Friday, January 23, 2009

FEMA: Weekly National Situation update report

National Situation Update: Friday, January 23, 2009

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Significant National Weather

South:
The hard freeze warnings for parts of Florida ended this morning and temperatures will finally move quickly upward today. Another cold front will gradually move through the South this weekend. Showers will develop from the Oklahoma-Texas Red River Valley into the Tennessee Valley and will then gradually move toward the northern Gulf Coast, northern Florida and the southeast coast. Highs will range from the 70s and 80s in Texas to the low 70s in Florida and 50s and 60s in the Carolinas.
West:
Showers will continue today along the west coast before moving into the Northwest. The heaviest rain will be in northern and central California with a foot or more of snow in the highest elevations of the Sierra. Snow from California to Colorado with amounts diminishing this weekend. High temperatures will range from the single digits in southern and eastern Montana to the 70s in southeast California and southern Arizona.
Midwest:
Another arctic cold front will move southward through the Midwest to the Ohio Valley. Scattered areas of light snow are possible over parts of Michigan, northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota.with a little light snow possible in the central Plains. Lake-effect snow will develop across Michigan. Light snow will move eastward from South Dakata, Nebraska and northern Kansas into Iowa. High temperatures will range from around zero in the Dakotas and the upper Midwest to the 30s across Kansas, southern Missouri and Kentucky.
Northeast:
Some light snow is possible as an arctic cold front moves into the region from the Midwest. Highs will range from the single digits along the Canadian border to the 30s and few lower 40s in the Virginias. (NOAA, NWS, Various Media Sources)

Fire Management Assistance Grant

No activity. (FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Western Pacific:
There are no current tropical cyclone warnings. (NOAA, HPC, National Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center)

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Disaster Declaration Activity

On Thursday, January 22, 2009, the Governor of Washington State requested a Major Disaster Declaration as a result of severe winter storms, occurring January 6 - 16, 2009. The Governor is requesting Individual Assistance for nine counties and Hazard Mitigation statewide.

The Governor of New Hampshire requested an adjustment to the federal cost share for FEMA-3297-EM-NH and FEMA-1812-DR-NH. The Governor is requesting 100% Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A and B) under the Public Assistance program for FEMA-1812-DR-NH and for direct federal assistance for FEMA-3297-EM-NH. (FEMA HQ)

Last Modified: Friday, 23-Jan-2009 08:11:12 EST
Source: fema.gov- reports - Link

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