Thursday, April 29, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

Â*West:
An upper level trough moving across the Intermountain West will produce rain and snow across the Rockies and Northern Plains over the next 36 hours.Â* A second system will push across the West Coast and move into the Southwest, producing rain and mountain snow.Â* High winds will create extreme fire weather conditions in Arizona and New Mexico.Â*Â*Â*
Midwest:
A frontal system will produce widespread rain and rain showers across the region. Thunderstorms are forecast, across parts of the Central Plains, Mid-Missouri Valley, Upper Great Lakes and Northern Plains.Â* Severe thunderstorms are possible from Kansas to Minnesota.
South:
Surface high pressure will produce dry and mild conditions in the Southeast.Â* A trough of low pressure will produce rain over western Texas later today.Â* Texas and Oklahoma will experience winds with gusts up to 50 mph, creating extreme fire conditions.Â* Tomorrow, strong to severe storms are possible from eastern Texas to the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Northeast:
Much of the eastern half of the nation will be warm and dry as an upper level ridge advances into the Mississippi River Valley.Â* A series of upper lows will move across New England, bringing precipitation to Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.Â* (NOAA, National Weather Service, various media sources)

An upper level trough moving across the Intermountain West will produce rain and snow across the Rockies and Northern Plains over the next 36 hours.Â* A second system will push across the West Coast and move into the Southwest, producing rain and mountain snow.Â* High winds will create extreme fire weather conditions in Arizona and New Mexico.Â*Â*Â*
Midwest:Â*
A frontal system will produce widespread rain and rain showers across the region. Thunderstorms are forecast, across parts of the Central Plains, Mid-Missouri Valley, Upper Great Lakes and Northern Plains.Â* Severe thunderstorms are possible from Kansas to Minnesota.
South:
Surface high pressure will produce dry and mild conditions in the Southeast.Â* A trough of low pressure will produce rain over western Texas later today.Â* Texas and Oklahoma will experience winds with gusts up to 50 mph, creating extreme fire conditions.Â* Tomorrow, strong to severe storms are possible from eastern Texas to the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Northeast:
Much of the eastern half of the nation will be warm and dry as an upper level ridge advances into the Mississippi River Valley.Â* A series of upper lows will move across New England, bringing precipitation to Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.Â*Â*(NOAA, National Weather Service, various media sources)Â*
Southeast Tornado Recovery

Numerous tornadoes moved across the Southeast from April 23-25, producing rain, large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. Most states have transition from response phase to recovery.
Mississippi

• On April 27, 2010, the Governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration for this event.

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Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No activity.(FEMA HQ)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

National Preparedness Level 1
National Fire Activity as of Wednesday, April 28, 2010:Â*
Initial attack activity: Light (126 new fires)
New large fires:Â* 1
Large fires contained:Â* 2
Uncontained large fires:Â* 4
State affected:Â* MinnesotaÂ*(NIFC)Â*
Disaster Declaration Activity

Mississippi
On April 27, 2010, the Governor requested a major disaster declaration as a result of severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes during the period of April 23-24, 2010



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