Tuesday, May 11, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

Midwest
A warm front will bring rain and thunderstorms to the region this morning as it moves from the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley northward. Strong to severe thunderstorms with hail and tornadoes are possible again tonight in portions of Oklahoma, Kansas and western Missouri. One to three inches of rain is possible from Illinois and Wisconsin into Michigan. Thunderstorms in the Ohio Valley may become severe during the evening hours in some areas. Damaging wind, hail and tornadoes are also possible. Rain may mix with snow in northern portions of Wisconsin and Michigan as temperatures remain below average tonight.
NortheastÂ*
Most of the Region will be dry today but rain will begin to move into the region overnight Tuesday in to Wednesday associated with the system moving out of the Southern Plains. Moderate to heavy rain will spread up into New York by midday and into New England with a possibility of embedded thunderstorms.
WestÂ*
Thunderstorms and rain moving across the Plains will begin to impact the Intermountain West during the day. High winds and hail are possible. A strong spring storm will bring significant snow, 4 to 7 inches with locally higher amounts up to 10 inches to eastern portions of the Wyoming and Colorado Rockies becoming widespread moving into western portions of South Dakota and Nebraska Wednesday afternoon.Â* Breezy conditions will continue in Arizona with gusts up to 40 mph possible.
SouthÂ*
Thunderstorms are possible in portions of Southeast Georgia and Florida throughout the day. The rain will move westward during the afternoon into Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Central Plains & Mississippi Valley Tornado Outbreak

On May 10, 2010, a strong storm system moved across northern Oklahoma, south-central Kansas, western Missouri and northwest Arkansas bringing long-track tornadoes, baseball sized hail and damaging winds. Thirteen tornado touchdowns were reported in Kansas. Fourteen counties reported tornado activity during the evening, May 10, in Oklahoma.
Federal Actions:
FEMA Region VII activated at Level III and will return to Watch/Steady State at 6:00 a.m. CDT on Tuesday May 11. Individual Assistance (IA) and Public Assistance (PA) Preliminary Damage Assessment teams, as well as state liaisons remain on standby. There were no requests for Federal Assistance.Â*(FEMA RVII)
Severe Weather: Recovery- Mississippi Valley/Southeast Update:

Current Situation:
Rivers and streams in western Tennessee will remain near or above flood stage for the next few days.Â* The Cumberland River in TN is now below flood stage. Moderate flooding continues on the Ohio and Green Rivers in Kentucky which will continue for the next few days.Â*
Federal Actions:
FEMA NRCC is at Level III (Partial Activation).
Region IV:
The FEMA Region IV Regional Response Coordination Center is at Level III (Partial Activation). FEMA Liaisons are deployed to the Tennessee and Kentucky state Emergency Operating Centers. An Interim Operating Facility is established in Nashville, Tenn. and Joint Field Offices and Area Field Offices are being established. Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments are ongoing.
Region X IMAT personnel are deployed to the Joint Field Office in Kentucky and additional personnel are on standby to deploy as needed. FEMA Logistics transported 5.8 million liters of water, 1.1 million meals and 18 currently operational Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers. Mississippi Canyon 252 Update:

Unified Command / USCG Response:
Current Situation and Operations
The well head continues to discharge approximately 5,000 barrels of oil a day with more than four million gallons of oil-water mixture recovered as of May 10. The cofferdam containment dome is being modified at Port Fourchon, LA. The second cofferdam is a redesign of the top portion and the estimated completion time is approximately two weeks. All shipping channels and ports remain open in the Gulf Coast Region. Cleaning stations were established offshore and in the Mississippi River to remove oil from ship hulls. Subsurface dispersant testing began on May 10; subsurface dispersant activities remain suspended pending approval from the Environmental Protection Agency. As of May 10, 388,486 gallons of surface dispersant was applied but no in situ operations were scheduled due to wind conditions. Booming operations continue and of May 10, more than 1 million feet of boom has been deployed. Thirteen staging areas are in place to protect sensitive shorelines: 3 in Alabama, 2 in Florida, 5 in Louisiana and 3 in Mississippi.
Environmental Impacts
Recreational and commercial fishing areas remain closed in impacted areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Oil has been confirmed on Chandeleur and Free Mason Islands in wetlands and beaches. Skimmers have been deployed to Chandeleur Islands and the Rigolets (an 8 mile long straight in Louisiana). Tar balls found along a two-mile strip on Dauphin Island, Alabama were cleaned away. Protective snare booms remain deployed around the island.Â* Florida Department of Environmental Protection reports beaches are open; no oil landfall is expected in the next 48 hours.Â*(DHS SITREP)
Federal Actions
The lead federal agencies responding to the incident are the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI).
State ActionsÂ*
States of Emergency have been declared in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. No requests for assistance from FEMA have been received.Â*
Â*(Region IV, Region VI, Coast Guard Command Center and DHS National Operations Center SLB) Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No activity.(FEMA HQ) 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

National Preparedness Level 1
National Fire Activity as of Friday, May 10, 2010:Â*
There were 43 new light fires, one new large fire, one contained large fires and two uncontained large fires affecting the states of Arizona, and New Jersey(NIFC)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)


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