Monday, June 7, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

West
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue in eastern Washington/Oregon and in Wyoming on Monday, June 7. High temperatures will continue to impact portions of eastern Colorado, and western and central Wyoming.
MidwestÂ*
Moderate to heavy rain and severe thunderstorms are possible in Nebraska and Kansas. Rain is expected to spread into Iowa and Missouri where up to 3 inches of rain is possible in some areas. By Tuesday, storms will move into the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and into the Great Lakes; up to 4-5 inches of rain, damaging wind gusts, tornadoes and large hail are possible. High temperatures (up to100 degrees fahrenheit) are possible in Kansas.
South
Showers and thunderstorms are expected on Monday from the Central Plains eastward into the Mississippi Valley and portions of Florida. The remainder of the region will be dry with average temperatures continuing through Wednesday.
Northeast
Most of the region will be quiet on Monday except for possible showers and thunderstorms along the Canadian Border.Â* By Tuesday, the rain will return to the Mid-Atlantic spreading into New York and New England through Wednesday.Â*(NOAAâs National Weather Service, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center and media sources)

Flooding in Wyoming and Colorado

Unseasonably high temperatures have caused rapid melting of the snow pack in Colorado and western and central Wyoming. The National Weather Service reports that most streams and rivers will remain high across the area as seasonal snowmelt continues through the week. Rain over northwest Wyoming will also contribute to high river levels with significant rises possible. A few of the rivers, especially the middle fork of the Popo Agie, Little Popo Agie and Little Wind Rivers, will continue to cause flooding problems. Flooding is forecast in Freemont County, WY along the Popo Agie River, where more than 1,000 residents at risk. Sandbagging operations are ongoing. There has been no request for Federal assistance.
In Colorado, the South Platte River and Colorado River are forecast to be near flood stage with Flood Warnings in effect along the Arkansas River in Freemont County and the Eagle River. Minor flooding is expected along numerous streams and rivers across Colorado. The Arkansas River at Canon City, Colorado is expected to remain above flood stage until late in the day Wednesday, causing minor overbank flooding along low lying areas.
Midwest Storm Recovery Update â June 5-6, 2010

Severe thunderstorm clusters moved west to east from Iowa to New England Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6 producing over 50 tornadoes. Tornadic supercells continued eastward into lower Michigan, northern Indiana, and northern Ohio Saturday evening and into northwestern Pennsylvania on Sunday.
(NWS)
Federal Actions
FEMA V is at Watch/Steady State and monitoring the situation. Region V Incident Management Assessment Team (IMAT) and FEMA State liaisons are on standby for deployment if requested.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency technical assistance was requested from Ohio EPA for diesel leaks in Lucas County, Ohio. A National Weather Service Quick Response Team will deploy to the region to confirm the preliminary intensity ratings for the tornados. There are no requests for Federal assistance.
(FEMA NRCC)

Mississippi Canyon 252 Update

FEMA is supporting the operation by providing personnel to the National Integration Center and additional Logistics and External Affairs support to the Federal On-Scene Coordinator. FEMA is also leading the Social Services and Small Business Interagency Working Group (Claims and Benefits).
Relief well, booming/skimming, and in situ burning operations continue as weather permits. The Flow Rate Technical Group estimates the oil spill rate is between 12,000 and 19,000 barrels per day since the Top Hat apparatus was put in place. Oil and gas continue to flow to the Enterprise vessel for processing and a second storage vessel, the Massachusetts, is scheduled to arrive today to increase the capacity of oil recovery. The reported volume of material collected from midnight June 5 to midnight June 6, was 10,496 barrels of oil, and 22 million cubic feet of gas was flared.
Helicopter reconnaissance flew over all Gulf Coast beaches, and reported tar balls and a 5 mile by 2 mile oil slick south of Dauphine Island, Alabama. Authorities are awaiting confirmation of the source of tar balls found in Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. The primary oil plume is approximately 120 miles from Clearwater/Tampa, Fla.; 99 miles from Gulf County, Fla.; and 265 miles from St Petersburg, Fla. Significant encroachment of oil into Barataria Bay, La. is reported.
(Deepwater Horizon JIC)

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No activity.Â*Â*(FEMA HQ) Tropical Weather Outlook

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific during the next 48 hours.
No tropical cyclones are expected in the Central Pacific through Tuesday evening.Â*Â*(NOAA, NWS, NHC, CPHC JTWC)

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Wildfire Update

National Preparedness Level 2
National Fire Activity as of Sunday, June 6, 2010:Â*
Initial attack activity:Â* Light (45 new fires), New large fires: 1, Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 10, States affected:Â* AK, AZ, NM, TX & CO
(NIFC)
Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)


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