Friday, June 10, 2011

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Missouri River Basin Flooding

Current situation
Measurements are ongoing on the Missouri River as USACE continues to increase the releases from the various dams in North Dakota and South Dakota. Kansas City district is receiving increased requests for direct and technical support. Milford Lake is under increased surveillance. Low flow releases from the Kansas River reservoirs will begin today. Release from Truman reservoir is continuing. There is no restriction on the navigation within the Kansas City district area. USACE continues to manage the release of water from multiple reservoirs. Locations for setback levees have been identified in North Dakota. The current dam releases are scheduled as follows:

Missouri River FloodingÂ*
North DakotaÂ*
The City of Minot mandatory evacuations have been lifted and residents have been allowed to return home, but may have to evacuate again with short notice. There are voluntary evacuations for Mandan (pop - 200) and Bismarck (pop - 401), portions of Burleigh (pop - 632), Morton (pop - 365), and Ward Counties. There is 1 shelter open with 7 occupants.

South Dakota
Primary impact is to agricultural land, low lying roads, culverts and bridges. No mandatory evacuations are in effect. Voluntary evacuations are in effect for Pierre, Ft Pierre, and Dakota Dunes. Sand bagging of public utilities are continuing. There are 3 shelters are open with 12 occupants.
Montana
Clark Fork River above Missoula has risen to Moderate Flood Stage and is expected to rise to major flood stage Thursday morning, June 9. Some homes and streets in lower Missoula are threatened. There are no mandatory evacuations in effect, however, 40 Fort Peck Tribe families are voluntarily evacuated due to opening of Fort Peck Spillway. There are 3 shelters open with 33 occupants.
Nebraska
There are States of Emergencies declared in 8 counties. There is no significant damage reported. Flooding is confined to low-lying agricultural lands and rural roads. Evacuation of residents in low lying areas are underway in portions of 12 counties (approximately 500 residents total). The work at Sioux City and construction of temporary levee at Dakota City is complete. Levee repairs near the airport are in progress. Power has been disconnected to flooded areas in 2 counties. South Omaha waste treatment facility is offline and pumping raw sewage into the river. There are 3 shelters open with 2 occupants.
Iowa
There is one unconfirmed fatality reported in Sioux City due to flooding. There has been a full levee breech (Federal Levee L575) near Hamburg (Fremont County) along the Missouri River. A partial levee patch is complete pending construction of a of a secondary levee. The completion is expected in 3 days. The USACE is anticipating another failure of this unit as water levels continue to increase. I-29 near Hamburg may be closed due to risk of flooding. Approximately 300 people (previously reported as 600) have voluntarily evacuated from Hamburg. 900 homes are expected to be impacted. 1 temporary (non-ARC) shelter is open with unknown occupants.
Utah
A levee breach in Weber County occurred on June 9, 2011, and threatened 15 homes near Plain City. There are six diesel driven pumps on the levee to help alleviate pressure from the Weber River. No evacuation order issued.

Mississippi Valley Flooding

USACE continues monitoring water levels throughout the Mississippi River and Tributary System, providing flood fighting measures as needed. Ongoing flooding continues along lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers, however, water levels are slowly falling.

Louisiana
The USACE continues to close Morganza Floodway Control Structure bays. There are currently 2 out of 125 bays open. The Bonnet Carre Spillway has 330 out of 350 bays open.
Severe Storms - Northeast

Severe thunderstorms, heavy rains and high winds swept across the Region the evening of June 9, 2011.Â* There are widespread power outages caused by downed trees and power lines. There are 38,000 customers reported without power in Massachusetts (as of June 9, 8:00 pm EDT).Â* 125,000 customers are reported without power in Connecticut (as of June 9, 11:30 pm EDT).Â* The Connecticut State EOC is partially activated.Â* No injuries or deaths have been reported.
Significant National Weather

Northeast
Thunderstorms are possible from the Mid-Atlantic through the Northeast. Rain is expected this afternoon and evening over the central and southern Appalachians. Temperatures are expected to remain 10 degrees above average from the Mid-Atlantic to the Tennessee Valley through this evening.

Midwest
Severe thunderstorms are possible from the Ohio Valley to the Central Plains this morning. Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible from south central Minnesota to southern Wisconsin. Flash flooding is possible. Temperatures are expected to be well below normal across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest.
South
Showers and thunderstorms are possible over portions of Florida through Saturday. Showers and
Thunderstorms are expected from the Middle Mississippi Valley to portions of the Central/Southern Plains Friday evening into Saturday. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for some inland portions of the eastern Florida Panhandle and Big bend due to high temperatures and low relative humidity

West
Light rain with embedded thunderstorms is expected over portions of northern Intermountain West and Northern Rockies this morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas; some storms may become severe.

ENSO- LA Nina Ends

On June 9, 2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationâs Climate Prediction Center issued the Final Advisory for La Niña- (EL Niño Southern Oscillation ENSO) . According to NOAA, the transition to ENSO-neutral conditions occurred during May, 2011. La Niña represents the cold phase of the ENSO cycle. Subsurface heat anomalies remained elevated during May with constant temperatures reflecting a large area of above-average temperatures consistent with transitions to ENSO-neutral. ESNO- neutral is the period when neither El Niño nor La Niña is present, and the ocean temperatures, atmospheric winds and rainfall patterns are near the long term normal. NOAA reports that multi-model forecasts predict ENSO-neutral to continue through the remainder of 2011. For more information visit: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.html

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

New Mexico
An FMAG was approved for the Wallow Fire burning in New Mexico on June 9, 2011.

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico
Area One
At 2:00 a.m. EDT, cloudiness and showers extending from the northwestern Caribbean Sea across Cuba and Hispaniola into the Bahamas are associated with an elongated area of surface low pressure interacting with a large upper-level trough. This system is expected to move slowly north-northeastward or northward during the next couple of days and significant development appears unlikely due to strong upper-level winds. There is a low chance (20%) of this system becoming a tropical or subtropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Eastern / Central Pacific
Hurricane Adrian

Adrian is a Category Four hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 140 mph. At 11:00 p.m. EDT, the center of Hurricane Adrian was located about 320 miles SSW of Manzanillo, Mexico. Adrian is moving west-northwest near 9 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.
Western / South Pacific:
No Activity. Â*
Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Wildfire Update

Thursday, June 9, 2011:

• National Preparedness Level: 3
• Initial attack activity: Moderate (232 new fires)
• New Large Fires: 8
• Large Fires Contained: 6
• Uncontained Large Fires: 25
• Type 1 IMT Committed: 6
• Type 2 IMT Committed: 5
• States affected: AZ, NM, GA, NC, TX, AL, MS, MI, FL, CA and AK.

Fire Activity
Wallow FireÂ*(AZ: Greenlee, Graham, Apache Counties; NM: Catron County)Â*
An FMAG FEMA-2915-FM-AZ was approved on June 2, 2011. FMAG FEMA-2917-FM-NM was approved on June 10, 2011. The Fire began on May 29, 2011 in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, approximately 12 miles SW of Alpine, AZ, and has consumed 386,690 acres with 5% containment. No estimated containment date. There are 5,242 residences threatened, 29 destroyed and 5 damaged. There are 24 structures destroyed.
Evacuation Status:
Apache County, AZ: Full evacuations for Eagar, Springerville, Sunrise, Greer, Blue River, Alpine, Nutrioso, and surrounding communities. A pre-evacuation alert has been issued for Greens Peak, Hidden Meadow and the surrounding areas.
Catron County, NM: 150 voluntary evacuations underway in potentially impacted communities. A pre-evacuation alert has been issued for Luna. There are 3,012 personnel assigned. The estimated cost to date is $10.3 million dollars. No fatalities and 3 minor injuries have been reported.

AlaskaÂ*Â*
East Volkmar Fire
The fire is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Delta Junction. The fire has consumed 51,570 acres with 7% containment.Â*The estimated containment date is June 20.

Hasting Fire
The fire is located on state land burning approximately 15 miles northwest of Fairbanks. The fire has consumed 18,000 acres with 8% containment.Â* Evacuation advisories were issued for the Hayes Creek Subdivision.

Navajo Fire
Colorado
The fire is located in Teller County. The fire has consumed 50 acres with 0% containment, but is technically contained. The Navajo Mountain subdivision is threatened. There are 100 homes that are evacuated. The fire is approaching the Bear Trap subdivision. 190 homes will be threatened. One shelter is open with unknown occupants.

Disaster Declaration Activity

Washington
The Governor has appealed the denial of a previous request for a major disaster declaration for the Sovereign Tribal Nation of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation in the State of Washington as a result of fire and high winds during the period of February 12-13, 2011.Â* The Governor is specifically appealing the denial of Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation for the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.



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