Thursday, September 9, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

West
Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for portions of the Northern/Central Plains today into Friday. Strong winds are forecast from Utah and Colorado up to Montana. The Desert Southwest will be dry with relatively mild temperatures. It will be cooler in the northern Rockies with highs in the upper 50s and snow showers in the higher elevations.
MidwestÂ*
Some parts of southeast Kansas and southern Missouri will see locally heavy rain with localized flooding possible from the remnants of Tropical Depression Hermine. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast across the Northern Plains moving into portions of the Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley.
Northeast
Scattered showers and thundershowers are forecast over parts of Upstate New York and Northern New
England while the Mid Atlantic region will be warm and dry.
SouthÂ*
Heavy rain from Tropical Depression Hermine will move up through eastern Oklahoma into southeast Kansas, northwest Arkansas, and southwest Missouri. Localized flooding is possible in these areas with rainfall amounts of 3-6 inches possible. Isolated tornadoes may occur to the east of this system, including parts of northeast Texas, western Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma. Today most of the rain will move east with the heaviest rain from southern Missouri to northern Arkansas. Scattered thunderstorms are possible across southern Florida.
(NOAA and media sources)

Colorado Wildfire

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The Boulder Office of Emergency Management reports the Fourmile Canyon Fire in Boulder County, CO is reported has consumed 6,300 acres with 500 personnel and 70 engines working on the fire. A FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grant (2855) was approved on Sept. 7. The Governor of Colorado declared a State of Emergency for the fire area on Sept 7. Evacuations continue in some areas but some roads have reopened and some subdivision communities will reopen today. There are no reported injuries or fatalities. Weather conditions are expected to worsen through Friday with higher winds causing higher hazard fire conditions.
(HQ FEMA, Inciweb, Denver MOC Sit-Rep, Boulder OEM)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of MexicoÂ*
Tropical Storm Igor is about 80 miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands barely moving north at 2 mph. The system is currently experiencing difficult local conditions but continues to have a large circulation and is slowly moving toward an area more favorable for development. Igor is anticipated to strengthen into a hurricane in three days.
Another weak area of low pressure near the Windward Islands is showing some signs of organization. This system has a medium chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Central, Eastern and Western PacificÂ*
No tropical cyclone activity is expected in the next 48 hours.
(NOAA, JTWC)

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Wildfire Update

Â*National Preparedness Level: 2
National Fire Activity as of Wednesday, September 8, 2010:Â*
Initial attack activity: light (188 new fires), new large fires: 6, large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 10, Type 1 IMTs committed: 2, Type 2 IMTs committed: 2
States Affected: CO, WY, CA, OR, ID, UT, OK, AR, PA, & AZ
(NIFC)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)


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