Archive for the ‘Tropical cyclones’ Category
HUMBERTO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN… …LARGE SWELLS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COASTLINE
Monday, September 16th, 2019Hurricane Gilbert slams into Jamaica, killing hundreds of people, on September 12, 1988.
Thursday, September 12th, 2019Faxai: A powerful typhoon in Japan has left more than 100 flights canceled, thousands of travelers stranded at the airport, and nearly 1 million households without power.
Monday, September 9th, 2019Situation Post-Tropical Cyclone Dorian is heading towards Newfoundland, Canada and is no longer impacting the U.S.
Sunday, September 8th, 2019Lifeline All lifelines are Green
Safety and Security
• US&R: all task forces and Red IST have demobilized and are returning to home station (NRCC SLB 1:00 p.m. EDT) • NC Evacuations: • Mandatory for Dare County • Hyde County under ferry restrictions, only first responder personnel allowed to and from the island (Region IV as of 3:25 am EDT)
Food, Water, Shelter
• NC Shelters: 1 shelter open with 1 occupant (Region IV as of 7:30 a.m. EDT)
Energy
• Minimal power outages remain across impacted states (As of 7:30 am EDT. Customer outage data is provided by the Department of Energy’s EAGLE-I system. Comprehensive National coverage of all electrical service providers is not available.)
Transportation
• NC Ports: Wilmington open with restrictions; Morehead City closed, anticipate re-opening on Sep 9 (NRCC SLB as of 1:00 p.m.)
State/Local Response
• SC Governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration on Sep 5 • GA EOC at Full Activation • NC EOC at Partial Activation • TN, VA and MD EOCs at Monitoring • SC and MS EOCs returned to Normal Operations
Federal Response
• NRCC de-activated • Region III RWC returned to Steady State; RRCC de-activated o LNOs remain deployed • Region IV RRCC de-activated o LNOs deployed to SC, NC, FL and GA • IMAT Teams deployed: o Region III IMAT: demobilized and returned to home station o Region IV IMAT-1: demobilizing; IMAT-2: returned to home station o Region VII IMAT: SC; will demobilize on Sep 9 o Region VIII IMAT: NC • ISB Teams deployed to AL, GA, NC, and SC o Charlie Team at Fort A.P. Hill, VA • MERS assets deployed to NC, SC, VA, FL and GA
September 8, 1900: “……One of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history hits Galveston, Texas….killing more than 6,000 people……”
Sunday, September 8th, 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGnLXi_LtAs
FEMA SitRep, 9/7/19: Dorian’s impact
Sunday, September 8th, 2019Lifeline NC Energy lifeline is YELLOW; anticipate returning to GREEN later today as power is restored; all other lifelines remain Green
Safety and Security • US&R: Fort Bragg, NC: 1 Type I TF, 7 Type III TFs, 3 MRP-W TFs, and 1 HEPP; Ft. Jackson, SC: 1 Type 1 TF, 1 Type III TF; 1 MRP-W TF, 1 HEPP package; Columbia, SC: 1 Red IST (has begun demobilizing), 1 IST C cache, 1 IST E cache (ESF-9 Update, NRCC SLB 12:00 p.m. EDT) • Evacuations: NC –Mandatory 3 counties, voluntary 8 counties; SC evacuations lifted
Food, Water, Shelter • Shelters: NC 12 (-63) with 901 (-2,888) occupants; SC 1 (-22) with 16 (-1,339)occupants; VA 1 with 76 occupants (ARC Midnight Shelter Count as of 6:16 a.m. EDT) • Planned capacity for sheltering across SC, NC and VA is 30k Health and Medical • Fatalities / Injuries: FL 6 / 0; NC 1 / 0 (NRCC SLB as of 6:00 p.m. EDT)
Energy • SC: 30k (peak 160k) customers without power; NC: 61k (peak 235k) customers (DOE Eagle- I as of 6:45 a.m. EDT) • All cities reporting at least 90% retail fuel availability (NRCC SLB as of 6:00 a.m. EDT)
Transportation • Airports: NC and SC – all airports open • Ports: NC: Wilmington open with restrictions (NRCC SLB as of 6:00 p.m.)
Local Preparations/Response • SC Governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration on Sep 5 • NC EOC at Full Activation • VA and MD EOCs at Partial Activation • TN, MS and SC EOCs at Monitoring
Federal Preparations/Response • NRCC at Level I, day shift; Level III with select ESFs, night shift • Region III RWC at Enhanced Watch, night shift; RRCC transitioned to Level III, day shift only o LNO deployed to VA and MD • Region IV RRCC at Level I, 24/7 o LNOs deployed to SC and NC • IMAT Teams deployed: o Region III IMAT: VA EOC o Region IV IMAT-1: FL; IMAT-2: reconstituting o Region VII IMAT: SC o Region VIII IMAT: NC • ISB Teams deployed to AL, GA, NC, and SC o Charlie Team at Fort A.P. Hill, VA • MERS assets deployed to NC, SC, VA, FL and GA