FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Significant Activity – August 22-23
Significant Events: Tropical Weather Threat – Gulf Coast
Tropical Activity:
- Atlantic – Disturbance 1 – High (near 100%); Disturbance 2 – Low (30%)
- Eastern Pacific – Tropical Storm Kenneth
- Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected next 48 hours
- Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
- Flash Flooding possible – Southern Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley
- Elevated Fire Weather conditions for portions of MT
- Isolated to Scattered Dry Thunderstorms increasing fire weather threat for portions of WA, OR, CA, NV, UT, ID, and MT
- Space weather: Past 24 hours: None; Next 24 hours: None
Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity: None