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National Situation Update: Friday, January 26, 2007

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Bitter Cold Weather in New York and New England

Northeast:
It will be cold in the Northeast as temperatures drop below zero across parts of northern New York and New England Friday.
 
Some locations may see lows below minus 20 degrees. Some wind chills may dip to minus 35 degrees.

From Washington to Boston, wind chills will be in the single digits and the teens Friday afternoon.

Lake effect snows will continue in areas near Lakes Erie and Ontario on Friday. Six to twelve inches are possible in some areas.

Snow showers are expected to fall over Cape Cod.

Midwest:
The western Great Lakes and northern Plains will see snow flurries through Friday into the weekend.

A storm will move along the Gulf Coast and drop snow on the northern edge across southern Missouri and the Ohio Valleys.

South:
Friday will be dry across the South with cool temperatures.

It will be very cold in the morning across much of the Southeast, including Florida.

Along the northern Gulf Coast, an inch of rain is possible. North of the rain, wet snow and sleet will move from Oklahoma to the southern Appalachians.

West:
The West will have milder temperatures with some light precipitation over the most of the region including northern California and Nevada.

Snow showers are expected in the higher elevations of the Sierras, parts of the Nevada Great Basin, the southern Wasatch, the San Juan Mountains, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the adjacent high Plains.

Dense fog will continue to be a problem in the morning from the Willamette Valley of Oregon to northeast Washington and eastward to western Montana.  (NWS, Media Sources)

FEMA Regional Activity

Region I
No significant information to report.

Region II
1650 and 1665 JFOs in New York are scheduled for closure by January 26.  Any residual tasks will be transitioned to the Regional Office. 

Region III
Washington DC: Potential anti-war demonstration at 11:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 27.  The march portion will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST.  Organizers are calling for tens of thousands of protesters.  Permits are still being finalized.

Erie County, Pennsylvania - Emergency Medical System Strike Team has been released from the site of a multi-vehicle accident that caused 1 fatality and 11 injuries.

Region IV
Wind Advisory was in effect until 6:00 a.m. EST Thursday for most of the higher elevations of the North Carolina foothills.  Very windy conditions with wind speeds reaching 35 mph and with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Region V
No significant change to previous report.

Region VI
Last shipments of water from Texas to Oklahoma in support of FEMA 3272-EM-OK was sent on January 25.  Eighty-five (85) total trailers of water have been delivered to the state. One hundred twenty six (126) total generators have been delivered to the state.  Sixty-five (65) have been installed, 31 are currently on-line.  The first shipment of generators to be returned is expected on January 26, 2007. There are 194 displaced people in 13 shelters in Oklahoma.

Region VII

  • PDAs for DR-1676-MO ongoing in Missouri.  Based on additional damage estimates received by the State of Missouri, Missouri has requested an additional four (4) counties be included in the Joint PDAs for Public Assistance.
  • Received request Jan. 24th from Missouri to conduct Joint PDAs for Individual Assistance for 38 counties and the City of St. Louis.  PDAs to begin Monday, Jan. 29, 2007.
  • DR-1675-KS - amended to include Categories C thru G for all declared counties and snow removal for 11 counties.
  • Current estimate for meters still without power in Missouri is 11,638. Majority of power outage is now due to electrical connection damage at the residence requiring repair.  Significant backlog on repair from private electricians throughout the affected counties.
  • Severe weather is not anticipated this week for states within Region VII.

Region VIII
No significant information to report.

Region IX
No significant information to report.

Region X
No significant information to report.

Tropical Weather Outlook

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center has issued the final warning for Tropical Cyclone (TC) 09P (Arthur), located approximately 293 miles west-southwest of Papeete, Tahiti that has tracked south-southeastward at 19 mph over the past six hours. Maximum sustained winds were 40 mph with gusts to 51 mph.

The system is expected to steadily weaken as it becomes extra tropical, due to the influence of colder mid-latitude air and increasing vertical wind shear.

Arthur does not pose a threat to US Territories or possessions. ( NOAA, National Hurricane Center, Joint Typhoon Warning Center)

Earthquake Activity

A moderate, magnitude 5.1, earthquake occurred at 6:58 pm EST, January 25, 60 miles southeast of Adak, AK with a depth of 27 miles. There were no reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami was generated as a result of the quake.  (USGS, Earthquake Hazards Program, Alaska Earthquake Information Center, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, and West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Centers)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 16:51:38 EDT