Wednesday, December 21, 2011

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather:

West:
A low pressure system will bring snow to the Northern and Central Rockies. Snowfall amounts will range from 1 to 8 inches. Lows will range from 0 degrees in the interior to the 40s along coastal California and the deserts.

Midwest:
The system moving out of the Rockies will produce 1 to 3 inches of snow in the Northern and Central Plains and snow showers as far east as the Upper Mississippi Valley. The system that brought blizzard conditions to the region yesterday has weakened and moved off to the northeast but will bring rain and thunderstorms across the eastern third of the Nation. Some areas could receive as much as an inch of rain with additional heavy rain tomorrow.
Northeast:
The storm discussed above will produce widespread precipitation. Rainfall across the northern Mid-Atlantic will be as much as an inch and a half. Temperatures will be mild, as much as 5 to 15 degrees above average. Northern New England will see a wintery mix of rain and snow. Additional rain is expected tomorrow.
South:
The tail end of the cold front will produce showers and thunderstorms from eastern Texas across the Gulf Coast and Tennessee Valley. Tomorrow, a developing low in Texas has the potential to produce heavy 1 to 4-inch rains from Texas to the Tennessee Valley. A western snowstorm could bring snow showers into the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles. (NOAA, National Weather Service and media sources)

Midwestern Winter Storm (Final)

The storm has weakened and moved eastward.
State Response

• New Mexico
  • The state EOC is partially activated
  • Four shelters were open yesterday with 237 occupants
  • All interstate roads have been re-opened, including I-40; roads are still icy and snow-packed and crews are working to clear secondary roads; several local roads are still closed
  • All power has been restored
• Texas
  • The state EOC is partially activated
  • One shelter was open yesterday with 27 occupants
• Oklahoma
  • The state EOC is not activated
  • One shelter was open yesterday with 1 occupant
• Kansas
  • The state EOC is not activated
  • All roads (including I-70) have re-opened except US 160 in Stanton County
  • Roads in southwest through central Kansas remain snow-packed with ice and slushy conditions
  • Two shelters that were opened for stranded motorists have now closed
  • No major power outages were reported due to this storm
• Colorado
  • The state EOC is not activated
  • One shelter was open with no occupants

Federal Response

• Region VI â Watch/Steady State
  • Type II IMAT is no longer on standby
• Region VII- Watch/Steady State
• Region VIII- Watch/Steady State
• There are no requests for FEMA Assistance.Â*(Regions VI, VII, VIII, FEMA HQ)Â*

Space Weather:

No space weather storms were observed during the past 24 hours and no space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.Â* (SWPC)Â*
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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