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National Situation Update: Thursday, June 25, 2009

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Significant Weather

Excessive Heat Warnings
Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect for the States of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois and are forecast to continue through the weekend for the States of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois, with temperatures ranging between 105 - 110 degrees and dew points in the 80s.

An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur.

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No activity.(FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic:
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: 
No activity. (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)

Wildfire Update

National Preparedness Level:  1
National Fire Activity as of Wednesday, June 24, 2009:

  • Initial attack activity:  Moderate (209 new fires)
  • New large fires:  3
  • Large fires contained:  2
  • Uncontained large fires:  5
  • States affected:  AK, CA, UT, TX and FL

Predictive Services Discussion:  The Southwest will see scattered, mostly wet, thunderstorms in New Mexico, and initially dry storms are possible in Arizona.  Portions of the southern Sierra Nevadas and Western Mountains of southern California are forecast to see initially dry thunderstorms.  Elsewhere across the West, warm conditions will occur, with isolated thunderstorms possible in the Great Basin.  Widespread thunderstorms will return to Alaska, with cool and wet conditions across the south.  (National Interagency Fire Center, National Incident Information Center, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, NGB)

Disaster Declaration Activity

On June 24, 2009, the President signed Major Disaster Declaration FEMA-1848-DR for the State of Kansas for the Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow that occurred March 26 - 29, 2009.  Specifically approved was Public Assistance for 14 counties; Category B, including snow removal assistance, to 19 counties for a period of 48 hours; and Hazard Mitigation statewide.  The FCO is Michael Karl.  (FEMA HQ)

Last Modified: Thursday, 25-Jun-2009 08:35:38 EDT