The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For March 26, 2001
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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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 March 26, 2001
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Sun...93 At Death Valley CA
Low Mon...11 Below Zero At Saranac Lake NY
=> Special Notes
Monday, March 26th, at 9 PM (check local listings) Bill Moyers will host a
PBS special that is
expected to document the health threats of toxic chemicals that the state
PIRGs have fought to
defend against, as well as the efforts of the chemical industry to conceal
those threats. According to
PBS, "Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report" uncovers how our health and safety
have been put at risk
and why powerful forces don't want the truth to be known.
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Mon Mar 26 11:11:26 2001
Flash Flood
Massachusetts
THE SPICKET AND IPSWICH RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH
TUESDAY...
FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
Non Precipitation
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT
FREEZING ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA BY TUESDAY
MORNING.
THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY OCCUR NORTHEAST
OF A WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI TO CRESTVIEW FLORIDA LINE...
North Carolina
South Carolina
FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT
FROST IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. TEMPERATURES
IN MOST AREAS WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT
UNTIL 800 AM. AT THE BEACHES...THE MODERATION AFFECTS OF THE ATLANTIC
SHOULD KEEP READINGS JUST ABOVE FREEZING.
FREEZE WARNING IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT FOR THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
Winter Storm
Connecticut
New York
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES IN NEW YORK AND FOR LITCHFIELD
COUNTY CONNECTICUT TODAY...
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING MID TO LATE MORNING IN WESTERN
AREAS OF CONNECTICUT AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON
REACHING CAPE COD BEFORE THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE HOME.
=> 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 over coastal
northwest Oregon, a small portion of northeast central and a small portion
of central east Texas.
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 low over far
southern Vermont, extreme central east New York, northeast Connecticut,
Rhode Island, and
Massachusetts, except the southwest and southeast areas.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of snow exceding warning
thresholds 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
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
1000 AM EST MON MAR 26 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
FLOODING WINDS DOWN
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND SAW SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND LOW LAND
FLOODING LATE LAST WEEK. THERE WERE SCATTERED EVACUATIONS AND
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX COUNTIES. THE CREST
EARLY FRIDAY SET A NEW RECORD ON ABERJONA RIVER. SEVERAL RIVERS
IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARE STILL IN FLOOD, BUT RECEDING.
OVER 30 RIVERS FROM TEXAS TO GEORGIA REMAIN IN FLOOD MOST ARE
FALLING.
SCATTERED SNOW MELT AND ICE JAM FLOODING IS OCCURRING FROM IOWA
INTO THE DAKOTAS.
FLASH FLOODING:
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED OVER THE WEEKEND FOR:
CONNECTICUT:
FRIDAY: HARTFORD COUNTY.
HAWAII:
SATURDAY: KAUAI AND OAHU
SUNDAY: MOLOKAI
MASSACHUSETTS:
FRIDAY: BRISTOL, ESSEX, MIDDLESEX, NORFOLK, PLYMOUTH
AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES
SATURDAY: ESSEX, MIDDLESEX, NORFOLK, PLYMOUTH AND
SUFFOLK COUNTIES
SUNDAY: ESSEX, MIDDLESEX AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES
MONDAY; ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
FRIDAY: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
PUERTO RICO:
SATURDAY: THE MUNICIPALITY OF JAYUYA
RHODE ISLAND:
FRIDAY: KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES
SATURDAY: KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES
TEXAS:
FRIDAY: POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES
SATURDAY: COLLIN, FANNIN, GRAYSON, HUNT AND
JACK COUNTIES
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
ALABAMA: THE ALABAMA AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS
ARKANSAS: THE CACHE AND OUACHITA RIVERS
FLORIDA: THE APPALACHICOLA, ESCAMBIA AND
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVERS
GEORGIA: THE ALTAMAHA, OCMULGEE, OCONEE, OGEECHEE, OHOOPEE,
SATILLA AND WITHLACOOCHEE RIVERS
IOWA: THE CEDAR, DES MOINES, IOWA, NORTH RACCOON, SKUNK AND
WAPSIPINICON RIVERS
ILLINOIS: THE ILLINOIS RIVER
LOUISIANA: THE ATCHAFALAYA, BOEUF, MISSISSIPPI, OUACHITA,
PEARL, RED AND SABINE RIVERS; RED CHUTE BAYOU,
BAYOU DORCHEAT; BAYOU BODCAU RESERVOIR
MASSACHUSETTS: THE ASSABET, CHARLES, CONCORD, IPSWICH,
SHAWSHEEN, SPICKET AND SUDBURY RIVERS
MISSISSIPPI: THE BIG BLACK RIVER
NORTH CAROLINA: THE CAPE FEAR AND NEUSE RIVERS
NORTH DAKOTA: THE MAPLE AND SOURIS RIVERS
TEXAS: THE ANGELINA, NECHES, COWLEECH AND SOUTH FORKS OF THE
SABINE, SABINE, SOUTH SULPHUR, SULPHUR AND TRINITY RIVERS;
CHAMBERS CREEK
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2001 - 1000
MST
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 1
CURRENT SITUATION:
Three new large fires were reported in the Southern Area and six large
fires were contained. Initial
attack activity decreased in the Southern Area due to precipitation during
the past week. Eastern
Area is starting to report an increase in fire activity.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
JOE JR., Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is near Lakeport, FL.
Crews continue with mop up.
No additional information received.
RED BEACH, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is in Highlands County,
FL. Mop up is
continuing.
MULTI COMMAND, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is in Dade County,
FL. Crews
continue to mop up and monitor firelines. No additional information
received.
SUMMERSET COMMAND, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is in Martin
County, FL.
Crews continue to mop up and monitor firelines. No additional information
received.
OUTLOOK:
High pressure near Tallahassee, Florida continues to dominate, producing
light winds and a few high
clouds. Tennessee and northern Arkansas will see an increasing chance of
showers late today as a
cold front moves southward. Regional high temperatures will range in the low
60's to mid 70's, with
southern Florida approaching the 80's. Unstable air over the central states
will produce a chance of
showers across northeastern Nevada, Utah and western Colorado. Much of the
West will remain
warm and mild with the eastern portions of Montana and Wyoming a little
cooler and cloudy due to
a passing cold front. Montana, Wyoming and Colorado will have high
temperatures in the mid 40's
to mid 50's, with upper 50's and upper 60's over Washington, Oregon, Nevada
and over the Four
Corners area. California will be in the 60's along the coast, 50's in the
Sierras and in the low 70's to
low 80's in the valleys. Most of Arizona and New Mexico will have high
temperatures in the 70's to
low 80's.
A cold front stretching from Lake Erie to Kansas and Oklahoma will bring
cooler air southward
today. Most of the region will see sunny skies with a few clouds. There will
be a chance of showers
later in the day over Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. High temperatures will
be in the 20's across
North Dakota and northern Minnesota. South Dakota, most of Minnesota, Iowa,
Wisconsin and
Michigan will be in the 30's to 40's. From Nebraska south to Kansas high
temperatures will be in the
50's. Kansas, Oklahoma and north Texas will be in the 60's and 70's, with
southern portions of
Texas reaching in the low 80's.
The precipitation over the Northeast will change to snow as the storm moves
northward. The
chance of snow will gradually decrease throughout the day. High temperatures
will reach into the
30's and lower 40's in the northern part of the region, the mid 40's to mid
50's over Connecticut
south into West Virginia. Virginia and Maryland will have high temperatures
into the 60's.
=> 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 MAR 26 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
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1730 UNK ALACHUA ALACHUA FL 2978 8250 TREES DOWN OVER POWERLINES
ALONG SR-441 AT 16000 BLOCK. ALSO 328 SE 45 AVE AND CR 235A AND HWY 441
JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY OF ALACHUA. (JAX)
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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