Friday, June 11, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

West Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*
The region will see cool temperatures for this time of year along with widespread showers and thunderstorms in the Great Basin, Rockies and High Plains. The High Plains of eastern Colorado and Wyoming may see some severe weather today. Some snow is possible in the highest elevations of Wyoming, Utah, and Montana. Windy conditions are forecast across the region.
Midwest
Widespread showers and thunderstorms are forecast through tonight across the Midwest. More thunderstorm clusters are expected to develop in the High Plains and then move eastward towards the Great Lakes. These thunderstorm clusters could produce locally heavy rain, gusty winds, large hail and even a few tornadoes. Another cluster of storms moving through Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana will move into the Ohio Valley bringing locally heavy rain.
SouthÂ*
Isolated or scattered thunderstorms are forecast across much of the South through the weekend. High temperatures over the southeast could bring a few record highs. Most of the region will see high temperatures in the upper 80s to middle 90s, except for parts of Texas and Oklahoma, which could see highs from 95 to 100. The next chance of rain for the region is early next week
NortheastÂ*
Most of the region should remain dry today with some showers and thunderstorms possible only in the interior later today through tonight. As the weekend progresses, showers and thunderstorms are expected to spread across the region. A few severe storms are possible in western Pennsylvania, western West Virginia, and southwestern New York tomorrow.
Â*(NOAAâs National Weather Service, the Hydro meteorological Prediction Center and media sources)

June Flooding Events

Over the last several days a series of complex weather systems delivered heavy rain, hail, strong winds, thunderstorms and tornadoes from the Pacific Northwest and Northern and Central Rockies eastward across the Central and Southern Plains and extending into the Great Lakes, Mid Atlantic and New England states. Warm temperatures resulted in snowmelt induced flooding across portions of Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado.
Over 50 reports of severe weather were received over parts of the Midwest, Northern and Southern Plains. Six tornadoes were reported on June 7 across Kansas, Iowa, Texas and Colorado, seven tornadoes were reported on June 8, one tornado in Tennessee on June 9, and three tornadoes in Texas and Colorado on June 10, 2010. Damaged roads and structures, power outages, and in some locations flooding and flash flooding occurred across the impacted areas.

Mississippi Canyon 252 Update

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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 will be used today to offload more oil from the primary.
More than 3,500 vessels are responding on site, in addition to dozens of aircraft, remotely operated vehicles, and multiple offshore drilling units. 24,500 personnel are providing support for response efforts, and 17,500 National Guard personnel from the Gulf Coast states have been activated to participate in the BP oil spill response efforts.
Approved Small Business Association Economic Injury Assistance Loans total more than $2 million for small businesses in the Gulf that have been impacted by the oil spill. Deferments were granted on existing SBA disaster loans in the region and total in payments $1,440,000 per month.
Sheen and tar balls have arrived on beaches in all the Gulf Coast States; cleanup is underway. In Florida, waters the primary oil plume is 13 miles from Pensacola, 100 miles from Gulf County, and 280 miles from St Petersburg, FL. NOAA trajectories show direct on-shore impacts of scattered tar balls and light sheen through Friday, mainly near Pensacola and East Bay
Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

Â*No activity.Â*Â*(FEMA HQ)Â*
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 through Saturday, June 12 in the Central Pacific. There is no significant activity in the Western Pacific.(NOAA, NWS, NHC, CPHC JTWC)

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Wildfire Update

National Preparedness is at Level 2. National Fire Activity as of Wednesday, June 9: Initial attack activity was Light with 69 new fires. There were two new large fires and ten uncontained large fires affecting Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico and California. One large fire was contained.Â* (NIFC) Disaster Declaration Activity

A Governorâs request was received for a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Ohio as a result of tornadoes, severe storms, and high winds during the period of June 5-6, 2010. The Governor is specifically requesting Individual Assistance and Public Assistance for three counties and Hazard Mitigation statewide.
Amendment No. 1 to FEMA-1881-DR-WV adds three counties for Public Assistance and three counties for emergency protective measures (Category B), including snow assistance, under the Public Assistance program for any continuous 48-hour period during or proximate to the incident period.
Amendment No. 1 to FEMA-1902-DR-NE adds two counties for Public Assistance.Â*(FEMA HQ)



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