The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For March 27, 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
=> Guest Column-
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**** ARTICLES ****
=> Article The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the
following firefighter
fatality:
=> Article Wednesday March 28, 12:00 Noon EST, James W. Morentz, Ph.D.,
CEO,
Essential Technologies, Inc
=> Article Approved Aid For Nisqually Earthquake Tops $13 Million
=> Article Washington Public Agencies May Apply For Hazard Mitigation
Grants
=> Article EDA Announces Availability of Funds for Hurricane Floyd and
Other Disasters
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For March 27, 2001
Christopher Effgen, Editor, host{at}disastercenter.com
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Mon...94 At Death Valley CA
Low Tue...10 Below Zero At Berlin NH
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
=> 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 Texas,
Wind Risk - Slight
There is less than a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots.
Tomorrow's Risk -
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow over south central
through south Texas
and the south southeast 1/3 of Louisiana and extreme southwest Mississippi.
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or
Significant
Icing Forecast
Precipitation Forecast
The 24 hour precipitation forecast is calling for 1 inch of precipitation
over east central, southeast
and central east Texas, and extreme central west Louisiana.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for 2 inches of
precipitation over southeast
Louisiana, extreme central east Texas, the southeast 2/3 of Louisiana, the
southern 1/2 of
Mississippi, and west southwest Mississippi.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall is expected to exceed flash flood values in isolated areas of east
central Texas.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of snow exceding warning
thresholds is less than
20%
The moderate probability area covers
The high probability area covers
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
0800 AM EST TUE MAR 27 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
NO NEW FLOODING
FLOODING CONTINUES IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND, THE SOUTH AND THE
NORTHERN PLAINS.
OUTLOOK
MODERATE RAIN IN EASTERN TEXAS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING LATER
TODAY.
FLASH FLOODING:
NO FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOOD
ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
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 OUACHITA RIVER
FLORIDA: THE APPALACHICOLA, CHOCTAWHATCHEE AND
ESCAMBIA RIVERS
GEORGIA: THE ALTAMAHA, OCMULGEE, OGEEEHEE, OHOOPEE, SATILLA
AND WITHLACOOCHEE RIVERS
IOWA: THE CEDAR, 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 AND
BAYOU DORCHEAT; BAYOU BODCAU RESERVOIR
MASSACHUSETTS: THE ASSABET, CHARLES, CONCORD, IPSWICH,
SHAWSHEEN, SPICKET AND SUDBURY RIVERS
MINNESOTA: THE RED LAKE RIVER
NORTH CAROLINA: THE NEUSE RIVER
NORTH DAKOTA: THE MAPLE AND SOURIS RIVERS; PIPESTEM CREEK
TEXAS: THE ANGELINA, NECHES, SABINE, SOUTH SULPHUR, SULPHUR
AND TRINITY RIVERS; LAKE FORK CREEK
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
The Fire report 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 MAR 27 at 00:15 UTC
NO EVENTS
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Report
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")
Magnitude : 3.71 ML
Event Date & Time : 03/27/2001 03:47:52 AM PST
25 km ( 15 miles) WNW (282 degrees) of Truckee, CA
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=> The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following
firefighter fatality:
Name: Jim Heenan
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 37
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 19
Date of Incident: 01/01/2001
Time of Incident: 0215hrs
Date of Death: 03/25/2001
Fire Department: Verga Fire and Rescue Company
Fire Department Address: 1415 Crown Point Road, Verga, NJ 08093
Fire Department Phone: (856) 848-2926
Fire Dept. Email (with permission for public release):
http://www.westdeptford.com/heenan.htm
Fire Department Chief: John Casciano
Cause of Death: Firefighter Heenan died from injuries sustained while
fighting a January 1st, 2001
house fire when a floor collapsed beneath him while he was searching for
victims in the West
Deptford, NJ residence. The dispatch information had originally included
reports of entrapment, but
it was later discovered that the two-story structure was empty. Firefighter
Heenan was trapped in
the basement under debris for about 20 minutes. He suffered burns to 74
percent of his body and
had been through several surgeries before he finally passed away March 25th.
Funeral: Pending, updates at http://www.westdeptford.com/heenan.htm
Memorial Fund: Firefighter Jim Heenan Memorial Fund, Attention: Stephanie
Thayer, Bank of
Gloucester County, 1100 Old Broadway
Woodbury, NJ 08096, (856) 845-0700
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Heenan at:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/ffmem/
Additional information on firefighter fatalities may be found on the USFA
web site at:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfdc/ff_casualties.htm
To date, 29 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2001.
=> Wednesday March 28, 12:00 Noon EST, James W. Morentz, Ph.D., CEO,
Essential
Technologies, Inc
Quoting from the Incident Master page, "Incident Master combines
contingency and emergency management applications with an ever-changing
Content and Collaboration Portal. The operations software helps you
better manage contingencies of all types using incident logs, messages,
asset and personnel management, operating procedures and plans,
predictive models, and an outstanding briefing capability. The Portal
.... brings you key information and management capabilities ... ."
This Wednesday March 28, 12:00 Noon EST, James W. Morentz, Ph.D., CEO,
Essential Technologies, Inc., will be our featured speaker in the EIIP
Tech Arena. Please schedule your work day to join us for one hour as
Jim overviews and demonstrates Incident Master in a session titled
"Emergency Management Content and Collaboration: Incident Master Portal
Fills The Gap."
Please see http://www.emforum.org/varena/010328.htm for background
information prior to Wednesday's session. Login to the EIIP Virtual
Forum http://www.emforum.org ; click on "Chat Login" and use your first
and last names to login to the Tech Arena. EIIP discussions are
moderated; if you arrive late, please enter the chat room quietly and
follow the dialogue.
=> Approved Aid For Nisqually Earthquake Tops $13 Million
Olympia, WA, March 26, 2001 -- Federal and state agencies have approved $13
million in aid to
help Washington residents following the Nisqually earthquake.
The following is a summary of ongoing response and recovery efforts since
the Presidential disaster
declaration on March 1.
Since the disaster declaration, $13,235,397 in aid has been approved for
disaster rental assistance
and minimal repair grants.
Inspectors have completed 11,100 residential inspections in the declared
counties.
The number of applications made for disaster assistance through FEMA's
toll-free registration line
totaled 13,361 at the close of business, March 25. State and federal
officials continue to urge
disaster victims to call the registration number at 1-800-462-9029 or TTY
1-800-462-7585.
FEMA disaster assistance covers basic needs only and will not normally
compensate individuals for
their entire loss. Persons covered by insurance may receive assistance from
the government for areas
not covered by their insurance. Some disaster aid does not have to be paid
back, while other types
of help may come in the form of loans from the SBA. FEMA representatives
will explain the process
when persons call for assistance
Low-interest loans from SBA are available to homeowners, renters and
businesses of all sizes to
cover private property damage that is not fully compensated by insurance or
other sources. Disaster
loans from SBA are the primary source of funds for repairing earthquake
damage.
To date, 20 Washington counties have been declared federal disaster areas.
The counties of Benton,
Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap,
Lewis, Mason, Pacific,
Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom, Wahkiakum, and
Yakima are eligible for
disaster relief programs including grants for temporary housing and minimal
repair from FEMA, and
low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for
affected homeowners,
renters and businesses of all sizes.
Counties declared for Public Assistance include Clallam, Grays Harbor, King,
Kitsap, Lewis,
Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Thurston, Snohomish, and Whatcom. Public Assistance
is aid to state, local
or tribal governments to pay part of the costs of rebuilding a community's
damaged infrastructure
under the law. All counties were automatically made eligible for Hazard
Mitigation assistance with
the original declaration
Indian tribal governments eligible for Public Assistance and Individual
Assistance funding include the
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe,
Lower Elwha, Lummi
Nation, Makah Tribe, Muckleshoot Tribe, Nisqually Tribe, Nooksack Tribe,
Port Gamble Indian
Community, Puyallup Tribe, Quileute Tribe, Quinault Nation, Samish Nation,
Sauk-Suiattle Tribe,
Skokomish Tribe, Snoqualmie Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Stillaguamish
Tribe, Suquamish Tribe,
Swinomish Tribe, The Tulalip Tribes, and the Upper Skagit Tribe
The Hoh Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Tribe, and Yakama Nation are eligible for
Individual Assistance
only.
=> Washington Public Agencies May Apply For Hazard Mitigation Grants
Olympia, WA, March 23, 2001 -- Public agencies from across the state will
have until April 30,
2001, to identify hazard mitigation projects that could be funded under
grants from Nisqually
Earthquake hazard mitigation money, according to Marty Best, state
mitigation officer with the
Washington Emergency Management Division (WEMD).
"We are seeking a wide range of projects that reduce hazard vulnerability
and the potential of
damage in a major disaster," said Best. Eligibility for funding under the
HMGP is limited to State and
local governments, certain private non-profit organizations or institutions
that serve a public function
with critical facilities, federally recognized tribal governments, or
recognized Special Purpose
Districts.
"Because of the large scale damage to public facilities in the Nisqually
Earthquake disaster, as much
as $41 million could be available for the hazard mitigation grants," Best
said. The federal government
pays for 75 percent of the grants, and 25 percent is a non-federal share.
Applicants must submit a letter of intent and a project fact sheet by April
30. After an initial review
and approval of applicant letters, public agencies will prepare detailed
applications for grants that will
be awarded on a competitive basis next fall.
For more information about the hazard mitigation grant process, contact Lori
Hergert, mitigation
program coordinator, at (253) 512-7475. Information and forms for the hazard
mitigation grants
also may be found at the WEMD website www.wa.gov/wsem/
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STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST
Northeast US
This GOES-8 image shows clouds that have produced lake effect snows downwind
of Lakes Erie
and Ontario. Meanwhile, upper-level energy has developed a surface low near
Long Island which
has spread snow across New York City and Boston.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/STMusE085_G8.jpg
SNOW COVER OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST AND PLAINS STATS
Upper Midwest and Plains US
This GOES-8 image shows snow cover (off white) over the upper Midwest and
Plains states.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_Plains/SNWusPL085_G8.jpg
DUST OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Mediterranean Sea
In this Meteosat-7 image, dust (indicated by the yellow arrows) is visible
over the Mediterranean
Sea.
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