Overview National Situation Report As of 3:00 a.m. EDT Sunday, April 30, 2017 Table Of Contents Current Operations Monitoring Recovery National Response Coordination Center: Not Activated National Watch Center: Steady State Common Operating Picture Total Force Available Deployed Other Cadres < 25% 10,238 5,939 58% 2,971 1,328 Equal Rights N-IMATs Regional IMATs FCOs / FDRCs US&R MERS East 1: B-2 East 2: B-48 West: Charlie Assigned: 13 Available: 8 PMC/NMC: 0 Deployed: 5 Assigned: 36 / 11 Available: 13 / 5 PMC/NMC: 5 / 3 Deployed: 18 / 3 Assigned: 28 Available: 26 PMC/NMC: 2 Deployed: 0 B-2 Status: Assemble < 2-hrs, On Site < 18-hrs; B-48 Status: Assemble and deploy < 48hrs; Charlie Status: No team assemble time requirement Assigned: 36 Available: 35 NMC: 1 Deployed: 0 (Back to top)
Current Operations Tornado Outbreak Texas A severe weather outbreak east of the Dallas, TX metro area spawned three confirmed tornadoes resulting in widespread damage. Current reports indicate the tornadoes did not hit any densely-populated areas. Impacts: Fatalities: Potential 5 unconfirmed; Injuries: ~52 o Canton High School was used as a triage/command center; patients transported to three hospitals in Tyler, Athens and Cedar Creek Lake Significant damage reported in Canton (pop. 3.6k) and Emory (pop. 1.2k) o City of Emory Emergency Manger reports direct hit, numerous homes destroyed/damaged (# homes impacted unknown) HAZMAT situation in Canton; fuel and unknown chemicals were released when a warehouse facility was damaged Tyler FD HAZMAT Teams responded Interstate 20 temporarily closed as approximately 30-40 cars flipped/moved near Canton Power outages: 25.5k, down from a peak of 36.6k across 6 counties (DOE Eagle-I as of 2:00 a.m. EDT) Response Initial damage assessments beginning amidst continuing severe weather threats and will continue Sunday Local Fire and EMS conducted search and rescue near Canton and Emory Texas SEOC at Increased Readiness ARC opened shelter in Canton, unknown occupants Region VI at Steady State NWC at Steady State No request for assistance at this time 2 (Back to top)
Flood Potential/Severe Weather Midwest Widespread heavy rainfall continues across much of the middle portion of the US from southern Louisiana to Michigan. Record and near record flood levels occurred in some areas. Areas of specific concern/monitoring range from Northeast Oklahoma across northern Arkansas and spanning north through Missouri and Illinois. Heavy precipitation has already resulted in flash flooding from central Oklahoma to southern Indiana, with significant impacts noted across parts of Missouri. Additional rain tonight (Sunday) in the area cause substantial moderate or greater river flooding that is likely to persist through the week. 48-hour Precipitation Totals As of Sunday, April 30, at 2 a.m. EDT there were 49 River Gauges were FORECAST to reach/exceed Major Flooding with 116 Gauges FORECAST to reach/exceed Moderate Flooding. Impacts: FEMA Region V o Injuries/Fatalities: No reports o Power Outages: 23.4k (IL: 14.1k, IN: 5.6k, OH: 3.7k) down from 73.8k (DOE Eagle-I as of 00:00 p.m. EDT) o Evacuations: IL: City of Marion evacuated Homeless Shelter to the Senior Citizen Center; City of West Frankfort evacuated a couple of homes within the community; Williamson County reporting some homes are being evacuated in the City of Herrin o ARC Shelters: 1 in IL (Marion) with 19 occupants. FEMA Region VI o Injuries/Fatalities: 1 fatality AR o Power Outages: 90.5k (TX: 31.3k, OK: 14.9k, AR: 33.2k, LA: 11.1k) down from 169.9k (DOE Eagle-I as of 00:00 p.m. EDT) o Swift Water Rescues reported in Marion County, AR (Pop. 54k) south of Bull Shoals Lake o Damage to powerlines, trees, some homes and structures due to high winds and hail o Evacuations: OK: Delaware County urging residence south of Eucha Dam to evacuate as a precaution due to flood gate releases. Colcord (pop. 815) is located south of the Dam o ARC Shelters: 5 in OK (Muskogee, Oklahoma City, Jay, Talequah) with 9 occupants FEMA Region VII o Injuries/Fatalities: 1 unconfirmed fatality in MO o Power Outages: 5.8k (MO: 5.4k; KS 0.4k) down from 33.4k (DOE Eagle-I as of 00:00 p.m. EDT) o West Plains, MO (pop. 12k) had its power cut due to flooding at the city s substations, and many roadways are flooded an inaccessible o Swift Water Rescues throughout Sunday in MO, 36 rescues reported o Evacuations: MO: Barry County, 112 evacuated from hotels near river; Taney County (Branson) 100 homes in a subdivision o ARC Shelters: 12 across MO with 12 occupants 3 (Back to top)
Response: FEMA Region V Remains at Steady State (Normal Operations) o All states at Normal Operations (monitoring storms) FEMA Region VI Remains at Steady State (Normal Operations) o AR Activated; Partial Activation o OK Activated; Partial Activation; Governor declared State of Emergency for entire state o All other states continue to monitor storms at Normal Operations FEMA Region VII Remains at Steady State (Normal Operations); LNO Deployed to MO State EOC o MO SEOC Partial Activation; Governor declared State of Emergency; 12 National Guard supporting o KS SEOC Partial Activation due to winter storms in the west and flooding in the southeast o All other states continue to monitor storms at Normal Operations FEMA HQ Remains at Steady State (Normal Operations); FEMA NWC continues to monitor events Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments: FEMA Region II State / Location NY Event Winter Storm Event March 13-15, 2017 IA/PA Number of Counties Requested Completed Start-End IA 0 0 N/A PA 30 11 3/30 TBD Declaration Activity: None Monitoring / Potential Future Operations Significant Events: Nothing significant to report Tropical Activity: No activity threatening U.S. interests Significant Weather: Severe Weather and Flood Threat Continues o Slight to Marginal Risk of Severe Thunderstorms from the Gulf Coast northward into the Middle Mississippi Valley and Southern Great Lakes o Primary threats include damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and flash flooding o Communities in these areas experienced severe weather the past 24-48 hours and additional heavy rains will continue to contribute to increased chances for significant flooding o FEMA Regions and the States in the threatened areas are monitoring and activating as required 1. Illinois River forecast Major Flooding Feeds into Meramec and Mississippi River at St Louis 2. Meramec near St Louis at Major Flood Stage 2015 flood closed I-44 in this area at current forecast level 3. Mississippi River Reached Major Flood Stage in 2015 in same areas (Cape Girardeau & Chester, MO) 4. White River Surpasses record flood stage near Tecumseh, MO; Major Flooding downstream in Batesville and Newport, AR 5. Illinois River in OK Significant Flooding at OK/AR border; recreational areas become flooded and separated for extended periods flooding in Watts, OK & Siloam Springs, AR River Gauges 4 (Back to top)
Space Weather: Nothing significant to report Wildfires: Nothing significant to report Earthquakes: Nothing significant to report Recovery Operations (Updated Weekly on Tuesdays) 5 (Back to top)
Acronyms / Abbreviations & Terms DR EDT EM EOC FCO FDRC FMC IA IMAT JFO MERS N-IMAT NMC NRCC NWC PA PDA PMC RWC US&R VJFO Major Disaster Declaration Eastern Daylight Time Emergency Declaration Emergency Operations Center Federal Coordinating Officer Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator Fully Mission Capable Individual Assistance Program Incident Management Assistance Team Joint Field Office Mobile Emergency Response Support Teams National Incident Management Assistance Team Non-Mission Capable National Response Coordination Center National Watch Center Public Assistance Program Preliminary Damage Assessments Partially Mission Capable Regional Watch Center Urban Search and Rescue Virtual Joint Field Office 6 (Back to top)