Tuesday, September 28, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

West
Showers are possible across western Washington while thunderstorms are likely across southeast California and southwest Arizona.Â* Temperatures in the region may reach 25 degrees above average in some areas, with highs of 117 degrees in parts of the Desert Southwest.Â* Red Flag Warnings are in effect for portions of Wyoming through tonight.
Midwest
Rainfall is likely in eastern Michigan and the upper Ohio Valley and could top one inch in southeast Michigan and Ohio. The Plains and Mississippi Valley will be sunny and dry.Â* Flood warnings remain in effect for much of southern Minnesota and parts of west-central Wisconsin.
Northeast
Rain and thunderstorms are expected from the Carolinas to New England with rainfall of 1 to 2 inches in isolated areas. Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds or an isolated tornado are possible from southeast New York and Connecticut to the Delmarva Peninsula.
South
Showers and thunderstorms will linger along the Southeast Coast and Florida Peninsula and south Florida may see 5 inches of rainfall in some areas.
(NOAA and media sources)Â*
Flooding in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Â*On September 22-23, a line of severe thunderstorms passed through Wisconsin and Minnesota, producing between 3-8 inches of rain and causing localized flooding. FEMA Region V Regional Response Coordination Center remains at Watch/Steady State
In Minnesota, a FEMA Region V State Liaison Officer is deployed to the Minnesota Emergency Operations Center. Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments are underway in Minnesota, especially in the areas of Zumbro Falls and Hammond, MN.
In Wisconsin, the privately-owned Caledonia-Lewiston Levees along the Wisconsin River continue to deteriorate, but have not failed. Some home near the levee are under a voluntary evacuation order in a local subdivision of Portage, WI. There are no unmet needs or requests for FEMA assistance.
(FEMA Region V)

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No activity.Â*(FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of MexicoÂ*
A Low pressure system over the northwestern Caribbean Sea has the potential to become a tropical or subtropical cyclone before merging with a frontal system near the Florida Peninsula by late Wednesday. Heavy rains and tropical storm force winds affecting the Cayman Islands, Cuba and Jamaica today will move over the Florida Keys and southern Florida later today and Wednesday. There is a high chance, near 80 percent, of this system becoming a tropical or subtropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Also in the Atlantic, an area of low pressure, the remnant of Tropical Depression Julia is located 150 south-southwest of Bermuda but is not expected to redevelop. There is a low chance, near 10 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone again during the next 48 hours.
Eastern Pacific
An area of low pressure is located a few hundred miles west of Manzanillo, Mexico but is only marginally favorable for development. This system has a low chance, near 10 percent, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Central and Western Pacific
No tropical cyclones are expected during the next 48 hours.
(NOAA, JTWC)Â*

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 Monday, September 27, 2010:Â*
Initial attack activity: light (70 new fires), new large fires: 2, large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 5, U.S. States affected:Â* UT, WY, VA, NC & AR
(NIFC)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)


More...