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National Situation Update: Saturday, November 29, 2008

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

National Weather

South
Light showers will move quickly across the South, mainly toward the Gulf Coast.  A new area of thunderstorms will develop around the western and northern Gulf Coast, and could turn severe during the day.  A few thunderstorms and showers are possible across Arkansas and Oklahoma, and could mix with snow in the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.  Rain is forecast across portions of the Southeast; however, the fast movement of this storm will keep rainfall amounts down to an inch or less.
West
Snow showers will continue over the mountains of Colorado, northern and central New Mexico and northeastern Arizona, mixing with rain in the lower elevations.  A few snow showers are possible in the northern and central Rockies.  Showers and mountain snow is forecast for parts of Washington and northwest Oregon.
Midwest
Most of the Midwest will be dry, except for a few snow showers around the Great Lakes.

Northeast
Cold air, rain and snow showers will push into the Northeast; highs will range from the 30s along the Canadian border to the low 60s in southern Virginia.  Bands of lake-effect snow will pass east of Lakes Erie and Ontario. (NOAA, National Weather Service and Various Media Sources)

Southern California Weather Update

Three Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (MDRC) are now operational in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. One Local Assistance Center (LAC) remains open in Los Angeles County.
An Incident Management Team (IMT) has been formed to address the erosion issues in Orange County and will assist with implementation of measures to reduce the impact of mud and debris flow prior to deployment of a State-Federal Burn Area Recovery Team (BART) next Tuesday, December 2.(Region IX)

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No significant activity. (FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Three Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (MDRC) are now operational in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. One Local Assistance Center (LAC) remains open in Los Angeles County.
An Incident Management Team (IMT) has been formed to address the erosion issues in Orange County and will assist with implementation of measures to reduce the impact of mud and debris flow prior to deployment of a State-Federal Burn Area Recovery Team (BART) next Tuesday, December 2.(Region IX)

Earthquake Activity

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at 8:42 a.m. EST Friday, off the coast of northern California at a depth of 6.2 miles.  The earthquake was approximately 142 miles west of Petrolia, 151 miles west of Eureka and 302 miles northwest of San Francisco, CA.  There have been no reports of damage or injuries.  NOAA's Tsunami Warning Center issued an information statement indicating that a tsunami was not expected as a result of this event.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:10 a.m. EST, Saturday, November 29 in central Alaska.  The earthquake was located 30 miles southwest of Cantwell, AK and 132 miles south southwest of Fairbanks, AK at a depth of 60 miles. There were no reports of damage or injury.
  (USGS, Earthquake Hazards Program, West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Caribbean Tsunami Warning Center)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Disaster Declaration Activity

FEMA-1804-DR-Arkansas, Amendment #1:  Effective November 28, 2008 this declaration is amended to include Clark, Montgomery, Nevada, and Pike Counties for Public Assistance.
FEMA-1810-DR-California; Amendment #1:  Effective November 28, 2008, this declaration is amended to include Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Barbara Counties for Public Assistance [Categories C-G] (already designated for Individual Assistance and debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A and B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program). (FEMA HQ)

Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 16:31:06 EDT