The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For February 25, 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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For February 25, 2001
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sat...92 Mcallen TX
Low Sun...17 Below Zero At Presque Isle ME
=> Special Notes
Stratwarm Alert Exists Stratwarm Sunday
Comment: Major warming decaying. Disturbed circulation
in the lower Statosphere continues.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sun Feb 25 11:12:44 2001
Flood
Arkansas
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS AND
BLACK ROCK...
RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER AT
HOUSTON
MINOR DEPTHS OF FLOODING TO PASTURELANDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE
POTEAU RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF PANAMA
Iowa
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ON THE ROCK RIVER...MOLINE. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
ON THE CEDAR RIVER...CONESVILLE. MODERATE FLOODING FORECAST
ON THE SKUNK RIVER...SIGOURNEY. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING
ON THE WAPSIPINICON RIVER...DE WITT. MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING
Illinois
Indiana
FOR THE SANGAMON RIVER...INCLUDING MONTICELLO...RIVERTON...
PETERSBURG...OAKFORD...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH MODERATE
FLOODING FORECAST.
ON THE LA MOINE RIVER...COLMAR.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRIN
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT DUNNS BRIDGE, MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST
FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
FOR THE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT MUNSTER, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
FOR THE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST
FOR THE THORN CREEK AT THORNTON, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
Kansas
FLOOD WARNING FOR PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER NORTH OF
LAKE PERRY IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL NOON.
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR PEOPLE
LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER IN WESTERN BROWN
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE KICKAPOO RESERVATION.
FOR THE CROSS CREEK AT ROSSVILLE...THE LATEST STAGE WAS 23.7 FEET AT
10 PM SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
FOR THE BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR BLUE RAPIDS... MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST
Missouri
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...
..GRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNER
...STRANGER CREEK NEAR TONGANOXIE
...CHARITON RIVER NEAR PRAIRIE HILL
RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR BLACK RIVER ANNAPOLIS FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE LATE TONIGHT
Mississippi
FOR THE BIG SUNFLOWER RIVER...INCLUDING SUNFLOWER...MINOR FLOODING
IS FORECAST.
FOR THE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER, NEAR LOCOPOLIS, MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECASTED.
Oklahoma
FOR THE POTEAU RIVER NEAR PANAMA... THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE
FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING
Tennessee
FOR THE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER, NEAR LOCOPOLIS, MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECASTED.
Wisconsin
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THOSE PARTS OF MILWAUKEE
COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE ROOT RIVER.
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THOSE PARTS OF RACINE COUNTY
ADJACENT TO THE ROOT RIVER CANAL.
Special Marine
Hawaii
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO...KAUAI...NIIHAU...
AND THE KAULAKAHI CHANNEL
* UNTIL 730 AM HST
Non Precipitation
Iowa
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
Illinois
WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...
Indiana
VERY WINDY THIS AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL INDIANA
Maryland
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 700 PM EST SUNDAY
Michigan
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...
A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING COVERING ALL
OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.
Minnesota
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES INTO THE AFTERNOON
New York
STRONG WINDS WILL BUFFET THE AREA
Ohio
THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG AND JUST BEHIND
THE FRONT...FROM AROUND I-70 NORTHWARD.
Pennsylvania
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 700 PM EST SUNDAY
Virginia
SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WILL OCCUR OVER WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...WESTERN
MARYLAND AND HIGHLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA TODAY.
Wisconsin
WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TODAY
West Virginia
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 700 PM EST SUNDAY
Severe Thunderstorm
Hawaii
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
KAUAI...WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN KAUAI AND THE ISLAND OF NIIHAU
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...BARKING SANDS PACIFIC MISSILE
RANGE...MANA AND KEKAHA
* UNTIL 740 AM HST
Winter Storm
California
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-..A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES
TONIGHT ABOVE 3000 FEET... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT.
WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FT CONTINUED THROUGH TONIGHT FOR
MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND WEST RIVERSIDE
COUNTIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND MONDAY ABOVE 6500
FEET... TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
6500 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Connecticut
HARTFORD CT--TOLLAND CT-WESTERN -WINDHAM CT-..WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY THROUGH 4 PM...
Iowa
BLIZZARD WARNING IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING
BANDS OF SNOW WRAPPING
AROUND THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS...NORTHWEST IOWA
Idaho
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-.SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...
Kansas
STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE OZARKS.
Massachusetts
.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH 4 PM...
WARMER AIR MOVING NORTH INTO THE REGION WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE
THE FREEZING RAIN INTO RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
Maine
THE CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO SLEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST MAINE AND ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BY NOONTIME WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION.
A ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE...
Michigan
INTENSE WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO UPPER
MICHIGAN...
Minnesota
MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS
MORNING...
Missouri
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY THIS MORNING...
Montana
SNOW ADVISORY TODAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA
North Dakota
MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS
MORNING...
Nebraska
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MORNING
New Hampshire
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO TONIGHT... SLEET WILL MIX WITH FREEZING
RAIN LATE. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT
New Jersey
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING ON SURFACES IN THE SOUTHERN
POCONOS...LEHIGH VALLEY AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING
Nevada
VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY BE HEAVY TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START OUT TODAY AROUND 5000
FEET...AND RISE TO NEAR 6000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET.
New York
SNOW OVERSPREAD THE NORTH COUNTRY EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT AS
WARM AIR MOVED IN ALOFT...THE SNOW CHANGED TO SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO
RAIN IN PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK.
A TRANSITION FROM SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...OVER TO JUST RAIN WILL
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM FOR MOST OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...CAPITAL
DISTRICT AND BERKSHIRES. HOWEVER...A FEW POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN
MAY LINGER IN THOSE AREAS PAST 2 PM.
Rhode Island
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
Utah
SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF UTAH
Vermont
WINTRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS
AFTERNOON...
Wisconsin
WINTER STORM BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA
=> 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 a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over southeast
Louisiana, southeast Mississippi,
the south southeast 1/3 of Alabama, Georgia except the northern 1/4 and the
southeast areas, and
the northwest portion of Florida's panhandle.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over southeast
Louisiana, southeast
Mississippi, the south southeast 1/3 of Alabama, Georgia except the northern
1/4 and the southeast
areas, and the northwest portion of Florida's panhandle.
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 1 inch of
precipitation over a portion of
southwest California.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
precipitation over a portion of
northeast Texas.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is not expected to exceed flash flood values.
There is a SPC Mesoscale Discussion that indicates that rainfall rates of 2
inches per hour is possible
over a portion of southeast Alabama
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 northern
New Hampshire and Maine except the far southern area.
The moderate probability area is over northern Maine.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over the
northwest 2/3 of
Massachusetts, eastern Vermont, New Hampshire, and the southern 1/3 of
Maine.
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of 4 inches or greater of
snow is low over the
northern 1/2 of Maine.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is low over
central east Maine.
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
Not Available
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
Not Available
=> 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 FEB 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
2001 FEB 24 06:09:59.00 35.1 N 117.5 W 3 km 3.8
30 miles WNW of Barstow, California
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 FEB 23 20:58:46.00 37.1 N 121.0 W 7 km 3.1
10 miles W of Los Banos, California
2001 FEB 24 10:54:40.13 38.7 N 112.6 W 5 km 3.7
30 miles W of Richfield, Utah
2001 FEB 23 21:43:50.00 38.7 N 112.6 W 0 km 4.1
25 miles W of Richfield, Utah
EARTHQUAKES IN NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
EARTHQUAKES IN STATE OF ALASKA
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 FEB 24 03:32:43.46 58.1 N 154.2 W 64 km 4.4
70 miles WNW of Kodiak, Alaska
01/02/25 02:21:59.93
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Epicenter: 36.439 70.910
Mag. 6.3
01/02/24 21:53:54.14
OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Epicenter: 37.342 142.004
Mag. 5.9
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
Time F-Scale Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2130 UNK 5 E SEYMOUR WEBSTER MO 3714 9267 TORNADO SIGHTED BY
EYEWITNESS PER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ROOF TORN OFF A
HOME AND SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED ALONG HIGHWAY
60 NEAR THE WEBSTER AND WRI (SGF)
2140 UNK LITTLE ROCK PULASKI AR 3473 9228 SEVERAL AREAS OF DAMAGE IN
THE EXTREME SOUTH PART OF TOWN (SPC)
2140 UNK CEDAR GAP WRIGHT MO 3709 9268 OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED ALONG
HIGHWAY 60...PROBABLE CONTINUATION OF TORNADIC DAMAGE PATH FROM
5E OF SEYMOUR. (SGF)
2150 UNK 2 S LITTLE ROCK PULASKI AR 3469 9228 DEBRIS AND SIGNS DOWN ON
U.S. HWY 65. 2 TRACTOR TRAILERS OVERTURNED (SPC)
2150 UNK 4 E NORTH LITTLE ROCK PULASKI AR 3476 9216 WAREHOUSE
DAMAGED. SEVERAL SEMIS OVERTURNED. REPORTED BY SPOTTER (SPC)
2150 UNK ORANGE ORANGE CA 3378 11783 *** 0 DEAD, 0 INJ *** UNCONFIRMED
REPORT OF A TORNADO NEAR MAIN AND WALNUT IN THE CITY OF ORANGE.
REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A WAREHOUSE. (SAN)
2215 UNK AUSTIN LONOKE AR 3476 9186 TREES DOWN. ROOFS OF HOMES AND
BUSINESSES. (SPC)
2235 UNK CARLISLE LONOKE AR 3478 9174 REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS
EMPLOYEE (SPC)
2300 UNK BYRON FULTON AR 3631 9194 PSBL INJURIES. DAMAGE FROM BYRON
TO WHEELING. (SPC)
0013 UNK 1 NE MC GEHEE DESHA AR 3364 9138 (SPC)
0156 UNK SUMNER TALLAHATCHIE MS 3396 9038 TORNADO REPORTED BY
PUBLIC BETWEEN SUMNER AND WEBB. (MEM)
0425 UNK PONTOTOC PONTOTOC MS 3425 8900 *** 7 DEAD *** TWO HOMES
DESTROYED. (SPC)
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1422 75 4 W WINDTHORST ARCHER TX 3356 9852 (OKC)
1522 75 CHANDLER LINCOLN OK 3569 9688 BY SHERIFF OFFICE. (OKC)
1615 100 MARIETTA LOVE OK 3393 9711 E55MPH WIND GUST ALSO. EM REPORTS
(OKC)
1625 75 5 S MILL CREEK JOHNSTON OK 3431 9681 PUBLIC REPORT (OKC)
1635 88 MANNFORD CREEK OK 3625 9641 HAM RADIO REPORT (TUL)
1646 88 SAPULPA CREEK OK 3600 9609 HAM RADIO REPORT ALONG I-44 NEAR
SAPULPA. (TUL)
1657 88 BRYAN COUNTY BRYAN OK 3396 9628 EM REPORT (OKC)
1659 75 BIXBY TULSA OK 3625 9594 HAM RADIO REPORT NEAR BIXBY. (TUL)
1720 75 OKAY WAGONER OK 3586 9530 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT (TUL)
1727 75 STIDHAM MCINTOSH OK 3536 9569 [EUFAULA EOC] (TUL)
1740 75 MUSKOGEE MUSKOGEE OK 3575 9536 [CITY OF MUSKOGEE EOC] (TUL)
1820 75 6 SW ANTLERS PUSHMATAHA OK 3416 9570 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORT. (TUL)
1832 100 4 SE CLAYTON PUSHMATAHA OK 3453 9529 PUBLIC REPORTED
QUARTER HAIL. (TUL)
1930 88 FARMINGTON WASHINGTON AR 3603 9425 SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORT.
(TUL)
2007 100 8 WNW OZARK FRANKLIN AR 3554 9398 HAM REPORT OF QUARTER
HAIL. (TUL)
2010 88 MENA POLK AR 3458 9423 REPORT FROM POLK COUNTY JUDGE (SPC)
2055 75 TANEYVILLE TANEY MO 3673 9303 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (SGF)
2140 125 JOPLIN MONTGOMERY AR 3454 9344 (SPC)
2235 88 WELLINGTON SUMNER KS 3726 9739 REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER
(ICT)
2240 100 GENOA MILLER AR 3338 9391 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. (SHV)
2300 75 SULPHUR ROCK INDEPENDENCE AR 3575 9150 (SPC)
2310 88 ROCKY BRANCH UNION LA 3268 9219 NICKEL SIZE HAIL. REPORTED BY
BROADCAST MEDIA (SHV)
2315 175 BENTON SALINE AR 3456 9258 (SPC)
2327 75 LEON BUTLER KS 3768 9678 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT (ICT)
2331 88 LITTLE ROCK PULASKI AR 3473 9228 (SPC)
2344 75 JACKSONVILLE PULASKI AR 3486 9209 (SPC)
0050 75 BELLAIRE CHICOT AR 3349 9136 REPORTED BY EOC (JAN)
0053 75 BAY CRAIGHEAD AR 3575 9056 REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATOR. (MEM)
0140 175 PARCHMAN SUNFLOWER MS 3391 9050 REPORTED BY EOC (JAN)
0145 75 6 E LEPANTO POINSETT AR 3561 9021 REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATOR. (MEM)
0219 75 CHARLESTON MISSISSIPPI MO 3691 8933 WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT (PAH)
0220 88 WATER VALLEY HICKMAN KY 3656 8880 LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO
REPORTED TREES DOWN (PAH)
0245 88 GREENWOOD LEFLORE MS 3355 9026 REPORTED BY GREENWOOD CIVIL
DEFENSE (JAN)
0305 88 CLINTON HICKMAN KY 3666 8898 (PAH)
0310 100 MEMPHIS SHELBY TN 3513 9001 REPORTED BY SPOTTERS. (MEM)
0355 75 COLDWATER CALLOWAY KY 3664 8844 FROM COLDWATER TO TRI CITY.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. (PAH)
0430 75 HENDERSON CHESTER TN 3543 8866 REPORTED BY CHESTER COUNTY
E.M.A. (MEM)
0528 175 4 W CORINTH ALCORN MS 3493 8859 REPORTED BY ALCORN COUNTY
911. (MEM)
0630 100 LAWRENCEBURG LAWRENCE TN 3525 8733 TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE TOWN OF DEERFIELD (BNA)
0710 75 LA VERGNE RUTHERFORD TN 3601 8658 115 AM 8E HOHENWALD
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TREES DOWN (BNA)
0735 75 WATERTOWN WILSON TN 3615 8630 (BNA)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1440 UNK BROWNWOOD BROWN TX 3178 9898 TREES DOWN POWER LINES
DOWN FENCES BLOWN OVER (SJT)
1445 UNK 10 NE JACKSBORO JACK TX 3333 9802 A 50 FOOT RADIO TOWER (WITH
GUYLINES) WAS BLOWN OVER. (FTW)
1520 UNK LEO COMANCHE TX 3345 9739 POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
(FTW)
1520 UNK SIDNEY COMANCHE TX 3194 9873 WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 60
MPH. (FTW)
1520 UNK STEPHENVILLE ERATH TX 3223 9819 27 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER
FLIPPED OVER. TELEPHONE POLES UPROOTED. TREES DOWN. (FTW)
1537 UNK CENTRAL PALO PINTO TX 3141 9481 TWO BARNS WERE BLOWN
DOWN ALONG WITH POWER LINES. (FTW)
1544 UNK STROUD LINCOLN OK 3575 9666 PWR LINES DOWN. BY E.M. (OKC)
1550 UNK LONE GROVE CARTER OK 3416 9726 HIGH WINDS LIFTED ROOF ON
BLDG..CAUSING WALLS TO COLLASPE. EM REPORT. (OKC)
1550 UNK SPRINGTOWN PARKER TX 3296 9768 A BARN WAS BLOWN OVER.
REPORTED BY EOC. (FTW)
1550 UNK ALVORD WISE TX 3336 9768 TREES UPROOTED AND STORAGE
BUILDINGS BLOWN OVER. (FTW)
1550 UNK BRIDGEPORT WISE TX 3321 9776 ROOF OFF HOUSE. (FTW)
1558 UNK LITTLE SEMINOLE OK 3534 9668 BARN DESTROYED AND POWER LINES
DOWN (OKC)
1558 UNK CALLISBURG COOKE TX 3369 9701 ROOF BLOWN OFF AGRICULTURE
BLDG. MAJOR AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. (FTW)
1605 UNK 7 W FORT WORTH TARRANT TX 3274 9748 A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF
AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. (FTW)
1605 UNK 1 E MUENSTER COOKE TX 3364 9736 POWER LINES WERE BLOWN
DOWN. (FTW)
1640 UNK TIOGA GRAYSON TX 3346 9691 STORAGE SHED BLOWN OFF
FOUNDATION. (FTW)
1640 UNK POTTSBORO GRAYSON TX 3375 9666 TIN ROOF BLOWN OFF A
BUILDING JUST NORTH OF TOWN. (FTW)
1650 UNK SANGER DENTON TX 3336 9718 NUMEROUS TREES TWISTED AND
FALLEN. ROOF OF BBQ PLACE BLOWN OFF. MOTOR HOME BLOWN OVER. (FTW)
1719 UNK MUSKOGEE MUSKOGEE OK 3575 9536 UTILITY LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT (TUL)
1720 UNK 1 S PRINCETON COLLIN TX 3316 9650 A MOBILE HOME AND A SHED
WAS DESTROYED. (FTW)
1720 UNK OKAY WAGONER OK 3586 9530 UTILITY LINES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT. (TUL)
1725 UNK SACHSE DALLAS TX 3298 9656 ROOF OFF A BARN AND A HOUSE.
(FTW)
1725 UNK ROCKWALL ROCKWALL TX 3293 9644 SHOPPING CARTS BLOWN INTO
CARS. (FTW)
1730 UNK 1 E WHITE ROCK HUNT TX 3315 9608 ROOF DAMAGE (SHINGLES
BLOWN OFF). (FTW)
1735 UNK MUSKOGEE MUSKOGEE OK 3575 9536 POWER LINES DOWN ON THE
WEST SIDE OF MUSKOGEE [CITY OF MUSKOGEE EOC] (TUL)
1740 UNK 1 W CHECOTAH MCINTOSH OK 3543 9553 POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWN 1 MILE WEST OF INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 69
[AMATEUR RADIO] (TUL)
1741 UNK BONHAM FANNIN TX 3358 9618 A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN. (FTW)
1820 UNK 6 SW ANTLERS PUSHMATAHA OK 3416 9570 7 OUTBUILDINGS
DESTROYED. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT. (TUL)
1830 UNK GEORGIA LAMAR TX 3375 9583 A BARN WAS BLOWN DOWN. SEVERAL
ROOFS BLOWN OFF. (FTW)
1900 UNK NOEL MCDONALD MO 3654 9448 TREES UPROOTED. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (SGF)
1908 UNK NEOSHO NEWTON MO 3686 9436 TREES BLOWN DOWN IN NEOSHO.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (SGF)
1930 UNK 2 E GENTRY BENTON AR 3626 9444 PUBLIC REPORTED TREE DAMAGE.
(TUL)
1945 UNK 2 SE SULPHUR CITY WASHINGTON AR 3594 9402 SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED TREES DOWN. (TUL)
1945 UNK 2 E SPRING VLY WASHINGTON AR 3613 9402 SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN. (TUL)
1945 UNK BENTONVILLE BENTON AR 3636 9421 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED TREES DOWN. (TUL)
1945 UNK 5 E ROGERS BENTON AR 3633 9401 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
POWER OUTAGES IN WAR EAGLE AND POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN. (TUL)
1950 UNK BOULDER CITY NEWTON MO 3679 9425 TREES UPROOTED. MINOR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (SGF)
1955 UNK EUREKA SPGS CARROLL AR 3640 9373 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
TREES DOWN. (TUL)
2000 UNK CLIFTY MADISON AR 3623 9380 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES
DOWN. (TUL)
2000 UNK 5 S FAIR GROVE GREENE MO 3729 9314 TREE DOWN NEAR FARM ROAD
219 AND 60. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (SGF)
2119 UNK DOGWOOD DOUGLAS MO 3693 9255 TREES UPROOTED AND MINOR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (SGF)
2130 UNK 5 E SEYMOUR WEBSTER MO 3714 9267 ROOF TORN OFF A HOME AND
SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED ALONG HIGHWAY 60 NEAR THE
WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTY BORDER. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (SGF)
2140 UNK CEDAR GAP WRIGHT MO 3709 9268 OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED ALONG
HIGHWAY 60...POSSIBLE TORNADO. REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (SGF)
2205 UNK GENTRYVILLE DOUGLAS MO 3693 9255 800 YARD SWATH OF TREE
DAMAGE REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. (SGF)
2219 UNK WARD LONOKE AR 3476 9186 STRUCTURE DAMAGE (SPC)
2235 UNK YUKON TEXAS MO 3726 9186 TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED
DOWN NEAR YUKON BY STORM CHASERS. (SGF)
2245 UNK KENSETT WHITE AR 3523 9166 REPORTED BY MEDIA (SPC)
2250 UNK VIOLA FULTON AR 3638 9198 1 TO 2 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED (SPC)
2300 UNK MOUNTAIN VIEW HOWELL MO 3700 9171 TREE DAMAGE REPORTED.
(SGF)
2320 UNK SWIFTON JACKSON AR 3581 9113 TREES DOWN. (SPC)
2330 UNK STERLINGTON OUACHITA LA 3269 9208 TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT. (SHV)
2334 UNK TIMBO STONE AR 3586 9231 LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. (SPC)
1530 70 MONTAGUE COUNTY MONTAGUE TX 3373 9774 WIND IN EXCESS OF 70
(FTW)
1607 70 TARRANT COUNTY TARRANT TX 3276 9730 70 MPH WINDS RECORDED AT
ALLIANCE AIRPORT. (FTW)
1615 60 COAL COUNTY COAL OK 3458 9628 RPT BY PUBLIC (OKC)
1620 68 9 SW OAKLAND MARSHALL OK 3399 9692 OK MESONET (OKC)
1627 60 BARTLESVILLE WASHINGTON OK 3675 9600 HAM RADIO REPORT (TUL)
1628 77 (DFW)DALLAS-FT WORTH INTL TARRANT TX 3290 9703 77 MPH WINDS
RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT. (FTW)
1650 60 PLANO COLLIN TX 3301 9671 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED IN PLANO. (FTW)
1702 60 DURANT BRYAN OK 3400 9638 EM REPORT (OKC)
1925 60 5 N (UMN)MONETT LAWRENCE MO 3696 9390 (SGF)
1925 59 (UMN)MONETT BARRY MO 3688 9390 (SGF)
1927 60 SLAYTONVILLE SEBASTIAN AR 3511 9444 SPOTTERS REPORTED 60 MPH
WIND GUSTS. (TUL)
1943 65 VERONA LAWRENCE MO 3696 9380 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (SGF)
2035 65 COAL HILL JOHNSON AR 3543 9366 60-65 MPH GUST ESTIMATED. MOBILE
HOME DAMAGED. REPORTED BY SPOTTER (SPC)
0010 UNK JONESBORO CRAIGHEAD AR 3583 9069 LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
(MEM)
0050 UNK PITTS POINSETT AR 3568 9103 SEVERAL TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT. (MEM)
0115 UNK GREENE COUNTY GREENE AR 3611 9053 SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
REPORTED BY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. (MEM)
0120 UNK LAKE CITY CRAIGHEAD AR 3581 9043 TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. (MEM)
0130 UNK BENOIT BOLIVAR MS 3364 9101 ROOF BLOWN OFF
CHURCH..REPORTED BY EOC (JAN)
0135 UNK 1 W CLEVELAND BOLIVAR MS 3383 9091 FARM SHOPS
LEVELED....REPORTED BY EOC (JAN)
0137 UNK CARDWELL DUNKLIN MO 3604 9030 TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
(MEM)
0230 UNK CAPE GIRARDEAU CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 3729 8953 TREES DOWN ON
ROUTE 439 (PAH)
0235 UNK WICKLIFFE BALLARD KY 3696 8908 3 TREES DOWN IN THE WICKLIFFE
AREA REPORTED BY SPOTTERS (PAH)
0240 UNK GREENWOOD LEFLORE MS 3355 9026 MOBILE HOME DESTROYED
DAMAGE TO SUBDIVISIONS...NUMEROUS MINOR INJURIES REPORTED BY S.O.
(JAN)
0244 UNK MOUNDS PULASKI IL 3711 8919 UTILITY POLE SNAPPED REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT (PAH)
0320 UNK OAKLAND FAYETTE TN 3521 8943 TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY FAYETTE COUNTY S.O. (MEM)
0325 UNK HEATH MCCRACKEN KY 3708 8880 LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER
LINES DOWN REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER (PAH)
0330 UNK BIG CREEK CALHOUN MS 3384 8941 A FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED
BY CALHOUN S.O. (MEM)
0340 UNK DRESDEN WEAKLEY TN 3629 8871 TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
WEAKLEY COUNTY S.O. (MEM)
0355 UNK RANDOLPH PONTOTOC MS 3418 8916 TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
NEW ALBANY MHP. (MEM)
0411 UNK HAZEL CALLOWAY KY 3649 8831 TREE FELL ON CAR. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGER. (PAH)
0413 UNK 5 S PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA MS 3268 8911 TREES DOWN REPORTED
BY EOC (JAN)
0415 UNK MADISON COUNTY MADISON TN 3563 8881 TREES DOWN. REPORTED
BY MADISON COUNTY S.O. (MEM)
0426 UNK 4 N CADIZ TRIGG KY 3693 8781 TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 274
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER (PAH)
0430 UNK 2 E GUNTOWN LEE MS 3444 8862 A COUPLE OF HOUSES DESTROYED.
REPORTED BY LEE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS. (MEM)
0435 UNK 2 N BALDWYN PRENTISS MS 3453 8863 *** 2 INJ *** THREE HOUSES
DAMAGED AS WELL A SCHOOL. REPORTED BY WTVA-TV. (MEM)
0446 UNK 10 S HOPKINSVILLE CHRISTIAN KY 3668 8748 A FEW TREES DOWN
ACROSS SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY - TIME ESTIMATED REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGER (PAH)
0525 UNK WAVERLY HUMPHREYS TN 3608 8780 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
TREES DOWN (BNA)
0530 UNK CLARKSVILLE MONTGOMERY TN 3653 8734 LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN ON WILMA RUDOLPH BLVD (BNA)
0545 UNK WHITE BLUFF DICKSON TN 3611 8721 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN (BNA)
0610 UNK 6 NW FRANKLIN WILLIAMSON TN 3598 8698 LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN ON HILLSBORO ROAD (BNA)
0620 UNK VANLEER DICKSON TN 3623 8744 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON YELLOW CREEK (BNA)
0622 UNK ASHLAND CITY CHEATHAM TN 3628 8706 TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN (BNA)
0630 UNK CHEROKEE COLBERT AL 3475 8796 TREES DOWN OVER A 3 BLOCK
AREA JUST WEST OF CHEROKEE (BHM)
0630 UNK UNDERWOOD LAUDERDALE AL 3315 8688 TREES DOWN IN THE
UNDERWOOD AND PETERSVILLE AREAS (BHM)
0630 UNK 4 S NASHVILLE DAVIDSON TN 3606 8683 SOME LARGE LIMBS AND 2
POWE DOWN FROM RADNOR LAKE TO TH ANTIOCH AREA (BNA)
0640 UNK MOUNT PLEASANT MAURY TN 3558 8713 LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN (BNA)
0650 UNK 5 E HOHENWALD LEWIS TN 3554 8746 LARGE TREE DOWN AT
HIGHWAY 99 AND FINNIS ROAD (BNA)
0715 UNK LA VERGNE RUTHERFORD TN 3601 8658 LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN (BNA)
0715 UNK HOHENWALD LEWIS TN 3554 8756 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
TREES DOWN (BNA)
0715 UNK CORNERSVILLE MARSHALL TN 3536 8684 LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN (BNA)
0720 UNK BRENTWOOD WILLIAMSON TN 3603 8678 TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN AND LAYING ON CONCORD ROAD (BNA)
0720 UNK SMYRNA RUTHERFORD TN 3586 8641 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
SE TREES DOWN & POWER LINES DO (BNA)
0730 UNK WATERTOWN WILSON TN 3615 8630 SPOTTER REPORTED FUNNEL
CLOUD WENT DOWN TO TREE LEVEL AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN AT SPARTA
PIKE & YOUNG (BNA)
0755 UNK WARTRACE BEDFORD TN 3553 8634 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN (BNA)
0830 UNK MANCHESTER COFFEE TN 3548 8608 DUCK RIVER ELECTRIC
COMPANY REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY OF MANCHESTER (BNA)
0000 60 7 W JONESBORO CRAIGHEAD AR 3583 9084 (MEM)
0200 60 MARSTON NEW MADRID MO 3651 8959 POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT (PAH)
0220 60 ULLIN PULASKI IL 3726 8918 (PAH)
0235 65 ARLINGTON CARLISLE KY 3678 8901 PERSISTED FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES
AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ACROSS COUNTY ...REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT (PAH)
0300 60 KUTTAWA LYON KY 3706 8811 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES
DOWN. CAUSED BY GRADIENT WINDS. (PAH)
0418 70 NEW CONCORD CALLOWAY KY 3654 8814 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
SPOTTERS ESTIMATE 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST PORTION OF
COUNTY. (PAH)
0520 60 5 SW LOBELVILLE PERRY TN 3572 8782 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
WINDS WELL IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH (BNA)
0550 60 DICKSON DICKSON TN 3608 8738 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WINDS
WELL IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH (BNA)
0640 60 COLUMBIA MAURY TN 3561 8704 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 60 MPH
WIND GUST (BNA)
0650 60 LORETTO LAWRENCE TN 3508 8744 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 60 MPH
WIND GUST (BNA)
0710 60 LA VERGNE RUTHERFORD TN 3601 8658 TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 60
MPH WIND GUST (BNA)
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 -- Prof. Peter P. Swire - Today there are no federal
rules to protect
the confidentiality of medical records
Here is an item that may be of interest (or concern) to your list. On
Friday, the Bush Administration announced that it will ask for a new round
of comments on the medical privacy rule that was issued in December. Due to
a regrettable and recently announced mistake by HHS in not sending paperwork
to Congress, the rule does not become "effective" until April 14, with
compliance scheduled for early 2003. The new announcement states that
comments can be filed until April 14, with the apparent intention of
postponing and rewriting the rule.
This action raises the serious possibility that the medical privacy rules
will be postponed indefinitely. Here are some preliminary comments:
(1) Today there are no federal rules to protect the confidentiality of
medical records. The rules announced in December, which would expect
compliance in early 2003, would be the first federal rules on the subject,
and would provide a baseline of significant privacy protection for medical
records. To the extent the new Administration wishes to make changes in the
rule, it has ample opportunity to do so. Such changes, though, should be
done from a baseline of good privacy protection and not a baseline of no
privacy protection.
(2) There were over 52,000 comments on the proposed rules issued in 1999.
It took a team of 70 people from over a dozen agencies to respond to the
comments as required by the Administrative Procedure Act and draft the final
rule. The rule took an enormous effort even when it was a priority of the
President, the White House staff, and HHS. Responding to a new flood of
comments, and determining the new Administration's position on each issue in
the rule, would likely take a very long time and quite possibly would never
be completed.
(3) A better course of action is to allow the final rule to enter into
effect on April 14. The new Administration can then consider the new
comments. It can make changes it believes are lawful and appropriate in
plenty of time for compliance by early 2003. The choice is between staying
on track to protecting the privacy of Americans' health records or else
derailing those protections indefinitely.
(4) For cyberspace policy, one should remember that a key reason for the
medical privacy rules was to respond to the computerization of health
records, and the flow of such records through networks as required by the
1996 HIPAA law. There is consensus that medical records deserve protection,
including statements by President Bush during the campaign that that he
would "guarantee the privacy of medical and sensitive financial records."
Postponing the medical rules indefinitely would go against this campaign
statement. It would also likely inject the medical privacy issue into the
debate on Internet privacy that is shaping up in Congress.
Prof. Peter P. Swire
Ohio State University College of Law
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=> An Internet version of the 2000 Emergency Response
Guidebook called "ERG2000 On-Line" was introduced
during the spring of 2000. The application is available for
free use, 24 hours a day, in English, French and will be
available in Spanish in the near future. The ERG2000
On-Line is easy to use, fully interactive and includes colour
coded sections similar to the original hardcopy guidebook.
In addition, the application includes a searching tool that
enables rapid retrieval of emergency response information
for a given product name or product identification number (PIN).
http://www.tc.gc.ca/canutec/erg_gmu/erg2000_menu.htm
=> EPA Solicits Small Business Research Proposals -
Beginning March 29 and extending to May 24, EPA will
issue solicitations for research proposals from science and
technology-based small businesses. EPA issues annual
solicitations for Phase I and Phase II research proposals from
science and technology-based firms. A small business is defined
as a for profit organization with no more then 500 employees.
This is being managed by the Environmental Engineering
Research Division (EERD) of the National Center for
Environmental Research (NCER) within EPA's Office of
Research and Development. Unsolicited applications are
not accepted.
A fact sheet on EPA's Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) can be found at: http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir/
=> Service Members And Veterans Who Think They May Have Symptoms Of Gulf
War Illnesses To Seek Medical Help
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2001 - A retired Army general who
wrote the official history of the Gulf War tells service
members and veterans who think they may have symptoms of
Gulf War Illnesses to seek medical help.
Lt. Gen. Dale A. Vesser, appointed in January as the Acting
Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Gulf War
Illnesses, said the Aug. 2, 1990-Feb. 28, 1991 Gulf War was
"a great victory" for United States and coalition military
forces.
However, Vesser added, DoD remains very concerned that some
active duty, reserve component and former service members
believe they've become ill because of their service in the
war. Those service members and veterans should contact DoD-
or VA-sponsored outreach programs immediately, he said.
Vesser heads the office with one of the longest acronyms in
the military -- the Office of the Special Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical
Readiness, and Military Deployments.
"We missed the main story of the Gulf War, that I've
subsequently come to learn, that one in seven veterans who
went to the Gulf had symptoms, and they think they got
those symptoms in the Gulf," Vesser said. "You are your own
best health advocate. Don't tough it out if you think you
are sick. Go and get evaluated."
About 697,000 Americans served in Southwest Asia during the
Gulf War, according to official statistics. About 120,000
people have been examined for Gulf War Illnesses: 40,000 by
the military's Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program
and 80,000 through the Veteran's Affairs registry.
Ten percent of those examined were deemed healthy while 90
percent were determined to exhibit symptomatic illnesses,
according to office documents. Of those with symptoms, 80
percent were medically diagnosed and treated for a specific
known illness, while 20 percent remain undiagnosed.
The office notes that the most common symptoms experienced
by Gulf War veterans reporting illnesses include tiredness,
headaches, joint pains, diarrhea, memory loss, depression,
rashes, muscle aches, abdominal pain, hair loss, sleep
disturbance and concentration problems.
Then-Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Bernard Rostker remarked on Jan. 12 that there is no
"smoking gun" pointing to direct causes of the illnesses
and that DoD and other medical experts remain baffled as to
the specific reasons why some Gulf War veterans are ill.
Vesser noted that researchers initially thought that smoke
from oil well fires started by retreating Iraqi forces
might have been responsible for some veterans' medical
problems. However, he said that that theory, and the idea
that exposure to depleted uranium munitions have caused the
symptoms, have since been discounted.
"The work that has been done now pretty much discounts oil
well fires as the major source of the symptoms that Gulf
War veterans have," Vesser said. "Depleted uranium was
another 'cause celebre' for a brief period of time."
However, Vesser remarked that although Saddam Hussein
didn't use nuclear, biological, or chemical agents against
coalition forces during the war, "it never dawned on us .
that we might have done it to ourselves."
The demolition of captured munitions stocks at Khamisiyah,
Iraq on March 11, 1991 by U.S. Army engineers may have
exposed some troops in the area to very low levels of the
chemical nerve agent Sarin, according to a National Academy
of Sciences' Institute of Medicine report. Troops in the
Khamisiyah region weren't exposed to a high enough dose to
cause an intense, immediate reaction, the report noted.
The report also noted that evidence is inconclusive as to
whether exposure to low levels of Sarin can be tied to
long-term health effects, based upon previous studies.
"We've identified troops who were exposed, and sent out
over 140,000 letters recently, telling them about that
potential exposure," Vesser said. "But, the bottom line
still is this isn't primarily what might have caused
problems to their health."
Vesser said DoD still "has major unanswered questions"
about service member use of pesticides and pyridostigmine
bromide pills during the Gulf War. Pesticides were used to
ward off Southwest Asian bugs and insects which carry
infectious diseases, he remarked, while pyridostigmine
bromide pills were taken as protection against the nerve
agent Soman.
"We know that at least 40,000 American troops may have been
overexposed to pesticides," Vesser said, adding that more
than 250,000 American troops took the small, white
pyridostigmine bromide pills. Most overexposure to
pesticides, he remarked, seems to have occurred not through
human use of flea collars, but through overuse of
personally applied pesticide and/or pest strips and fly
baits used indoors.
"Both of these substances may cause symptoms that are
consistent with the symptoms that some Gulf War veterans
have," Vesser said. "A lot of work needs to be done."
Lessons learned from the Gulf War are being applied within
the U.S. military today, Vesser said, citing the specially
trained NBC, preventive medicine and environmental hazard
detection teams that routinely accompany deployed units.
"Commanders are more sensitive to non-traditional threats
to health, the sorts of things we've talked about that
could have long-term consequences for service members'
health," he said. "Our commanders are very good at managing
risk when they're figuring out how to accomplish missions.
They need to be alert to other things that can have equally
serious consequences to service personnel because they were
exposed to something."
Vesser said information sharing up and down the chain of
command is also important. During the Gulf War, he said, a
third of service members who served on the ground believed
they were exposed to a chemical warfare agent.
"Why did they think they were exposed?" Vesser asked. "No
one explained to them that a lot of things could set off
the M8A1 chemical warfare agent detector - women's perfume,
men's after shave lotion, exhaust smoke, oil well fire
smoke, low batteries, blowing sand, so they heard a lot of
false alarms.
"But, you can't take a chance in that environment: You have
to try to protect yourself. People who get in and out of
Mission Oriented Protective Posture equipment a lot believe
that where there is smoke, there is fire."
Vesser reiterated that people who suspect they're ill from
their Gulf War service should seek medical help as soon as
possible.
"People have to ask themselves how they are feeling and be
honest with themselves," he said. "If they don't take care
of themselves, nobody else will."
=> USGS Offers New National Mitigation Strategy to Reduce Landslide
Losses
In the United States, landslides cause 25 to 50 deaths annually,
billions of dollars in economic losses, and major environmental
degradation, and these losses will undoubtedly increase until the
nation adopts a comprehensive and coordinated strategy to alleviate
landslide risks at the federal, state, local, and private levels.
Today no such strategy exists. States, local governments,
transportation departments, and numerous federal agencies, including
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), handle landslide hazards
independently of one another.
In 1999, however, Congress asked the USGS to prepare a strategy that
would involve all parties with responsibility for dealing with
landslides (Public Law No. 106-113). The recently completed report,
"National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy: A Framework for Loss
Reduction" (USGS Open-File Report #00-450) is the result of an ongoing
initiative by the Survey that included landslide experts, other
members of scientific and professional societies, representatives of
federal and state agencies, and other concerned individuals.
The strategy outlines a new public-private partnership that encourages
the use of scientific information, maps, and monitoring to aid
emergency management, land-use planning, and public and private policy
decisions to reduce landslide losses. It calls on the federal
government, in partnership with state and local governments, to
provide leadership, coordination, research support, and incentives for
landslide hazard mitigation. The strategy has nine major goals that
address research; hazard mapping and assessment; real-time monitoring;
loss assessment; information collection, interpretation and
dissemination; guidelines and training, public awareness, and
education; implementation of loss reduction measures; and emergency
preparedness, response, and recovery.
Implementation of this strategy will require increased funding, better
coordination among levels of government, and new partnerships among
government, academia, and the private sector. Specifically, the
strategy proposes expanded USGS landslide activities; the creation of
a new state cooperative landslide program to map and assess
landslides; formation of a new federal agency cooperative to do the
same for federal lands; implementation of a national grants program to
encourage research and implementation efforts; and the appointment of
an interagency working group to provide guidance and coordination.
The USGS is currently distributing this report and working with state
geological surveys and scientific and professional societies to
promote implementation of the strategy. As one of the first tasks of
the strategy, the USGS and the American Planning Association (APA) are
developing guidelines for land-use planners to implement landslide
hazard mitigation measures see DR #328 or visit the APA web site:
http://www.planning.org/Landslides
=> FEMA Seeks Comments on New Regulations
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is still accepting
comments during the writing of regulations to implement the new
federal hazard mitigation legislation. Very few communities have
submitted comments, and your ideas are needed! Some groups are arguing
that Project Impact should be scrapped so pre-disaster mitigation
funds can go to states to continue emergency management programs.
Anyone interested in commenting should e-mail: Ted.Litty.{at}fema.gov. To
read FEMA's concept paper on the regulations, see
http://www.hazmit.net/PIAssoc/PIHome.htm.
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Old Spy, New Tricks by Declan McCullagh
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41950,00.html
Senate Committee statement on the Hanssen case here:
http://intelligence.senate.gov/010221.htm
COMMON AGREEMENT ON NEW "INTL. DISASTER RESPONSE LAW" (IDRL)
achieved at Red Cross-hosted roundtable in Geneva on Feb. 11 & 12 to
improve implementation across borders & among key actors.
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Florida's fire season likely to be a scorcher
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