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National Situation Update: Monday, June 16, 2008

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Significant National Weather

West:
Hot, dry conditions will continue over the next couple of days.  High temperatures will range from the 70s and 80s in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and Montana to well into the 100s and 110s in the deserts of the Southwest.
Midwest:
A front moving through eastern Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas is forecast to produce damaging wind gusts, hail and heavy rain through Monday morning.  Temperatures are forecast to be 5 to 10 degrees below average with most highs in the 60s and 70s.
South:
Scattered thunderstorms are possible today along the Southeast coast, southern Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.  High temperatures will generally be in 90s across the South with 100s in central and western Texas.
Northeast:
A cold front is forecast to move into the region today producing potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gust and hail.  Highs will range from the 70s over the interior and low 90s along the coastal plain. (NWS, Media Sources)

Midwest Severe Weather and Flooding

Widespread, significant flooding continues across parts of southeast Illinois and southern Indiana. With no rain forecast in the western portion of the basin, there is little potential for any addition flooding today through Sunday.

FEMA Region V RRCC:

  • Activated at Level II 24/7
  • Region V LNOs deployed to IN, WI, MI and IL EOCs

Illinois:

  • Governor requested expedited Major Disaster Declaration for direct Federal assistance for 13 counties
  • IL EOC activated
  • 2 shelters; population: 22
  • State is requesting additional sandbags through USACE
  • FEMA has deployed an ERT to Rock Island and Quincy.
  • 13 counties affected; all under emergency declarations

Indiana:

  • State EOC Level II activation, 24/7 with full ESF support
  • JFO for FEMA-1766-DR operational by today
  • Joint PA PDAs begin today; IA PDAs are ongoing
  • 3 fatalities; 5 injuries
  • 4 shelters; population: 129
  • Waste water treatment plant failed in Owen County
  • National Guard reports 27 high hazard dam inspections complete; voluntary evacuations underway in area of two dams.
  • 45 counties affected; 30 counties declared States of Emergency

Wisconsin:

  • President signed Major Disaster Declaration FEMA-1768-DR for Wisconsin for 6 counties and Hazard Mitigation statewide.
  • EOC activated with ESFs 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8.
  • Joint PA PDAs begin this week; Joint IA PDAs completed
  • 0 injuries; 1 fatality reported
  • 10 shelters; population: 89
  • Numerous road closures remain in effect; minimal disruption to response/recovery operations
  • Region II ERT-A supporting
  • 30 counties affected; all are under State Emergency Declaration.

FEMA Region VII RRCC:

  • Level II  6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. CDT (Mon - Fri)

Iowa:

  • State EOC partially activated at Level 5, 24/7.
  • 85 counties with Governor's Proclamation 
  • 16 fatalities; 78 injuries
  • 11 shelters; population: 347
  • Sand bagging operations are continuing in Kingston and Tama townships.  Request is in for National Guard support.
  • 85 counties affected; all under Emergency Declaration

Kansas:

  • State EOC activated Level 3, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CDT.
  • IA PDAs begin today
  • 2 fatalities; unk injuries
  • 2 shelters; population: 0
  • 3 counties affected

Missouri:

  • Governor has declared a State of Emergency and activated the MO National Guard
  • State EOC activated at Level 2, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CDT.
  • 2 additional Coast Guard DART teams enroute to St. Louis in response to flooding
  • 2 MDRC units have been moved to Jefferson City for possible forward deployment in NE Missouri.
  • 10 counties affected

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No new activity to report.  (FEMA HQ)   

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic/Caribbean

  • Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

Eastern Pacific

  • Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

Western Pacific:

  • Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.(NOAA, 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)

Wildfire Update

Humboldt Fire, Butte County, CA

  • 23,162 acres; 80% contained
  • 8 injuries; 1 fatality
  • 74 residences destroyed; 20 damaged
  • 2 shelters;  population: 16

Bridger Fire, Fort Carson, CO

  • 43,100 acres burned; 33% contained
  • No fatalities or injuries reported
  • 8 residences threatened
  • Type 2 IMT has been requested.

National Fire Activity as of Sunday, June 15, 2008:
National Wildfire Preparedness Level: 2

  • Initial attack activity: Light (183 new fires)
  • New large fires: 4
  • Large fires contained: 2
  • Uncontained large fires: 13(National Interagency Fire Center, National Incident Information Center)

Disaster Declaration Activity

Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Iowa (FEMA-1763-DR), dated May 27, 2008 is amended to include the following six counties for Individual Assistance: Cedar, Jones, Louisa, Muscatine, Polk, and Winneshiek. (FEMA HQ)

Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 16:35:31 EDT