Friday, January 28, 2011

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

West:
High pressure will keep most of the region dry. Down slope winds will produce temperatures in the 60s along the Front Range. A storm system moving onshore will produce light rain in Washington and Oregon. A developing low will move southward this weekend along the California coast. This system has the potential to bring light rain to southern California by Sunday.
Midwest:
A clipper system will produce snow from the Upper Midwest to the western Great Lakes. Some locations in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin could see four or more inches of snow. Gusty winds are expected across the Dakotas and Minnesota with gusts as high as 35 miles per hour possible. There will be a big temperature contrast from north to south. High temperatures in the Great Lakes will be in the 20s and the southern Plains will reach the 70s.
South:
The region will be dry. Precipitation will be limited to snow showers in the southern Appalachians.
Northeast:
This morning, a system moving from the Upper Great Lakes to eastern New York will produce light snow showers across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and New England. High temperatures will reach the middle 30s and even the low 40s across the Mid Atlantic which will melt some of the snow from the Wednesday night storm. Tomorrow, a second disturbance will move out of the Ohio valley. Light snow showers are expected in the Mid-Atlantic as this disturbance tracks southeastward.
(NOAA's National Weather Service, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, and various media sources)
Northeast Snowstorm Recovery - Final

The major storm system that began moving northward along the Eastern Seaboard on Jan 25 moved into the Canadian Maritimes Thursday evening. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from five inches to one-and-a-half feet. At the height of the storm, more than 500,000 customers were without power. Road closures and significant travel delays resulted in hundreds of stranded motorist across the National Capitol Region in D.C,, Maryland and Virginia. Recovery activities continue across the region.
FEMA/Federal

There were no requests for FEMA Assistance.
Earthquake Activity

No significant activity.
(USGS)
Preliminary Damage Assessments

Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment
The State of Oregon has requested Public Assistance preliminary damage assessments for five counties as a result of storms and flooding that occurred Jan. 13-17. PDAs are scheduled to begin on Jan. 31, and be completed by Feb. 5.
(FEMA HQ)
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