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National Situation Update: Monday, December 17, 2007

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Significant National Weather

Northeast: 
Winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect from the eastern Great Lakes region into the New England States and across central West Virginia.  Significant snowfall from the main cyclone has ended.  Winds are expected to continue weakening across much of the Northeast as the intense storm moves farther Northeast away from the U.S. today.   Precipitation in the Northeast will be limited to snow showers in northern New England, much of New York State, northern and western Pennsylvania, and the mountains of West Virginia.  Highs are forecast to range from the teens in northern New England and northern New York State to the 40s in parts of Virginia. 

Midwest:
Generally calm weather is forecast for the Midwest.  Precipitation should be limited to scattered flurries from northeastern Minnesota into northern Lower Michigan, and across portions of northeastern Ohio.  High temperatures will range from just below 20 in far northeast North Dakota to the 40s from much of Kansas eastward across southern Missouri into southern Kentucky.

South:
Sunshine is expected across most of the South as a high pressure area moves eastward.  Afternoon highs will generally range from the 40s to the 60s, north to south, although the southern tip of Texas will reach into the 70s.

West:
Lower-elevation rain showers and mountain snow is forecast from Washington, Oregon and northern California eastward into the western portions of Montana and Wyoming.  A few flurries are expected over Utah's Wasatch Range and the Colorado Rockies.  High temperatures are predicted to range from the 20s in the Rockies and higher Cascades to the 60s in the lower elevations of Southern California, southern Arizona and southern New Mexico.  (National Weather Service, Media Sources)

Midwest Ice Storm

Region VI

Oklahoma
State reports 153,426 customers without power.  47 shelters remain open with 2,400 people.  Twenty-three fatalities.  OK State EOC is not activated.  Declarations: FEMA-3280-EM; JFO located in Midwest City. (Region VI, OK OEM,)

Region VII

Iowa
State reports 2,533 customers without power.  Nine Shelters remain open with 45 people.  One fatality.  Iowa EOC is not activated.  Joint PDAs will begin on Monday, December 17, 2007.  (Region VII, IA OEM)

Kansas
State reports 61,089 customers without power.  23 ARC shelters and 29 independent shelters remain open with 1,119 people.  Two fatalities.  Kansas EOC will activate at 7:00 a.m. CST today.  PDAs are expected to begin after December 25, 2007.  Declarations: FEMA-3282-EM; JFO expected to open today. (Region VII, KA OEM)

Missouri
State reports 14,900 customers without power.  13 shelters open with 139 people.  Four fatalities.  PDAs are expected to be completed today.  Declarations: FEMA-3281-EM.  (Region VII, MO SEOC, NGB, ACE)

Mid-Atlantic and North East Storm

Region III

Maryland
38,000 customers are without power.

Delaware
550 customers are without power.

Virginia
22,579 customers are without power.

West Virginia
22,346 customers are without power.

Pennsylvania
142,000 customers are without power.  Eight shelters are open with an unknown population. 
There have been no requests for Federal assistance. (FEMA Region III)

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No new activity to report. (FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic/Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico/Eastern Pacific/Central Pacific:
No activity.
Western Pacific:
No current tropical cyclone warnings.  ( NOAA, 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)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)