FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Thursday, August 25, 2016
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Thursday, August 25, 2016
Significant Events:
•Severe Weather and Tornadoes in ID and OH
•Gulf Coast Flooding
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Gaston; Disturbance 1 (Invest 99L) – Medium (50%)
•Eastern Pacific – Tropical Storm Lester; Disturbance 1 (Invest 98E) – Medium (50%)
•Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones are expected through Friday evening
•Western Pacific – No significant activity threatening U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Severe thunderstorms – Southern/Central Plains to Middle Mississippi Valley & Ohio Valley to Lower Great Lakes
•Flash flooding – Central/Southern Plains to Middle Mississippi Valley
•Rain and thunderstorms – Northern Rockies to the Southwest, Northern High Plains, Central/Southern Plains to Lower Mississippi Valley, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic & Great Lakes to Northeast
•Red Flag Warnings – CA, OR & WA
•Space weather – no space weather storms occurred; none predicted
•Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity: FMAG-5151-FM-ID approved – Henrys Creek Fire, ID; Amendment No.1 to FEMA-4274-DR-OK