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National Situation Update: Sunday, November 15, 2009

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Significant National Weather

Northeast
Except for some residual morning rain in Maine, the Northeast will be dry today. A few light showers are possible in western Pennsylvania, western New York and northern New England tonight as a cold front moves eastward across the region.
South
Oklahoma, eastern Texas and Arkansas will see showers and thunderstorms today and tonight as a storm system develops over the southern Plains. The heaviest rain, possibly up to one half to one inch, will fall tonight in northern and western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. By Monday morning cold air developing behind the low may change the rain to snow as it moves over the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma. As the system moves eastward it will bring showers and thunderstorms to the lower Mississippi.
West
Moderate snowfall is forecast across the central Rockies to the western Plains. Two to six inches of snow accumulation is possible in most of the lower elevations in the plains of western Kansas and eastern Colorado and the lower elevations of northern New Mexico. Six to ten inches of snow is possible in Denver and Colorado Springs, while the mountains west of both cities may see up to a foot of snow. The Northwest will see lower elevation rain and mountain snow today and Monday as a series of cold fronts move through the area; a few inches of snow accumulation is possible around the mountain passes today before the snow changes to rain. Most of the precipitation will fall from the Cascade Mountains to the coast from Eugene, Oregon northward.
Midwest
A few showers are expected from the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley as a cold front moves through the area. The middle Mississippi Valley through central Oklahoma will see heavier showers where the front remains stationary. Rain, showers and a few thunderstorms will linger across Illinois, Missouri and Kansas today through Monday. Kansas, Missouri and a small portion of west-central Illinois could see over an inch of rain. (NOAA’s National Weather Service, Various Media Sources)

East Coast Nor'Easter

Region II

  • New Jersey EOC remains activated at Level III
  • PDAs for seven counties to begin on November 17; additional counties may be added later

Region III

  • Maryland's Governor declared a State of Emergency
  • Maryland EOC remains at Level II activation
  • LNO has demobilized from the Maryland EOC
  • Delaware’s Governor declared a State of Emergency
  • Delaware EOC has de-activated
  • Virginia's Governor declared a State of Emergency
  • Virginia EOC remains partially activated for possible hazmat issues (barrel recovery in some of the affected areas)
  • LNO remains at the Virginia EOC
  • Chief Medical Examiner has declared four fatalities due to the storm
  • 13,995 customers remain without power
  • One shelter open in Norfolk City; population 50
  • Swift Water Rescue Teams have returned to normal duties

Region IV 

  • Alabama will begin PA PDAs for two counties on November 17

Region VI

  • Louisiana will begin IA and PA PDAs on November 17 for two parishes
  • The Coast Guard has set port conditions
  • Port of Baltimore – port status remains restricted
  • Port of Hampton Roads – main channel is open with some restrictions

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.
Central Pacific
No tropical cyclones are expected through Monday afternoon.
Western Pacific
No activity threatening United States Territories.(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

Note: Fire season is coming to an end - the National Interagency Coordination Center will issue reports only on Fridays unless there is significant activity.

  • National Preparedness Level:  1
  • National Fire Activity as of  Friday, November 13, 2009
  • Initial attack activity:  Light (108 new fires)
  • New large fires:  1
  • Large fires contained:  1
  • Uncontained large fires:  0
  • States affected:  AZ and MO  (NIFC) 

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Last Modified: Monday, 16-Nov-2009 07:58:06 EST