FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 27, 2018
Significant Activity for September 26-27, 2018
Significant Events: Hurricane Florence Response / Recovery
Tropical Activity: • Atlantic – Tropical Storm Kirk; Disturbance 1: High (90%)• Eastern Pacific – Hurricane Rosa; Disturbance 1: High (70%)• Central Pacific –Disturbance 1: High (70%)• Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather: • Strong to severe thunderstorms possible – Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast• Heavy rain and flash flooding possible – Southern plains north across the Appalachians • Elevated fire weather – ID & WY• Red Flag...
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AUSTIN, Texas — Everyone should be prepared for a disaster with a pre-packed emergency kit, full family communication plan and carefully mapped evacuation routes. People who have access and functional needs or disabilities, however, need to take additional steps to ensure they are ready for the unexpected. Medical services and pharmacies may be unreachable or closed for several days after a disaster, so it’s crucial to consider the resources you use regularly and determine what to do if those resources are limited or unavailable. Follow the steps below to get started and...
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 26, 2018
Significant Activity for September 25-26, 2018
Significant Events: Hurricane Florence Response / Recovery
Tropical Activity: • Atlantic – Tropical Storm Kirk; Disturbance 1: Low (20%); Disturbance 2: High (90%)• Eastern Pacific – Tropical Storm Rosa; Disturbance 1: Low (30%)• Central Pacific – Disturbance 1: Medium (50%)• Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather: • Strong to severe thunderstorms possible – Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast• Heavy rain and flash flooding possible – Southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley• Elevated fire weather –...
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 25, 2018
Significant Activity for September 24-25, 2018
Significant Events: Hurricane Florence Response / Recovery
Tropical Activity: • Atlantic – Subtropical Depression Leslie; Disturbance 1: Medium (50%); Disturbance 2: Medium (60%); Disturbance 3: High (70%)• Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1: High (90%); Disturbance 2: Medium (40%)• Central Pacific – Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during next 48 hours• Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather: • Flash flooding possible – Lower Mississippi Valley to Tennessee & Ohio valleys• Critical & Elevated...
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AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $5.8 million to the Humble Independent School District for emergency protective measures taken before, during and following Hurricane Harvey. The district secured the campus facilities, opened an Emergency Operations Center, placed barricades, directed traffic and pumped flood water from the facilities. The FEMA grant covers 100 percent of the project’s costs because the district completed their work within 30 days of the disaster declaration period. This grant comes from FEMA’s Public Assistance grant program which reimburses communities for actions taken...
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AUSTIN, Texas — Areas of Corpus Christi North Beach that were affected by Hurricane Harvey-caused erosion will be restored through a Texas General Land Office (GLO) project funded largely by a grant from FEMA. During Hurricane Harvey storm surge caused erosion to about 7,000 feet of North Beach, an engineered beach between the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and Rincon Channel in Corpus Christi. Beach-loss analysis performed by Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi determined the volume of beach loss was 8,300 cubic yards, including 1,400 cubic yards that were moved by the storm from...
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 24, 2018
Significant Activity for September 21-24, 2018
Significant Events: Hurricane Florence Response / Recovery
Tropical Activity: • Atlantic –Subtropical Storm Leslie; Tropical Disturbance Kirk; Disturbances 1 / 2: Medium (40% / 50%) • Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1: High (90%); Disturbance 2: Low (30%)• Central Pacific – Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during next 48 hours• Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather: • Flash flooding possible – Lower Mississippi Valley to Tennessee & Ohio valleys• Critical & Elevated fire...
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, September 23, 2018
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, September 23, 2018
Significant Activity - September 22-23
Significant Events: Hurricane Florence response
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Tropical Depression Eleven; Tropical Storm Kirk; Disturbance 1: Low (30%); Disturbance 2: High (70%); Disturbance 3: Low (30%)
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1: High (80%); Disturbance 2: Low (20%)
•Central Pacific – Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during next 48 hours
•Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Flash flooding possible – Lower Mississippi Valley...
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, September 22, 2018
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, September 22, 2018
Significant Activity - September 21-22
Significant Events: Hurricane Florence response
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Tropical Depression Eleven; Disturbance 1: Medium (60%); Disturbance 2: Low (30%); Disturbance 3: High (70%)
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1: Medium (60%)
•Central Pacific – Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during next 48 hours
•Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Flash flooding possible – Southern Plains to Lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys
•Critical and...
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AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $51.9 million to the Texas General Land Office as a reimbursement for the management and execution of the Partial Repair and Essential Power for Sheltering (PREPS) program following Hurricane Harvey. The PREPS program provided emergency repairs and power restoration to single-family, owner-occupied homes. These repairs made the homes safe, sanitary and secure so that the homeowners could return home, rather than shelter in hotels or rental properties, while they continued to work on their full recovery. The measures taken during...
Urban Search & Rescue News
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Tallahassee search and rescue crews on the ground in Mexico Beach -...
WCTVTallahassee search and rescue crews on the ground in Mexico BeachWCTV(WCTV) -- The Tallahassee Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue team is sifting through debris in Mexico Beach, checking for those who may have been trapped or killed in the hurricane. The search and rescue team arrived Thursday afternoon and...
Central Florida rescuers return home from hurricane-ravaged Panhandle - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando SentinelCentral Florida rescuers return home from hurricane-ravaged PanhandleOrlando SentinelSeminole County firefighter David McDonald, one of the 46 members of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4, had a crowd waiting at the USAR Training Facility in Orange County when he arrived: His father, mother, wife and two young...
Tampa Bay Search-And-Rescue Task Force Now Has Grim Duty - Patch.com
Patch.comTampa Bay Search-And-Rescue Task Force Now Has Grim DutyPatch.comAfter receiving the call from FEMA, Urban Search and Rescue teams have a six-hour window to mobilize members and load up supplies, gear, search-and-rescue equipment, all-terrain vehicles and shallow-draft boats into the task force's massive transport ...and more »
Ohio Task Force 1 coming home after Florida deployment - WDTN.com
WDTN.comOhio Task Force 1 coming home after Florida deploymentWDTN.comOn Thursday, FEMA demobilized all 10 urban search and rescue teams, allowing them to return home. "The members of Ohio Task Force 1 are highly trained search and rescue professionals," Ohio Task Force 1 spokesperson Phil Sinewe said. "While we ...and more »
Tropical Storms
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Hurricane Relief Drive Going Strong - MyWabashValley.com
MyWabashValley.comHurricane Relief Drive Going StrongMyWabashValley.comTerre Haute - An item collection drive continues for victims of Hurricane Michael. There's a truck set up at 25th and Wabash, where two local men are collecting necessities to take down to the Florida Panhandle. They also did this last year for victims ...
Victims IDed as Hurricane Michael recovery effort drags on - ABC News
ABC NewsVictims IDed as Hurricane Michael recovery effort drags onABC NewsA family can begin to grieve after officials confirmed Friday the death of a 79-year-old Florida woman who had been missing since Hurricane Michael left her Mexico Beach home in rubble. Joanne Garone Behnke said it's been an agonizing wait...
'Just praying for it to end': Family rides out Hurricane Michael in...
Tallahassee.com'Just praying for it to end': Family rides out Hurricane Michael in a bulldozerTallahassee.comBefore Hurricane Michael made landfall Oct. 10 at Mexico Beach, Bunting parked the bulldozer near large trees not far from their house in the Apalachee Wildlife Management Area north of Sneads in Jackson County. He hoped the...
Family of 12 struggling to find shelter more than a week after...
CBS NewsFamily of 12 struggling to find shelter more than a week after Hurricane MichaelCBS NewsPANAMA CITY, Fla. — More than a week after Hurricane Michael, families in the Florida Panhandle continue to struggle. For some, it's been a very difficult road to recovery. "This is the first hurricane I've...
Earthquakes
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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - NORTHERN ALASKA on Saturday, 20...
VolcanoDiscoveryLight mag. 4.0 earthquake - NORTHERN ALASKA on Saturday, 20 OctoberVolcanoDiscovery... the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report. You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - thank you. Data for...
Earthquake report world-wide for Saturday, 20 Oct 2018 - VolcanoDiscovery
VolcanoDiscoveryEarthquake report world-wide for Saturday, 20 Oct 2018VolcanoDiscoveryEarthquake report world-wide for Saturday, 20 Oct 2018. Saturday Oct 20, 2018 00:20 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR. World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 20 Oct 2018. Summary: 38 quakes M3+, 16 quakes ...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics venues linked to earthquake safety data scandal...
fox2now.comTokyo 2020 Olympics venues linked to earthquake safety data scandalfox2now.comA major Japanese hydraulics company has admitted to doctoring earthquake safety data for buildings across the country, including some venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo-based KYB and a subsidiary admitted to routinely doctoring data for ...Tokyo 2020 Olympics venues linked to...
California Today: What an Earthquake Could Do to the State's...
New York TimesCalifornia Today: What an Earthquake Could Do to the State's Housing CrisisNew York TimesGood morning. (Want to get California Today by email? Here's the sign-up.) The turnout was thin in Berkeley on Thursday for ShakeOut, an earthquake drill that has expanded to seismic-prone areas across the globe. It's...