FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, August 27, 2016
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, August 27, 2016
Significant Activity - August 26-27
Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Tropical Storm Gaston; Disturbance 1 – Low (20%); Disturbance 2 – Low (10%); Disturbance 3 – Low (30%)
•Eastern Pacific – Hurricane Lester; Tropical Storm Madeline; Disturbance 1 – Low (near 0%)
•Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones are expected through Monday morning
•Western Pacific – No significant activity threatening U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Flash flooding – TX, LA, IL, MI, IN & OH
•Rain and thunderstorms – California, Southwest, Central and Southern Rockies, Southern Plains, Upper, Middle and
Lower Mississippi valleys, Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Lower Mississippi valleys, Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
•Red Flag Warnings – OR, WA, ID & WY
•Critical/Elevated Fire Weather – OR, WA, ID, MT & WY
•Space weather – No space weather storms occurred; none predicted
Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity:
Kentucky
•Major Disaster Declaration (FEMA-4278-DR)