Friday, January 27, 2012

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather:

West:
Surface high pressure building across the Great Basin will limit precipitation to snow showers in northern Washington State and the Central and Southern Rockies. The same high will produce increasing offshore flow across Southern California beginning this afternoon and continuing through tomorrow. The peak of the Santa Ana winds is expected to occur tonight into tomorrow morning when mountain areas will likely see gusts in the 60 to 70 mph range while coastal and valley areas will receive gusts between 45 and 55 mph. Red Flag Warnings are in effect. Temperatures will reach the 70s around the Los Angeles Basin and over the Southwest.
Midwest:
The frontal system moving across the Midwest will produce rain and snow from the Plains to the Great Lakes. Significant snow accumulations will be limited to areas near the Great Lakes. Northwesterly winds behind the front will gust as high as 40 mph across the Plains, particularly in northern Iowa. To the south, a band of rain extends from the Middle Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.
South:
The tail end of the frontal system will produce rain and thunderstorms in the Southeast this morning. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible along the Carolina coast and Florida. Temperatures will be up to 10 degrees above average for most of the region. The front will move offshore later today and the region will be dry except south Florida.
Northeast:
A complex frontal system will produce a variety of weather across the region. The Mid-Atlantic will have rain and thunderstorms, including the possibility of severe thunderstorms, until early afternoon. During the same period, the Appalachians will receive snow. To the north, coastal areas will have rain and thunderstorms through the evening hours. Inland portions of Pennsylvania, New York and southern New England will see snow. Northern New England, especially Maine, will have freezing rain with a quarter to half inch of ice accumulation possible â posing a significant threat of downed power lines and power outages.
Severe Weather Outbreak across Gulf Coast States: (FINAL)

Severe weather and flooding that began Tuesday night ended Thursday morning. Localized flooding occurred when 6 to 8 inches of rain fell in Austin/San Antonio and 3to 5 inches fell in Dallas/Ft Worth. No preliminary reports of damage due to flooding. There was one confirmed EF-1 tornado in northeast Austin and three confirmed EF-0 tornadoes in southwest San Antonio, Pearland and Brenham. There was roof damage to several homes and downed trees and power lines. Local damage assessments are ongoing. Major roads have reopened and all power has been restored.
There was one confirmed EF-0 tornado in southern Sabine Parish, Louisiana that knocked down trees and damaged a few structures. In Uniontown, Alabama, a possible tornado damaged ten homes and caused minor street flooding. No FEMA assistance is anticipated.
Major Western Storm Recovery (FINAL)

Washington
All power has been restored.
Oregon
Road closures remain due to surface collapse and high water.Â* No power outages have been reported.
Region X
There are no additional requests for FEMA assistance.
Space Weather:

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.Â* Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred.Â* Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.Â* Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level are expected.
For NOAA Space Weather Scales go to http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/index.html.
Tropical Weather Outlook

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)


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