The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For March 31, 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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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Fri...94 At Death Valley CA
Low Sat...9 At Lewistown MT
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Sat Mar 31 10:24:24 2001
Flood
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CONGAREE RIVER...MINOR
FLOODING IS EXPECTED
Non Precipitation
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA...AND PART OF NORTHWEST IOWA. SO A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
Winter Storm
Maine
A LATE MARCH SNOWSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND
DOWNEAST MAINE...
Minnesota
TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE ST.
JOHN VALLEY...EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM CARIBOU TO BRIDGEWATER.
=> 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 a 2% probability of a tornado over the southern 1/2 of Florida.
The 5% probability area is also over the southern 1/2 of Florida.
Hail Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over 5% probability.
The 15% probability area is also over the southern 1/2 of Florida.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is less than a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over 5%
probability.
The 15% probability area is also over the southern 1/2 of Florida.
Tomorrow's Risk -
There is less than a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow.
Day Three's Risk - There is less than a 5% probability of any severe weather
ove south central
through central north Texas, from central through central south Oklahoma;
also over west central
through southwest Nebraska, and west central through north northwest Kansas.
=> 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 small portion of
central west Florida.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
precipitation over a extreme
northwest North Carolina, a portion of southern West Virgnia, and western
Virginia except the far
western area.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast - Today
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
northeast Minnesota.
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 exceeding 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
Yesterday's
NATIONAL FLOOD SUMMARY
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CENTER
9:00 A.M. EST, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
MINOR FLOODING FROM THE DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
RAIN OVER ALREADY SATURATED SOILS HAVE PRODUCED SWOLLEN RIVERS OR
MINOR FLOODING
UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST. LOCALIZED FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM
TEXAS TO THE GULF COAST STATES. THUNDERSTORMS POUNDED FLORIDA
CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING.
OUTLOOK FOR TODAY
FLOOD WATCHES ARE POSTED THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND AS RAIN MOVES
INTO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE SNOWPACK.
RECENT FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS FORECAST OFFICES (UPDATED
EVERY 5 MINUTES)
FLASH FLOODING:
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS FOR:
DELAWARE: NEW CASTLE COUNTY
FLORIDA: ALACHUA, BAKER, BRADFORD, CHARLOTTE, CLAY, COLUMBIA,
FLAGLER, GILCHRIST, HAMILTON, HILLSBOROUGH, MANATEE,
MARION, PINELLAS, PORT CHARLOTTE, PUTMAN, PUNTA GORDA, SARASOTA,
SUWANNEE, AND UNION COUNTIES
TEXAS: CARSON, GRAY, POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES
VIRGINIA: MONTGOMERY COUNTY
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
ALABAMA: ALABAMA AND ESCAMBIA RIVERS
ARKANSAS: OUACHITA RIVER
FLORIDA: ALAPAHA, ALTAMAHA, APALACHICOLA, LITTLE MANTEE, SATILLA
AND RIVERS
GEORGIA: OCMULGEE, OGEECHEE, AND OHOOPEE RIVERS
IOWA: DES MOINES, IOWA AND WAPSIPINICON RIVERS
ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS RIVER
LOUISIANA: PINE ISLAND AND RED CHUTE BAYOU; BODCAU LAKE;
ATCHAFALAYA, CALCASIEU, NECHES, OUACHITA AND PEARL
RIVERS
MARYLAND: SENECA CREEK
MASSACHUSETTS: CHARLES, CONCORD AND SUDBURY RIVERS
MISSISSIPPI: BOEUF RIVER
NORTH CAROLINA: NEUSE RIVER
NORTH DAKOTA: JAMES, MABLE AND SOURIS RIVERS
SOUTH CAROLINA: STEVENS CREEK
TEXAS: ATTOYAC BAYOU; WHITE OAK AND CHAMBERS CREEKS; ANGELINA,
ARKANSAS, BRAZO, LITTLE, NECHES, SABINE, SULPHER
AND TRINITY RIVERS
VIRGINIA: APPOMATTOX AND MEEHERRIN RIVERS
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2001 - 1000 MST
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 1
CURRENT SITUATION:
Southern Area reported 31 new fires for the week, most were located in
Florida and Oklahoma. 28
large fires were contained. Eastern Area reported one new large fire which
has been contained.
Initial attack activity was moderate in the Southern Area and light
elsewhere.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
YOUTH RANCH, Florida Division of Forestry. The fire is burning in light
fuels in Polk County, FL.
PINE ISLAND, Florida Division of Forestry. The fire is in Osceola County,
FL.
POINCETT, Florida Division of Forestry. This fire is in Brevard County near
the St. Johns River.
OUTLOOK:
A low pressure system will exit the east coast Friday as another broad
trough enters the Pacific
Northwest. This trough will move across the northern plains and will carve a
deep area of low
pressure across the western Great Lakes by Sunday bringing a mix of
precipitation to the region.
The low pressure will move into the Southeast by Monday. A ridge of high
pressure is expected to
push across the west by Saturday. Another fast moving system will enter the
Pacific Northwest
Monday, spreading rain and snow across the north through the remainder of
the week.
=> 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 31 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 MAR 30 07:11:14.00 38.8 N 122.8 W 4 km 2.8
15 miles SW of Clearlake, 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 MAR 30 00:03:48.00 40.6 N 123.8 W 22 km 2.8
20 miles SE of Eureka, California
MAGNITUDE: 4.3
LOCATION: 54.4N 163.5W - 65 MILES SW OF COLDBAY, AK.
575 MILES NE OF ADAK, AK.
25 MILES DEEP
TIME: 1305 AST 03/30/2001
MAGNITUDE: 5.0
LOCATION: 51.3N 176.4W - 115 MILES SW OF ATKA VILLAGE, AK.
45 MILES SE OF ADAK, AK.
16 MILES DEEP
TIME: 2257 AST 03/30/2001
Yesterday's
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER
GOLDEN, COLORADO
LISTS OF U.S. EARTHQUAKES IN THE LAST 30 HOURS
EARTHQUAKES IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Prepared by USGS/NEIC 2001 MAR 30 at 00:15 UTC
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 MAR 28 20:33:36.00 40.6 N 124.9 W 0 km 3.4
45 miles WSW of Eureka, California
=> 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
2115 75 9 SSW MONUMENT LOGAN KS 3896 10108 REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (GLD)
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")
Report from March 29, 2001
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
Time F-Scale Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1515 UNK LAKE CITY COLUMBIA FL 3018 8263 EMA REPORTED 2 SIGHTINGS OF
POSSIBLE TORNADO... TREES DOWN ON ROADS AND CAR (JAX)
1520 UNK DUNNELLON MARION FL 2905 8246 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED REPORT OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR SR 484 AND SR 200. (JAX)
1520 UNK OCALA MARION FL 2918 8213 NONE REPORTED EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ADVISES LONG LINEAR DAMAGE PATH. REPORTED 83 HOMES
DAMAGED FROM OAK RUN TO OCALA ALONG RT 200 WITH MUCH DAMAGE
ALONG 475 AND 475A. (JAX)
1530 UNK SHADY MARION FL 2909 8216 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED
MULTIPLE TORNADO SIGHTINGS REPORTED AND TREES DOWN (JAX)
1530 UNK OCALA MARION FL 2918 8213 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED
ALONG RT 441 POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN NEAR SR 475 AND 80TH STREET (JAX)
1542 UNK MELROSE PUTNAM FL 2961 8176 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED REPORTED CROSSING HWY 21 SOUTH OFMELROSE... TREES DOWN
(JAX)
1545 UNK GREEN COVE SPRINGS CLAY FL 2999 8168 EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED 2 HOMES DESTROYED (JAX)
1545 UNK 20 S STARKE BRADFORD FL 2961 8209 POWER LINES DOWN... 3 HOMES
DAMAGED... MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TORNADO...TREES DOWN (JAX)
1600 UNK GREEN COVE SPRINGS CLAY FL 2999 8168 NONE JAX WCM CONFIRMS
F0 LONG SKIP PATH TORNADO IN CLAY COUNTY. 21 HOMES DAMAGED...5
DESTROYED FROM KEYSTONE HEIGHTS TO GREEN COVE SPRINGS. (JAX)
1604 UNK FLORAHOME PUTNAM FL 2973 8188 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED TOUCHDOWN IN CORAL FARMS (JAX)
1800 UNK 5 NE CRYSTAL RIVER CITRUS FL 2895 8249 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
SHINGLES OFF HOMES. POOL CAGES DAMAGED. ONE OUT BUILDING
DESTROYED. 6 TO 7 MILE DAMAGE PATH ABOUT 100 YDS WIDE. (TBW)
1810 UNK 2 S HERNANDO CITRUS FL 2888 8236 DAMAGE PATH FROM 2S OF
HERNANDO NEAR E BRYANT ST AND N CROFT AVE TO 1E OF HERNANDO AT E
PARSONS PT RD. 3 MILE LONG SPORADIC PATH WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE
AND TREES DOWN. (TBW)
1845 UNK DADE CITY PASCO FL 2836 8218 DAMAGE PATH FROM 5SW OF DADE
CITY TO 3S DADE CITY. MAJOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES ON ROBERTS
ROAD BETWEEN FT. KING RD AND SMITH RD. REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1920 UNK DADE CITY PASCO FL 2836 8218 DAMAGE PATH FROM 5SE OF DADE
CITY TO 3S DADE CITY. MAJOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES ON ROBERTS
ROAD BETWEEN FT. KING RD AND SMITH RD. REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
Hail Reports
Time Size Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1534 75 HAWTHORNE ALACHUA FL 2958 8208 (JAX)
1555 100 CLERMONT LAKE FL 2854 8174 REPORTED BY LAKE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (MLB)
1615 100 10 W MARINELAND FLAGLER FL 2966 8142 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED 1 INCH HAIL NEAR INTERSTATE 95 AND US RT 1 (JAX)
1625 75 FLAGLER COUNTY FLAGLER FL 2943 8130 REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT (JAX)
1715 100 ORLANDO ORANGE FL 2854 8136 (MLB)
1726 100 OAK HILL VOLUSIA FL 2884 8084 REPORTED BY TRAINED AMATEUR
RADIO SPOTTER (MLB)
1735 75 OSCEOLA COUNTY OSCEOLA FL 2800 8128 (MLB)
1810 75 BREVARD COUNTY BREVARD FL 2833 8081 (MLB)
1812 175 HOLOPAW OSCEOLA FL 2813 8106 (MLB)
1817 175 NEW PORT RICHEY PASCO FL 2824 8271 LITTLE ROAD. REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER. (TBW)
1845 100 CROOM SUMTER FL 2858 8221 REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1853 100 ZEPHYRHILLS PASCO FL 2823 8218 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
(TBW)
1915 100 LAKELAND POLK FL 2803 8194 I-4 AND US 98. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1940 175 POLK COUNTY POLK FL 2800 8158 REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1940 100 SEBASTIAN INDIAN RIVER FL 2781 8046 (MLB)
1944 75 1 N (BOW)BARTOW MUNI ARPT POLK FL 2796 8178 REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATOR. (TBW)
2137 100 ZEPHYRHILLS PASCO FL 2830 8241 (MLB)
0223 125 KENDALL DADE FL 2568 8031 REPORTED BY (MIA)
0911 175 SEBRING HIGHLANDS FL 2749 8144 EVENT DURATION 1 MINUTE.
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. (TBW)
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1436 UNK OLD TOWN DIXIE FL 2960 8298 ROOF LIFTED OFF A SHOPPING
CENTER... TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON STATE HIGHWAY 349. REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. (TLH)
1455 UNK TRENTON GILCHRIST FL 2961 8281 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED ROOF DAMAGE OFF 307...TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT COUNTY (JAX)
1500 UNK LIVE OAK SUWANNEE FL 3016 8303 ONE BARN LOST ROOF...VAN
CRUSHED BY TREE...MOBILE HOME DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREE WITH MINOR
INJURY INSIDE ...TREES DOWN (JAX)
1515 UNK PROVIDENCE UNION FL 3003 8234 POWER LINES DOWN...HALF OF
COUNTY WITHOUT POWER...2 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED (JAX)
1520 UNK SANDERSON BAKER FL 3024 8226 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN SANDERSON AREA (JAX)
1530 UNK GAINESVILLE ALACHUA FL 2964 8231 BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED
RTED DAMAGE TO LOFTON HIGH SCHOOL GREENHOUSE POSSIBLE TORNADO
(JAX)
1530 UNK LAKE CITY COLUMBIA FL 3018 8263 UTILITY COMPANY REPORTED
POWER POLE SNAPPED AND LINES DOWN ON PRICE CREEK ROAD (JAX)
1545 UNK 5 S LAKE CITY COLUMBIA FL 3009 8263 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED TREES DOWN...HOUSE DAMAGED (JAX)
1550 UNK KEYSTONE HEIGHTS CLAY FL 2978 8203 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN...ROOF DAMAGE...VARIOUS PLACES
FROM KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AT 1050 TO GREEN COVE SPRINGS AT 1107 (JAX)
1601 UNK MARION COUNTY MARION FL 2916 8206 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED 7 TO 8 MILES OF DAMAGE ALONG SR 200 AND CR464 POSSIBLE
TORNADO (JAX)
1603 UNK GREEN COVE SPRINGS CLAY FL 2999 8168 EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN NEAR OAK STREET
(JAX)
1615 UNK JACKSONVILLE DUVAL FL 3034 8166 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED MOBILE HOME DAMAGED OFF RICKER ROAD AND TREES DOWN IN
AREA. (JAX)
1625 UNK OCALA MARION FL 2918 8213 GLEN HILL FARM TREES DOWN ALONG
HWY 475A... POSSIBLE TORNADO (JAX)
1625 UNK FLAGLER COUNTY FLAGLER FL 2943 8130 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN... 20000 WITHOUT POWER... MULTIPLE ROOF
DAMAGE REPORTS IN EAST PALM COAST...MANY TREES DOWN (JAX)
1640 UNK MELROSE PUTNAM FL 2961 8176 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED TWO MOBILE HOMES AND 2 BARNS DAMAGED...TREE ON HOUSE
ALONG HWY 26 IN AND EAST OF MELROSE (JAX)
1710 UNK SEMINOLE COUNTY SEMINOLE FL 2873 8121 TREES DOWN ON EAST
SHORE OF LAKE (MLB)
1725 UNK FANNIN LEVY FL 2958 8293 NW 170TH ST. WALL OF MOBILE HOME
DESTROYED. REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1730 UNK BRONSON LEVY FL 2945 8264 ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON TOP OF
WELL AT THE TOWN HALL. REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1805 UNK SPRING HILL HERNANDO FL 2861 8233 TREES DOWN ON LARADO RD.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1820 UNK NEW PORT RICHEY PASCO FL 2824 8271 POWERLINES DOWN ON
SYCAMORE RD. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (TBW)
1822 UNK ROCKLEDGE BREVARD FL 2833 8071 TREE DOWN ON ROCKLEDGE DR.
(MLB)
1830 UNK BRONSON LEVY FL 2945 8264 ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON TOP OF
WELL AT THE TOWN HALL. REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1830 UNK LAND O LAKES PASCO FL 2823 8246 NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES.
HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE. REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. (TBW)
1845 UNK CROOM SUMTER FL 2858 8221 UTILITY SHED BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
1920 UNK CROOM SUMTER FL 2858 8221 UTILITY SHED BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (TBW)
2255 UNK STUART MARTIN FL 2720 8025 POWERLINES DOWN (MLB)
1740 58 2 SE BEAUFORT BEAUFORT SC 3240 8065 REPORTED BY SPOTTER (CHS)
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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=> Mississippi Disaster Recovery Aid Tops $12.8 Million
Tupelo, MS, March 30, 2001 -- With the deadline for registering for disaster
recovery assistance
approaching, state and federal officials have already approved more than
$12.8 million to
Mississippians who suffered damages in the February and March windstorms and
tornadoes.
The deadline for applying for individual assistance is April 24th, and
everyone in Mississippi's fifty
disaster-declared counties is urged to register now. The only way to apply
for disaster help is to call
the Federal Emergency Management Agency's toll-free teleregistration number,
1-800-462-9029.
Persons with speech or hearing impairments should call 1-800-462-7585.
"We don't want to miss any individuals who need help in putting their lives
back together in the wake
of these storms," said Federal Coordinating Officer John Hannah. "So far,
5,755 persons have
applied for assistance."
Leon Shaifer, the state official in charge of the recovery efforts, said,
"There are state and federal
programs tailored to help all who suffered damages in the storms, and we
want to provide assistance
to those who deserve it."
Here are the latest recovery program totals:
$1.5 million for housing assistance for 1,481 applicants.
$1.6 million in grants to 609 individuals and families for necessities.
$3.6 million for debris removal, emergency safety measures and repair of
damaged public
infrastructure.
$102,678 in the Crisis Counseling Immediate Services Program.
$6 million in U. S. Small Business Administration loans to homeowners and
businesses incurring
uninsured losses.
Persons who have registered and wish to check on the status of their
applications or inquire about
state and federal programs may visit the remaining disaster recovery centers
or call the FEMA
Helpline at 1-800-525-0321.
=> Complete Application Package For Fire Grant Program Now Available
WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today
the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program's complete application is now
available. The application
package, which is available to download from the US Fire Administration
(USFA) web site at
www.usfa.fema.gov/grants, includes:
1.Cover letter
2.Program guidance
3.SF 424, Request for Federal Assistance
4.FEMA Form 20-20, Budget-Non Construction
5.FEMA Form 20-16, Summary of Assurances
6.SF-LLL, Lobbying Disclosure
7.Block-by-block instructions
8.General questions to be answered by all applicants
9.Specific questions for any one or two of the six categories for which a
department may apply
10.Suggested narrative format
11.Articles of Agreement
12.Application checklist
Fire departments in the fifty United States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands are
eligible to apply. A fire department is defined as an agency that provides
public fire prevention and
control to local, municipal, district, county, parish, or tribal governments
based on a formally
recognized arrangement.
The six categories for which grants will be awarded are training,
wellness/fitness, vehicles, firefighting
equipment, personal protective equipment, and fire prevention programs.
The grant office will begin accepting completed applications (the original
and two copies) on April 2,
2001. All applications must be received by 5:00 PM EDT on May 2, 2001.
Applications should be
mailed to:
USFA Grant Program Technical Assistance Center
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998
Note: All nine digits of the zip code must be included to ensure proper
routing.
More information on the grant program is available from the USFA website,
the toll
free information line 866-274-0960 or by sending e-mail to
usfagrants{at}fema.gov.
=> NTSB Launches Team To Investigate Crash Of Charter Jet In Aspen,
Colorado
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a team of
investigators to the site of a crash
last night in Aspen, Colorado of a chartered Gulfstream G3 (N303GA). All 18
persons aboard
reportedly died in the crash, which occurred at about 7:00 p.m. Mountain
Standard Time.
Investigator-in-Charge Al Dickinson will lead the 10-member team. NTSB
Acting Chairman Carol
Carmody is accompanying the team and will serve as spokesperson for the
on-scene investigation.
Terry Williams is the press officer. In addition, two NTSB family affairs
specialists are on their way
to Aspen.
The team departed from Reagan National Airport at about 6:00 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time
aboard a government aircraft and is expected to arrive in Aspen around 7:00
a.m. Mountain
Standard Time.
The aircraft's cockpit voice recorder has been recovered from the wreckage
and will be sent to the
NTSB's laboratory in Washington later today.
The time and location for press briefings will be announced by the Go Team
after it arrives and
establishes a command post in Aspen.
=> Massive Sunspot May Lead to Geomagnetic Storms
The Sun has developed the largest sunspot seen in 10 years according to
images from SOHO, a satellite that monitors the Sun. The size of this
enormous spot is equivalent to the total surface area of 13 Earths. The
sunspot region has already produced a coronal mass ejection and a powerful
solar flare, and these are likely to lead to geomagnetic storms.
The worldwide network of Magnetic Observatories operated by the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) is monitoring the geomagnetic field that is
expected to become quite disturbed as result of this solar activity. While
geomagnetic storms give rise to the beautiful Northern lights, they can
also pose a serious threat for commercial and military satellite operators,
power companies, astronauts, and they can even shorten the life of oil
pipelines in Alaska by increasing pipeline corrosion.
Geomagnetic storms occur when plasma, a hot ionized gas of charged
particles produced by eruptions on the Sun, impacts the Earth's magnetic
field causing it to fluctuate wildly. These fluctuations cause currents to
flow in conductors on the ground and in space. Solar eruptions can produce
billions of tons of plasma traveling at speeds in excess of a million miles
an hour. The first eruption should hit the Earth's magnetic field some time
on Friday, March 30, and the second on Saturday. The geomagnetic field will
likely become very active and there is a strong chance of Aurora sightings
The USGS provides valuable geomagnetic data to a wide variety of users and
organizations that are affected by geomagnetic storms. The agency operates
a network of 14 magnetic observatories that continuously monitor the
Earth's magnetic field. The data are collected in near-real time via
satellite to a downlink center located in Golden, Colo., and provided to
numerous customers including NOAA's Space Environment Center and the U.S.
Air Force Space Command Center. Plots of the data from these observatories
can be seen on-line at: http://geomag.usgs.gov/frames/plots.htm
The SOHO satellite is operated jointly by the European Space Agency and
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=> DoD, U.S. Agencies Team To Keep Out Foot-And-Mouth
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2001 -- The U.S. Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Customs and DoD are working together to
prevent foot-and-mouth disease, which has cropped up in
Britain and Europe, from coming stateside.
"We need to continue following USDA guidelines that have
been in place for years" to keep foot-and-mouth disease out
of the United States, said Dr. (Lt. Col.) Robert D. Weir,
chief of animal medicine at DoD's Veterinary Service
Activity.
Weir noted the disease was last seen in the United States
in 1929.
The Army is DoD's executive agent for veterinary services,
said Weir, who has met with USDA and senior Pentagon
officials over foot-and-mouth disease issues.
Recent outbreaks of the disease in Britain, Ireland, France
and the Netherlands are a DoD concern, Weir said, since
U.S. troops and family members stationed in Britain and
throughout Europe could be affected by movement
restrictions that impact training and affect the
availability of certain food items.
However, he noted that effective import restrictions have
been in place in the United States for a long time to keep
out diseases such as foot-and-mouth. Since the recent
outbreak in Europe, Weir said, DoD has taken measures to
heighten awareness and enhance inspection and disinfecting
procedures to avoid the spread of foot-and-mouth disease
and prevent its entry into the United States.
Overseas- and stateside-based U.S. Agriculture and Customs
officials "are enforcing guidelines that have worked for
years and are still working," Weir said. The disease virus,
he noted, can survive in infected meat, milk, dairy
products and animal byproducts. Humans can transport the
virus on clothes, dirty shoes or other dirt-encrusted items
or equipment, he added.
Airplane and shipboard passengers returning to the states
from overseas are required to fill out U.S. Customs and
Agriculture Department forms and declare any food and other
foreign items being brought into the country, Weir said.
Travelers and baggage arriving from countries with foot-
and-mouth disease outbreaks are liable for heightened
scrutiny and inspections, he noted.
Additionally, long-standing U.S. military processes
overseas dovetail with U.S. Customs and Agriculture
Department procedures that prepare service members'
household goods, vehicles and equipment prior to shipment
back to the states to prevent the importation of diseases,
Weir said.
Foot-and-mouth disease affects cloven-hoofed (two-toed)
livestock animals such as cattle, sheep, swine, goats and
wildlife like deer and antelope, said Army Dr. (Capt.) Nina
A. Kaplan, a veterinarian and staff officer at the
Veterinary Service Activity. Fever and blisters found on an
affected animal's tongue, mouth, nostrils, teats or feet
characterize the disease, she said.
"Animals can survive the acute illness, but never fully
recover," Kaplan said. "Foot-and-mouth disease can be
economically devastating to farmers and dairymen -- anyone
dealing with livestock."
Kaplan said the disease is highly contagious. "For
instance, if you had a herd of cattle or pigs you could
count on nearly every animal getting sick in a matter of
days," she said.
Cats, dogs and horses don't contract foot-and-mouth
disease, Kaplan said, but they can carry the virus on their
feet and coats.
Governments are concerned about outbreaks, Weir said,
because foot-and-mouth disease triggers trade restrictions.
To prevent the spread of the disease, "livestock, meat and
dairy products from affected countries cannot be exported
to any country that is foot-and-mouth disease free," he
said, adding that international trade can be severely
impacted.
Weir said foot-and-mouth disease is not considered a risk
to consumers, although a few laboratory workers and
butchers exposed to the open blisters of infected animals
have contracted a mild form of the disease, with cold-like
symptoms.
"It is not transmitted from person to person," he said.
Weir reiterated that time-tested policies are in place to
prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease to the
United States.
"Travelers need to be aware of and follow travel advisories
and make sure they adhere to and comply with USDA
guidelines," he concluded.
Related Sites of Interest:
USDA hoof and mouth information AFPS article
http://www.usda.gov/special/fmd/fmd.html
Foot and Mouth' Doesn't Halt Europe TroopTraining
www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2001/n03232001_200103234.html.
U.S. Army, Europe Foot and Mouth Web site
http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/footandmouth/FootandMouth.htm
Air Force Print News article
England bases implement steps to avoid further disease outbreak
http://www.af.mil/news/Mar2001/n20010328_0431.shtml
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FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST AFRICA
Mozambique
This NOAA-16 GAC image shows flooding across Zambia, Congo (Democratic
Republic), Malawi
and Mozambique. Many low-lying areas such as Kafue Flats, Bangweulu Swamp
and Lukanga
Swamp have turned into lakes due to the recent flooding as depicted by the
yellow arrows to the left
side of the image. The yellow arrows to the right of the image shows the
Zambeze River flooding that
has been occurring due to the heavy rains. There is some distortion
in this part of the image due to the proximity to the edge of the satellite
scan. Also visible in the lower
left corner of the image are several small hotspots from fires burning in
Botswana.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Floods/Africa_S/FLDafrS089_N6.jpg
STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST US
Northeast US
This GOES-8 image shows a low pressure system moving through New England
that has produced
heavy rains along the coast and wet snow in the mountains. Due to the
substantial late-season
snowpack across much of the interior, numerous flood warning have been
posted throughout the
region. This is the same storm system that was responsible for producing
heavy rains in the
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and the severe weather in Florida Thursday.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/STMusE089_G8.jpg
SEVERE STORMS OVER FLORIDA
Florida
This GOES-8 image shows powerful thunderstorms that moved through Florida on
Thursday,
producing large hail and over a dozen reports of tornadoes. With the severe
weather also came
some much needed drought relief. Over three inches of rain was seen across
much of the area with
Sarasota, Florida picking up over 8 inches in the last day.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Severe/US_Southeast/SVRusSE089_G8.jpg
SEVERE STORMS OVER FLORIDA
Florida
This GOES-8 movie shows the evolution of powerful thunderstorms that moved
through Florida on
Thursday, producing large hail and over a dozen reports of tornadoes. (Click
anywhere on the image
to start the loop).
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Severe/US_Southeast/SVRusSE089_G8.avi
March 30, 2001/Vol. 50/No. SS--1 (PDF file size 700,744 bytes)
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STORM SYSTEMS OVER THE SOUTHEAST US
Southeas US
This GOES-8 image shows a storm system over the southeast states that has
spread rain
and thunderstorms across the region on Thursday. In Florida, severe storms
produced
waterspouts, hail, and wind damage from Jacksonville, to north of Tampa.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_Southeast/STMusSE088_G8.jpg
FIRES IN VENEZUELA, BRAZIL, AND GUYANA
Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning
in Venezuela, Brazil, and
Guyana.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Venezuela/FSMHSven088_N4.jpg
China
Dust (indicated by the yellow arrows) is visible blowing off the coast of
China in both the GMS (left)
and NOAA-16 GAC (right) images.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Dust/Asia_E/DSTchina088_GM.jpg
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