...PETITE SALINE CREEK NEAR BOONVILLE
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE.....MONITEAU CREEK NEAR FAYETTE
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MARMATON RIVER NEAR
NEVADA.
Mississippi
FOR THE YALOBUSHA RIVER...INCLUDING WHALEY...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
FOR THE UPPER PEARL RIVER...INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA...MINOR FLOODING
IS FORECAST.
FOR THE UPPER BIG BLACK RIVER...INCLUDING WEST...MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
Oklahoma
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CLEAR BOGGY CREEK NEAR CANEY,
FOR THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS...THE LATEST STAGE IS 11.7 FEET
AT 6 AM MONDAY.
Puerto Rico
...ESTA EN EFECTO UNA ADVERTENCIA DE FUERTE RESACA EN LAS COSTAS
NOROESTE Y NORTE DE PUERTO RICO DESDE RINCON HASTA QUEBRADILLA Y
CONTINUANDO HACIA EL ESTE HASTA FAJARDO...EN LAS COSTAS NORTE Y
NOROESTE DE CULEBRA Y VIEQUES Y TODAS LAS ISLAS VIRGENES...
....PERMANECE EN EFECTO UNA ADVERTENCIA PARA LOS OPERADORES DE
EMBARCACIONES PEQUENAS EN TODAS LAS AGUAS LOCALES DEL
ATLANTICO Y TODOS LOS PASAJES...
...PERMANECE EN EFECTO UNA ADVERTENCIA PARA LOS OPERADORES DE
EMBARCACIONES PEQUENAS EN TODAS LAS AGUAS DEL ATLANTICO Y
EN TODOS LOS PASAJES...Y EN AGUAS MAR AFUERA DEL MAR CARIBE...
...LOS OPERADORES DE EMBARCACIONES PEQUENAS DEBEN EJERCER CAUTELA
EN EL RESTO DEL AREA...
Texas
FOR THE TRINITY RIVER INCLUDING BRIDGEPORT...BOYD...MODERATE
FLOODING
FOR THE SABINE RIVER INCLUDING GREENVILLE...QUINLAN...EMORY...MINOR
FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
FOR THE BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR BRIDGEPORT...THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.1
FEET AT 7 AM MONDAY. MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST
FOR THE WEST FORK OF THE TRINITY NEAR BOYD... MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST
FOR THE COWLEECH FORK OF THE SABINE AT GREENVILLE... MINOR FLOODING
IS FORECAST
FOR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SABINE NEAR QUINLAN...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURING
FOR THE SABINE RIVER NEAR EMORY.. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING CAN BE
EXPECTED.
Non Precipitation
Alabama
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT
Arkansas
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY
Georgia
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT...
Louisiana
WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES TODAY...
Mississippi
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY...
North Carolina
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT...
New Mexico
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO
THIS EVENING...
South Carolina
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT...
Texas
...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND MOST OF WEST
TEXAS TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
Severe Thunderstorm
Louisiana
Mississippi
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
WALTHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1245 PM CST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AMITE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL NOON CST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1245 PM CST
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
Tornado
Louisiana
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WASHINGTON PARISH IN LOUISIANA
* UNTIL 1245 PM CST
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN LOUISIANA
* UNTIL 1215 PM CST
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
* UNTIL NOON CST
Mississippi
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WALTHALL COUNTY IN MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1230 PM CST
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PIKE COUNTY IN MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 1215 PM CST
Winter Storm
Colorado
.SNOWFALL WILL AGAIN BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS
NORTHEAST COLORADO AS A PESKY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WRAPS
MOISTURE BACK INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO...AND UP AGAINST THE FRONT
RANGE.
EASTERN LARIMER AND NORTHWESTERN WELD COUNTIES-EASTERN BOULDER
COUNTY-DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA-EASTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN
ELBERT COUNTIES- ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
NORTHEASTERN WELD COUNTY-SOUTHERN WELD COUNTY-MORGAN
COUNTY-EASTERN ADAMS AND EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-EASTERN
ELBERT AND NORTHERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK AND
PHILLIPS COUNTIES-..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH THIS
EVENING
Iowa
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SURGE NORTHWARD INTO IOWA THIS MORNING
AND WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM IS LIKELY.
WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON...
A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX
WITH SLEET OR POSSIBLY SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
QUAD CITIES IA IL..SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON... IA-BUCHANAN IA-CARROLL IL-DELAWARE IA-DUBUQUE
IA-JACKSON IA- JO DAVIESS IL-JONES IA-LINN IA-STEPHENSON IL-
...AN ICE STORM WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON...
Illinois
QUAD CITIES IA IL..SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON... IA-BUCHANAN IA-CARROLL IL-DELAWARE IA-DUBUQUE
IA-JACKSON IA- JO DAVIESS IL-JONES IA-LINN IA-STEPHENSON IL-
...AN ICE STORM WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON...
Kansas
A SNOW ADVISORY IS POSTED THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE AREA ALONG
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MARYSVILLE...TO MANHATTAN...TO JUNCTION
CITY...AND COUNCIL GROVE.
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP ACCUMULATING SNOWS
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
Maine
WINTER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MAINE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...
Michigan
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOWER MICHIGAN...
WINTER STORM TO BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO WEST AND CENTRAL
UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
GOGEBIC-ONTONAGON-...SNOW ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
Minnesota
MAJOR WINTER STORM APPROACHING SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...
DANGEROUS ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND WET SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING.
HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN ACROSS WESTERN
MINNESOTA...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER.
Missouri
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AND BRING A MIX OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI
TODAY. FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH RAIN AND SLEET...WILL AFFECT THE
ADVISORY AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON.
Montana
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
FOR NORTHCENTRAL IDAHO...
Nebraska
A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
. THE HEAVEST SNOWS WILL
OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM KEARNEY...TO SAINT PAUL...TO
POLK...WHERE A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
HOLDREGE...TO HASTINGS...AND GENEVA.
New York
OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW
YORK TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK
TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...
Ohio
ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-MAHONING
OH-TRUMBULL OH-.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY EARLY
AFTERNOON... AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.
Oregon
ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING...
TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES IS LIKELY
Pennsylvania
CRAWFORD PA-INLAND ERIE PA-..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS
AFTERNOON...
BLAIR PA-CAMERON PA-CLEARFIELD PA-ELK PA-HUNTINGDON PA-MCKEAN PA-
MIFFLIN PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-POTTER PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA-
SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-TIOGA PA-WARREN PA-
.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR FREEZING RAIN...
South Dakota
MODERATE SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL PICKUP TONIGHT CAUSING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
Vermont
ICY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN VERMONT...
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTH COUNTRY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY
Washington
ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING...
Wisconsin
ICE STORM CONTINUES TO ADVANCE INTO THE REGION...
LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD ALREADY SPREADING INTO
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA.
WARM AIR ALOFT WITH THIS THIS SYSTEM...IN CONJUNCTION WITH COLD AIR
AT THE SURFACE...WILL CAUSE FREEZING RAIN TO BE THE PRIMARY
PRECIPITATION TYPE. SIGNIFICANT ICING REMAINS POSSIBLE.
=> 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 - Moderate
There is a 10% probability area for an F2 Tornado over central east
Mississippi, and over
central west Alabama.
There is a 2% probability of a tornado over southeast Louisiana including
the Mississippi border
area, extreme eastern Arkansas, far southwestern Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama except the
extreme northwest area, Georgia except the far northern and southeastern
areas, and the Florida
panhandle.
The 5% probability area covers central through central east Mississippi,
central Alabama east
through west, and central western Georgia.
The 15% probability area covers central east Mississippi and from central
through central west
Alabama.
Hail Risk - Moderate
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over far east
southeast Texas, Louisiana except
the far northwest area, east southeast Arkansas, far southwestern Tennessee,
central south North
Carolina, South Carolina except the far northern and southeastern areas,
Mississippi, Alabama
except the extreme northwest area, Georgia except the far northern and
southeastern areas, and the
Florida panhandle.
The 15% probability area covers east northeast Louisiana, Mississippi except
the far northern area,
Alabama except the northern area, Georgia except the northern and
southeastern areas, and central
west South Carolina.
Wind Risk - Moderate
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over far east
southeast Texas, Louisiana
except the far northwest area, east southeast Arkansas, far southwestern
Tennessee, central south
North Carolina, South Carolina except the far northern and southeastern
areas, Mississippi,
Alabama except the extreme northwest area, Georgia except the far northern
and southeastern
areas, and the Florida panhandle.
The 15% probability area covers east northeast Louisiana, Mississippi except
the far northern area,
Alabama except the northern area, Georgia except the northern and
southeastern areas, and central
west South Carolina.
The 25% probability area covers central Mississippi east through west,
Alabama except the northern
an far southern areas and far central west Georgia.
Tomorrow's Risk - Moderate
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow over the southeast
1/2 of South and
North Carolina, the southeast 1/3 of Virginia, the southeast 1/2 of
Maryland, extreme southeast
Pennsylvania, the southern 2/3 of New Jersey, and Delaware.
The 15% probability area covers over the eastern 1/3 of North Carolina, the
southeast 1/3 of
Virginia, the southeast 1/2 of Maryland, extreme southeast Pennsylvania, the
southern 1/2 of New
Jersey, and Delaware.
The 25% probability area covers northeast North Carolina, east southeast
Virginia, the southeast 1/3
of Maryland, the southern 1/3 of New Jersey, and Delaware.
=> 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 portion of east
central Washington, a portion of southeast South Dakota, far northern Iowa,
far southern Minnesota,
far east southeastern Texas, Louisiana except the south southeastern and far
west northwestern
areas, the eastern 2/3 of Arkansas, the eastern 1/2 of Missouri, central
west and southern Illinois, far
western Kentucky, western Tennessee, Mississippi except the far southwestern
corner, small
portions of Alabama, and a portion of western central North Carolina.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
precipitation over far northwest
Washington.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Portions of southeastern Missouri...northeastern Arkansas...western
Kentucky...and southern Illinois
appear most threatened for runoff problems based on flash flood guidance.
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
north northeast 1/2 of Nebraska, south southeast South Dakota, south
southwest Minnesota, the
western 1/2 of Iowa, and extreme northwestern Missouri.
The moderate probability area is over northeast Nebraska, southeast South
Dakota, extreme
southwest Minnesota and western Iowa.
The high probability area is over extreme northeast Nebraska, extreme
southeast South Dakota and
extreme west northwest Iowa.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over
southern Minnesota and central
west Wisconsin
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over
northeast Nebraska, northwest Iowa, the south southeast 1/3 of Minnesota,
the northwest 1/3 of
Wisconsin and the north northwestern 3/4 of Michigan's northern peninsula.
The moderate probability area is over far southeastern South Dakota, the
south southeast 1/4 of
Minnesota except the far southeastern area, far northwest Iowa the northwest
1/4 of Wisconsin
except the far northwest area and the central southwest portion of
Michigan's northern peninsula.
The high probability area covers far south southwest Minnesota.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over the
south southeast portion of
Michigan's northern peninsula, northern Michigan, the northeast 1/3 of New
York, northwest
Massachusetts, and southwestern Vermont..
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0745 AM EST MON JAN 29 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
SCATTERED FLOODING
RAIN FALLING AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM IN THE NATION'S
MID-SECTION BROUGHT MINOR RIVER FLOODING TO SEVERAL STREAMS IN
EASTERN OKLAHOMA, AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING TO
CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS, ON SUNDAY. THE PHOENIX AREA SAW SOME URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING (AS WELL AS HAIL) ON SATURDAY.
A NUMBER OF STREAMS IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI ARE EXPECTED TO
EXCEED FLOOD STAGE BETWEEN MONDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
WARM TEMPERATURES AND RAIN COULD CAUSE ICE JAM FLOODING INTO
WEDNESDAY ALONG SMALLER STREAMS IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
RAIN FOCUSED IN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA WILL FURTHER IMPROVE
DROUGHT CONDITIONS LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POCKETS OF
HEAVY RAIN
FLASH FLOODING:
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES ISSUED OVER THE WEEKEND
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
ARIZONA:
SATURDAY: THE PHOENIX METRO AREA
KANSAS:
SUNDAY: CHEROKEE COUNTY
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE (ALPHABETICALLY BY
STATE):
ARKANSAS: THE CACHE AND OUACHITA RIVERS
LOUISIANA: THE CALCASIEU AND PEARL RIVERS, BAYOU DORCHEAT
AND RED CHUTE BAYOU
MISSISSIPPI: THE BIG BLACK RIVER
OKLAHOMA: THE LITTLE RIVER; EAST CACHE, CLEAR BOGGY AND
POLECAT CREEKS
TEXAS: THE ANGELINA, NECHES, SABINE AND SULPHUR RIVERS
.
=> 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 29 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN WEST CENTRAL UNITED STATES
(35.8 TO 40.3 N, 102.0 TO 125.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 JAN 27 18:38:10.00 36.2 N 120.7 W 9 km 2.9
20 miles W of Coalinga, 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
2001 JAN 28 20:30:18.07 44.7 N 111.9 W 5 km 3.3
35 miles E of Lima, Montana
MAGNITUDE 3.9, OCCURRED AT 1432 AST ON JAN 28,
15 MILES N OF FAIRBANKS, AK.
AT 65.0N, 147.7W, 25 MILES DEEP.
FELT IN FAIRBANKS.
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
0910 75 DAINGERFIELD MORRIS TX 3303 9474 DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. (SHV)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
0830 UNK 1 N PITTSBURG CAMP TX 3301 9496 ROOF BLOWN OFF A STORAGE
BUILDING. REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. (SHV)
0910 UNK 1 NE DAINGERFIELD MORRIS TX 3304 9473 TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED ALONG FM 130. REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (SHV)
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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=> OCHA Situation Report No. 4 India - Earthquake 28 January 2001
1. The Indian Government has not made an appeal for international
assistance. However, as a matter of policy, assistance offered as a matter
of international solidarity in such cases is gratefully accepted.
2. The Government of India received offers of assistance from a large
number of foreign countries and agencies following the devastating
earthquake in Gujarat. The Government of India has decided that while
there will be no appeal for seeking assistance, all offers made
voluntarily will be gratefully accepted.
Priority in India is for items required for search and rescue operations
such as sniffer dogs, electronic equipment for searching for bodies and
cutting concrete slabs, communication equipment, as well as mobile
surgical operation theatres and other medical hardware. Offers for supply
of clothes and tents will be accepted if they can be airlifted to
Ahmedabad. Medical and rescue teams will be welcomed provided they come in
their own aircraft.
Coordination of earthquake relief is being done by the Disaster Management
Group in the Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. The officers in charge
are Mr. Purukayasth, Commissioner, Natural Disaster Management, Ministry
of Agriculture and Ms. Rita Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Agriculture (Telephone number: + 91 11 338 2219 (Office), + 91 11 338 5574
or + 91 11 338 9453 (Control Room), Facsimile number: + 91 11 338 4555).
Those desirous of sending relief items as indicated above are advised to
get in touch with the nearest Indian Mission.
- - - - - -
Situation and Damage
3. Though the figures are not officially confirmed, media reports that
about 20,000 or even more people have died and thousands are missing. It
is also reported that some 200,000 people have been left homeless. Bhuj,
housing some 150,000 people, is the worst affected city where 10,000
people have reportedly been killed. Several aftershocks, the strongest of
the series measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, are hampering rescue and
relief activities.
4. While the overall extent of damage is still unclear, substantial
destruction has occurred across Gujarat. According to the latest report
received from the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, two
high rise buildings have collapsed in Ahmedabad. In Bhuj, 50 per cent of
buildings have been destroyed and 95 per cent are no longer habitable.
There is no electricity and no water in the entire town of Bhuj. Rajkot
and Patan have also been severely affected.
5. The airport at Ahmedabad is operational. Bhuj airport is only open for
limited operations. Kandla Port begins receiving ships with relief
supplies.
Needs
6. The following list of medical equipment, supplies and drugs required
was issued by the Directorate General of Health Services in New Delhi:
- Resuscitation Kits (400 sets)
Ambou bags with masks / Endotracheal tubes (all sizes) / Laryngoscopes
(all sizes) / Margyll forceps / Endotracheal suction canula / Portable
ventilators
- Drugs (5,000 sets)
Plasma expander (Hemaccel) / Ringer Lactate / Inj Dobutamine (250 mg) /
Inj Mehtyl Prednisolone / Inj Tetglobe (1,000 i.u.) / Inj Cefuroxime (750
mg) / Inj Cefoperozone (1mg) / Healex spray / Inj Tramadol (100 mg) / Inj
Ceftazidime (1 gm) / Inj Augmentin (1.2 mg) / Inj Ketamine (2 ml) / Inj
Atropine (1 ml) / Inj Scoline / Halothane (50 ml) / Inj Dizepam / Inj
Norcuron (4 mg) /Inj Atracurium / Inj Neostigmine / Inj Couramine / Inj
Dopamine / Inj Mephentine / Inj Soda bicarb / Inj shockpack / Inj Dexona /
Inj hydrocortisone
- Medical Supplies (5,000 sets)
Plastic bandages (4 inches & 6 inches) / Elastocrepe bandage (6 inches & 4
inches) / Dynaplast (4 inches & 6 inches) / Micropore tape (1,2,3 inches)
/ IV canulas (16 & 18) / IV sets / Intra cath / Suturing material with
cutting needles (1/0/00) / Vikryl (absorbable sutures) / Torniquets (lower
& upper limbs) / Hand drill / Disposable caps & masks
7. The teams from the United Kingdom and IFRC, both operational in the
area, confirmed that immediate needs to assist the survivors of the
earthquake are for shelter, food, blankets, warm clothing and medical
supplies.
National Assistance
8. It is reported that the Indian Prime Minister is visiting the affected
area tomorrow. According to an update provided by the Natural Disaster
Management (NDM) Division of the Indian Ministry of Agriculture through
the UN Resident Coordinator's Office today, the government efforts in
response to this emergency are as follows (in addition to what was
reported in OCHA Situation Report No.3):
- The Government Control rooms are functioning round the clock;
- Armed Forces, Air Force, Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial
Security Force (CISF) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP) have been employed in rescue operations and other
relief activities;
- Arrangements of airlifting additional blankets and tents to the affected
area are under way;
- The Central Government and several state governments have sent
additional medical teams to the affected area, together with medicine and
medical equipment and supplies;
- Ministry of Health is sending a special team to check outbreak of
epidemics;
- Railways will deploy special trains for evacuation of injured persons.
Wagons are used to shelter affected people.
International Assistance
9. International Search and Rescue (SAR) teams have begun relief
operations in the area. According to information received by OCHA Geneva,
their status is as follows:
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| Government | Activities |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| France | A 36-member SAR team, including surgeons,|
| (D.I.CA.F) | physicians and nurses, and 3.8 tons of equipment is|
| | scheduled to depart for India on 29 Jan. |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
|Germany |A 25-person SAR team with 6 search dogs and SAR|
|(THW) |equipment has been dispatched on the morning of 27|
| |Jan. |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| Russian | In a joint UK/Russian operation, an EMERCOM|
| Federation | aircraft with 76 rescue personnel arrived in|
| (EMERCOM) | Ahmedabad at 5 a.m. (local time) on 28 Jan.,|
| | together with an airmobile hospital. The team will|
| | be working in Bhuj. |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| Switzerland | The Swiss SAR Team (48 persons, including 9|
| (SDR) | doghandlers) is presently working in Ahmedabad.|
| | Part of the team will be starting SAR activities in|
| | Bhuj. Today two persons have been rescued. |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| Turkey | The 35-member Turkish Team (GEA and Civil Defence)|
| | with sound location equipment, search cameras and|
| | dogs have arrived in Ahmedabad at 10 a.m. (local|
| | time) on 28 Jan. |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| United Kingdom | 69 SAR experts arrived in Ahmedabad at 11:30 p.m.|
| (DFID) | (local time) on 27 Jan. and then proceeded to Bhuj.|
| | So far the team rescued one person. The team has|
| | also established a 24 hour coordination centre with|
| | satellite phone link. |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------|
10. The UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team, primarily
composed of earthquake experts, is en route for India and plans to arrive
in Ahmedabad on 29 January to assist in on-site operations and
coordination of SAR and other relief activities.
11. The UN Disaster Management Team (UN-DMT) in New Delhi convened a
meeting on 28 January to review the situation. Another member (UN
facilitator in Jaipur, Rajasthan) joined the UN rapid assessment mission
composed of representatives from UNDP, WHO and UNFPA New Delhi. The team
has convened meetings with government authorities and NGOs on 28 January.
WHO will be assisting the Indian authorities in establishing a Health
Coordination Cell to facilitate health efforts in the affected area.
12. So far the following pledges/contributions have been reported to
OCHA:
- Canada: CAD 1 million (USD 662,000) to IFRC and NGOs
- Germany: DEM 1 million (USD 475,000)
- Japan: JPY 103.5 million (USD 900,000) including cash and in-kind
contributions
- The Netherlands: NLG 6 million (USD 2.5 million) to UNICEF, IFRC,
Caritas India, the UN and NGOs
- Norway: NOK 10 million (USD 1.1 million) to Norwegian NGOs
- Russian Federation: in-kind contribution of 3,280 blankets and 45 family
tents worth RUB 2 million (USD 71,800)
- Sweden: SEK 5 million (USD 523,000) to Swedish Red Cross/IFRC and other
humanitarian agencies
- The United Kingdom: GBP 3 million (USD 4.4 million)
- The United States: cash and in-kind contributions of a total value of
USD 890,156
13. In addition, the Governments of Belgium, China, Ireland, Italy,
Kuwait, Pakistan and South Korea as well as EU/ECHO have reportedly
announced donations.
14. At the request from the Indian Ministry of Communication, Ericsson
teams have managed to restore the AT&T/Birlas mobile telephone network
except for 2 sites in the city of Ghandinam. Ericsson has also dispatched
a team to Bhuj to establish mobile communications systems.
15. On 26 January IFRC launched a preliminary appeal for CHF 2 million
(approximately USD 1.22 million) to assist 50,000 beneficiaries with
immediate relief. IFRC is closely working with the Indian Red Cross
Society which is focusing its attention on medical, shelter and blood
activities. IFRC has sent in a 15-member support team of experienced
delegates. IFRC is also deploying more telecommunications assets to the
field.
16. Many NGOs such as ACT, ADRA, AFSC, AMDA International, AmeriCares,
CAAOA, Care International, Caritas, Catholic Relief Services, Church World
Service, Concern, FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, Lutheran World Relief,
MAP International, Mercy Corps International (MCI), Oxfam, UMCOR and World
Relief are providing relief assistance in various ways. The reports on
their activities have been posted on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int
17. For coordination purposes, donors are requested to inform OCHA
Geneva, as indicated below, on relief missions/pledges/contributions and
their corresponding values by item.
18. OCHA is in close contact with the Office of the UN Resident
Coordinator in New Delhi as well as with the Indian Permanent Mission to
the UN at Geneva, and will revert with further information as it becomes
available.
19. This situation report, together with further information on ongoing
emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int
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