FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Significant Activity – August 29 – 30
Significant Events: Tropical Storm Harvey
Tropical Activity:
- Atlantic – Tropical Storm Harvey; Disturbance 1 – High (near 100%)
- Eastern Pacific – Potential Tropical Cyclone Fourteen-E – High (near 100%)
- Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected next 48 hours
- Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
- Severe thunderstorms possible – Lower Mississippi Valley to Southeast
- Flash flooding possible –Lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys and Southeast
- Elevated fire weather – CA, NV, OR & WA
- Scattered dry thunderstorms – OR, ID & MT
- Isolated dry thunderstorms – Northern Intermountain to Northern Plains, Central Great Basin, and Central Rockies
Space weather: Past 24 hours: None; Next 24 hours: Minor; geomagnetic storms reaching G1 level likely
Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity: None