Monday, August 29, 2011

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Post-Tropical Cyclone Irene

At 11:00 p.m. EDT, Sunday, August 28, 2011, the center of post-tropical cyclone Irene was located about 50 mi north of Berlin New Hampshire. Irene is moving toward the north-northeast near 26 mph. A turn toward the northeast and east-northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected over the next couple of days. On this track the center of Irene will move over eastern Canada tonight and on Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts mainly over or near the water well to the south and east of the center. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours. Gale-force winds extend outward up to 365 miles from the center. Gale-force winds are expected to affect coastal areas from eastern Long Island to Maine through this morning. Winds of tropical storm force, especially in gusts, could still occur across portions of eastern New England overnight. Significantly higher wind speeds are likely over areas of elevated terrain in northern New England and eastern Canada.
Heavy rains are diminishing over northern New England. Any additional accumulations should amount to less than one inch. Elevated water levels along the coast of New England will subside overnight and on Monday
This was the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. Future information on this system including total rainfall accumulations from Irene can be found in public advisories issued by the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Maine
There are 15 shelters open with 53 occupants. 115,997 customers are without power.
New Hampshire
There are 25 shelters open with 128 occupants. 30,767 customers are without power.
Vermont
There are 9 shelters open with 262 occupants. 70,371 customers are without power.
Massachusetts
There are 60 shelters open with 356 occupants. 294,060 customers are without power.
Connecticut
There are 70 shelters open with 1,747 occupants. 807,585 customers are without power.
Rhode Island
There are 17 shelters open with 176 occupants. 269,729 customers are without power.

STATE AND TERRITORIAL RESPONSE:
New Jersey
Mandatory evacuations continue for Cape May, Ocean, Orange, and Atlantic Counties; approximately 1 million people (per Governorâs Office report) evacuated. There are 46 shelters open with 6,900 occupants. There are 931,525 customers without power. PATH train service to Manhattan resumes today, August 29. Atlantic City airport has re-opened; Newark airport remains closed. McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst Incident Support Base (ISB) staging area continues to receive deliveries with additional commodities en route.
New York
JFK and LaGuardia Airports will open later this morning. All MTA bridges and tunnels are open. NYC Subways - with limited exceptions, service will resume across the subway system at 6:00 a.m. Monday morning. NYC Metro Buses - limited bus service was restored in all five boroughs of New York City. Metro-North and LIRR - Long Island Rail Road service is suspended system wide while storm damage is assessed and repairs are made. Some AMTRAK service remains suspended. There are 94 shelters open with 8,956 occupants. 909,259 customers are without power. Ports at New York Harbor and Long Island Sound are open.
Puerto Rico
There are 7 shelters open with 271 occupants. 21,519
customers are without power. 15,298 customers are without water. 11 roads are closed and 21 partially blocked due to landslides.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority reported that service interruptions are being experienced at the Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas. Technicians attempting to restore the problem unit to full operation.
Virginia
There are 24 shelters open with 332 occupants. Approximately 803,000 customers are without power.
District of Columbia
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) servicing the Washington DC Metropolitan Area to include Northern Virginia has resumed bus, rail, and Metro Access although escalator and elevator service may be temporarily impacted by local power issues. There are 1 shelter is open with 4 occupants. There are 30,424 customers without power.
Maryland
Mandatory evacuations continue for Ocean City.There are 4 shelters open with 63 occupants. 722,922 customers are without power.
Pennsylvania
The Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) servicing the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey area has resumed service. The Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) have resumed service on the Market-Frankford Line and Broad Street Line as well as Trolley service. SEPTA Regional Rail service is still suspended. There are 25 shelters open with 592 occupants. 768,000 customers are without power.
Delaware
Mandatory evacuations continue for coastal regions. There are 3 shelters open with 79 occupants. 22,447 customers are without power.
North Carolina
There are 8 confirmed fatalities. Mandatory evacuations for Counties of Beaufort, Carteret, Currituck, Dare, Pender, Hyde, Tyrell, and Perquimans.
Voluntary evacuations for Topsail Beach, and Surf City in Pender County, Beaufort, Brunswick, and Washington Counties. Airports in New Bern and Kingston, NC are closed. Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City remain closed. There are 28 shelters open with 1,824 occupants. 423,720 customers are without power. Joint aerial PDAs started on August 28.
Tropical Activity

Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Depression 12
At 5:00 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Depression 12 is located about 395 miles south-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands, and moving toward the west near 15 mph. A turn toward the west-northwest is expected during the next couple of days with little change in forward speed. Maximum sustained winds near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the depression could become a tropical storm later today.
Area 2
An elongated area of low pressure, associated with the remnant of Tropical Depression 10, is located about 800 miles west-northwest of the Northern Cape Verde Islands. This system has a low chance (near 0 percent) of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, as it moves generally northwestward at 10-15 mph.
Elsewhere, tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.
Eastern Pacific
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.
Central Pacific
No tropical cyclones are expected through Tuesday evening.
Western Pacific
There are no tropical cyclones threatening U.S. Territories.
Significant National Weather

Midwest:Â*
Showers and thunderstorms are possible from the Central Plains to the Missouri River Valley; significant rainfall amounts are possible.

East:Â*
Post-tropical cyclone Irene will continue tracking into Canada today. Any rain the post-tropical cyclone bring to New England will be one inch or less as Irene departs. Cooler and dry air from Canada is expected to fill in behind the system across the Eastern U.S. Elsewhere, showers and thunderstorms are possible in Florida ahead of a cold front pushing southward.

South:Â*
Extreme heat will continues across the south with triple digit temperatures continuing and little relief overnight.

West:Â*
The Northern Rockies can expect afternoon showers and thunderstorms as a result of an upper level disturbance moving across the Country. (NOAA, NWS)Â*
Tropical Weather Outlook

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Wildfire Update

Sunday, August 28, 2011:
National Preparedness Level: 3
Initial attack activity: Moderate (246 new fires)
New Large Fires: 14
Large Fires Contained:6
Uncontained Large Fires: 42
Type 1 IMT Committed: 1
Type 2 IMT Committed: 11
States affected: MT, CO, ID, WY, VA, SD, TX, OR, NV, CA, NM, UT, and AZ,.
Disaster Declaration Activity

Pennsylvania
On August 28, 2011, the Governor requested an emergency declaration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a result of Hurricane Irene beginning on August 26, 2011, and continuing. The Governor is specifically requesting Public Assistance (Category B), including direct Federal assistance, for 11 counties.
North Carolina
Amendment No. 1 to FEMA-3327-EM-NC, effective August 28, 2011, adds 18 counties for emergency protective measures (Category B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program.
New York
Amendment No. 1 to FEMA-3328-EM-NY, effective August 28, 2011, adds 10 counties for emergency protective measures (Category B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program.



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