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SPC - No MDs are in effect as of Wed Sep 8 10:00:21 UTC 2010
6:00 am Eastern | USA News
No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Wed Sep 8 10:00:21 UTC 2010.read more »
SPC - No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 10:00:21 UTC 2010
6:00 am Eastern | USA News
No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 10:00:21 UTC 2010.read more »
SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
5:58 am Eastern | USA News
SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0457 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 091200Z - 101200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR CNTRL WY...FAR NWRN CO...ERN UT...FAR NERN AZ... ...SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL PROGRESS E/NEWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TOWARDS THE NRN/CNTRL ROCKIES THROUGH EARLY FRI. LEE CYCLOGENESIS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NRN HIGH PLAINS...WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT DRAPED SWWD THROUGH THE ERN GREAT BASIN ON THU AFTERNOON. IN THE EAST...AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER NRN NEW ENGLAND. ...CNTRL/NERN WY...FAR NWRN CO...ERN UT...FAR NERN AZ... A BELT OF RATHER STRONG MID-LEVEL SWLYS /60 TO 75 MPH AT 500 MB/ WILL OVERSPread more »
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
5:58 am Eastern | USA News
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0313 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 081200Z - 091200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR ERN/SRN NV...WRN UT...NWRN AZ... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SERN PA...SRN NJ...NRN DE...MOST OF MD...D.C...ERN WV PANHANDLE...NRN VA... ...SYNOPSIS... LARGE-SCALE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE WRN CONUS...WITH A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE IMPULSE ROTATING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH ACROSS CA INTO THE WRN GREAT BASIN THROUGH EARLY THU. PRIMARY SURFACE CYCLONE SHOULD BECOME CENTERED OVER NERN NV/NWRN UT BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT DRAPED SWWD TOWARDS THE SRN SIERRAS. IN THE EAST..read more »
SPC Sep 8, 2010 Day 4-8 Convective Outlook
4:58 am Eastern | USA News
Day 4-8 Outlook DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0358 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 111200Z - 161200Z ...DISCUSSION... RELATIVELY GOOD LARGE SCALE AGREEMENT CONTINUES AMONG 00Z ECMWF/GEFS GUIDANCE...WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR A CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ADVANCEMENT OF THE DAY 3 UPPER TROUGH TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION/EASTERN CANADA THROUGH DAYS 4/5 SATURDAY/SUNDAY. FOR DAY 4/SATURDAY...SOME SEVERE RISK /WIND AND HAIL/ MAY EXIST ALONG THE EASTWARD ADVANCING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY/MIDWEST. WITH THE BRUNT OF THE UPPER TROUGH EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO QUEBEC...CURRENT THINKING IS THAT LAPSE RATES ALOFT WILL BE WEAK WITH MODEST VERTICAL SHEAR ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR. AS read more »
Asteroids Will Make Earth Near Miss Wednesday Says NASA
3:29 am Eastern | USA News
NASA says two asteroids discovered just three days ago will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday, with one coming as close as 49,000km.read more »
GDACS Daily Newsletter for 9/8/2010
2:00 am Eastern | Weather
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 9/8/2010read more »
SPC Sep 8, 2010 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
1:52 am Eastern | USA News
SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1249 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 081200Z - 091200Z ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST... ...SYNOPSIS... A SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER PATTERN IS FORECAST THIS PERIOD...AS THE W COAST TROUGH DIGS SLOWLY SEWD AND THE ERN LOW/TROUGH PROGRESSES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND ADJACENT SERN CANADA. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE ADVANCING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...WHILE LEE CYCLOGENESIS BEGINS OVER THE NRN HIGH PLAINS. FARTHER E...A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE EAST...MOVING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM HERMINE WILL AFFECT OK AND VICINITY. ...OK AND ADJACENT Nread more »
Tsunami Information Statement for Alaska
12:41 am Eastern | USA News
NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Messageread more »
There are no tropical cyclones at this time.
11:41 pm Eastern | Weather
No tropical cyclones as of Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:41:31 GMTread more »
Atlantic Special Tropical Weather Outlook
10:51 pm Eastern | Weather
000 ABNT20 KNHC 080247 TWOAT SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKread more »
SPC - No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 02:30:25 UTC 2010
10:30 pm Eastern | USA News
No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 02:30:25 UTC 2010.read more »
SPC - No MDs are in effect as of Wed Sep 8 02:30:25 UTC 2010
10:30 pm Eastern | USA News
No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Wed Sep 8 02:30:25 UTC 2010.read more »
SPC - No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 01:04:21 UTC 2010
9:04 pm Eastern | USA News
No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 01:04:21 UTC 2010.read more »
SPC Sep 8, 2010 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
9:03 pm Eastern | USA News
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0800 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 VALID 080100Z - 081200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NERN TX AND VICINITY... ...SYNOPSIS... MID-LEVEL LOW/TROUGH WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EWD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT...WHILE A SECOND/LARGER UPPER SYSTEM DIGS/EXPANDS SWD ALONG THE W COAST. AT THE SURFACE...A FRONT SHIFTING EWD ACROSS THE OH VALLEY/LOWER GREAT LAKES -- IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GREAT LAKES UPPER SYSTEM -- WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS CONVECTION THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...T.D. HERMINE AND ASSOCIATED BANDS OF CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING NNWWD ACROSS TX AND VICINITY. ...PORTIONS Oread more »
SPC Sep 8, 2010 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
9:03 pm Eastern | USA News
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0800 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 VALID 080100Z - 081200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NERN TX AND VICINITY... ...SYNOPSIS... MID-LEVEL LOW/TROUGH WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EWD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT...WHILE A SECOND/LARGER UPPER SYSTEM DIGS/EXPANDS SWD ALONG THE W COAST. AT THE SURFACE...A FRONT SHIFTING EWD ACROSS THE OH VALLEY/LOWER GREAT LAKES -- IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GREAT LAKES UPPER SYSTEM -- WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS CONVECTION THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...T.D. HERMINE AND ASSOCIATED BANDS OF CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING NNWWD ACROSS TX AND VICINITY. ...PORTIONS Oread more »
SPC - No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 01:01:22 UTC 2010
9:01 pm Eastern | Weather
No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 01:01:22 UTC 2010.read more »
SPC MD 1799
8:00 pm Eastern | USA News
MD 1799 CONCERNING HEAVY RAINFALL FOR PORTIONS CENTRAL/N-CENTRAL/NW TX. MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1799 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0637 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS CENTRAL/N-CENTRAL/NW TX. CONCERNING...HEAVY RAINFALL VALID 072337Z - 080230Z BROAD PLUMES OF HEAVY RAIN ACCOMPANYING INNER-CORE REGION AND INNER BANDS OF HERMINE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SHIFTING NNWWD THEN NWD ACROSS CENTRAL TX THIS EVENING...IN STEP WITH TRANSLATION OF CYCLONE CENTER. THIS AREA OF MOSTLY WARM-CLOUD RAIN ALSO MAY EXPAND/INTENSITY SOMEWHAT AFTER DARK. RATES 2-3 INCHES/HOUR ARE PROBABLE. LOCAL/BRIEF RATES NEAR 4 INCHES/HOUR CAN OCCUR IN MOST INTENSE/EMBEDDED WARM-CLOUD CORES AND IN ANY TSTMS. STRONGLY-DEFINED LOW-LEVEL VORTICITYread more »
The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill
7:48 pm Eastern | USA News
DATE: September 7, 2010 4:33:52 PM PDT
The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spillread more »East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
7:37 pm Eastern | Weather
000 ABPZ20 KNHC 072337 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT TUE SEP 7 2010 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN read more »
Glenn Beck Visits Alaska on 9/11
7:15 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
Glenn’s coming to the Last Frontier! I hope my fellow Alaskans (and anyone visiting from Outside) will join me this Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Anchorage’s Dena’ina Center at 8:00 p.m. Glenn Beck will be there – you won’t want to miss it. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com. We can count on Glenn to make the night interesting and inspiring, and I can think of no better way to commemorate 9/11 than to gather with patriots who will “never forget.” Hope to see you there! - Sarah Palinread more »
Daily Press Briefings : Daily Press Briefing - September 7, 2010
6:06 pm Eastern | USA News
Philip J. Crowley Assistant SecretaryDaily Press Briefing Washington, DC September 7, 2010 INDEX:DEPARTMENTread more »
Two Weeks Left To Apply For Disaster Help
6:04 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in Carter, Lewis, Madison, Mason, Pike and Rowan counties who suffered losses as a result of the July storms and flooding have two weeks left to apply for disaster help.
read more »Twelve Rebuilding/Repairing Tips For Less Than $50
6:02 pm Eastern | US Politics and Govt
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Repairing damage after severe weather can be expensive. However, many projects can be done for little or no money. Most can make a big difference when preparing your home for severe weather and provide the extra bonus of lowering utility and home-maintenance costs year-round.
read more »Two Weeks Left To Apply For Disaster Help
5:57 pm Eastern | USA News
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in Carter, Lewis, Madison, Mason, Pike and Rowan counties who suffered losses as a result of the July storms and flooding have two weeks left to apply for disaster help.read more »
Twelve Rebuilding/Repairing Tips For Less Than $50
7 Sep 17:53 | USA News
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Repairing damage after severe weather can be expensive. However, many projects can be done for little or no money. Most can make a big difference when preparing your home for severe weather and provide the extra bonus of lowering utility and home-maintenance costs year-round.read more »
NIH News Release Update
7 Sep 17:22 | USA News
**NIH News Release Update for September 7, 2010:**
read more »FEMA Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Four Mile Canyon Fire In Boulder County
7 Sep 17:18 | USA News
DENVER, Colo. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Four Mile Canyon Fire in Boulder County. The fire is burning on state and private land in the Gold Hill area.
read more »Disaster Assistance May Include Free Legal Services
7 Sep 17:18 | USA News
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- If the recent severe storms and flooding left you entangled in a legal issue, free Disaster Legal Services may be able to help.
read more »SPC - No MDs are in effect as of Tue Sep 7 21:00:22 UTC 2010
7 Sep 17:00 | USA News
No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Tue Sep 7 21:00:22 UTC 2010.read more »
September News in Health now online
7 Sep 16:58 | USA News
The September issue http://service.govdelivery.com/service/view.html?code=USNIH_47 of "NIH News in Health", the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now available at our new, improved website! In this edition:
read more »NIH Radio Update
7 Sep 16:54 | USA News
for September 7, 2010:
You are subscribed to NIH Radio Audio Reports for National Institutes of Health (NIH). This information has recently been updated, and is now available http://service.govdelivery.com/service/view.html?code=USNIH_50. read more »Disaster Assistance May Include Free Legal Services
7 Sep 16:10 | USA News
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- If the recent severe storms and flooding left you entangled in a legal issue, free Disaster Legal Services may be able to help.read more »
Disaster Assistance Tops $108 Million
7 Sep 16:04 | US Politics and Govt
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- In less than three weeks, more than $108 million has been approved in disaster assistance to flood-impacted residents, state and federal recovery officials said today.
read more »A Few Minutes Is All It Takes For South Texans To Apply For Assistance
7 Sep 16:04 | Weather
LAREDO, Texas -- Got a few minutes? Then you have time to register for federal disaster assistance if you sustained damage from Hurricane Alex.
read more »FEMA Administrator Fugate Swears In MaryAnn Tierney As Regional Administrator
7 Sep 16:03 | US Politics and Govt
PHILADELPHIA ? Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate on Monday swore in MaryAnn Tierney as Regional Administrator for FEMA Region III, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Tierney served previously as the Deputy Managing Director for Emergency Management for the city of Philadelphia.
read more »SPC Sep 7, 2010 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
7 Sep 15:44 | USA News
SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0241 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 VALID 072000Z - 081200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF ERN/SERN TX... SEVERE PROBABILITIES FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES REMAIN OVER TX AT 20Z. HERMINE CONTINUES ITS NNWWD MOVEMENT AT ROUGHLY 15KT AND IS CENTERED OVER KENDALL COUNTY IN CNTRL TX...NW OF SAT AT 1930Z. LATEST LIGHTNING DATA SUGGEST THE DEEPEST/STRONGEST CONVECTION EXTENDS IN BANDS FROM THE NWRN GULF OF MEXICO...NWD INTO ERN TX BEFORE ARCING INTO THE DFW METROPLEX. GIVEN THAT MINIMAL HEATING IS EXPECTED INVOF THE ACTUAL LOW CENTER...WILL CONTINUE THE GREATEST RISK OF TORNADOES BENEATH THE STRONGER BANDS WITHIN THE ERN PERIPHERread more »
A Few Minutes Is All It Takes For South Texans To Apply For Assistance
7 Sep 15:26 | Weather
LAREDO, Texas -- Got a few minutes? Then you have time to register for federal disaster assistance if you sustained damage from Hurricane Alex.read more »
Disaster Assistance Tops $108 Million
7 Sep 15:11 | USA News
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- In less than three weeks, more than $108 million has been approved in disaster assistance to flood-impacted residents, state and federal recovery officials said today.read more »
Cleveland Daily Update issued Sep 6, 2010 12:58 AKDT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOW
7 Sep 15:03 | SciTech
The summit of Cleveland Volcano has been obscured by clouds in recent satellite images. AVO has received no reports of activity from pilots or mariners. Without a real-time seismic network at Cleveland, AVO is unable to track local earthquake activity related to volcanic unrest. Short-lived explosions with ash clouds that could exceed 20,000 ft above sea level can occur without warning and may go undetected on satellite imagery for hours. Low-level ash emissions at Cleveland occur frequently and do not necessarily mean a larger eruption is imminent. AVO continues to monitor the volcano ...read more »
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 7, 2010 08:10 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
7 Sep 15:03 | USA News
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: Kilauea eruptive activity continued at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava appeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and also flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply small flows at the base of the pali, one ocean entry, and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: The summit tiltmeter network ...read more »
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 6, 2010 06:41 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
7 Sep 15:03 | USA News
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: The summit and east rift zone of Kilauea continued to inflate while eruptive activity proceeded at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava appeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and also flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply small flows at the base of the pali, one ocean entry, and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 ...http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archive/current.php?noticeid=5671http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archive/current.php?noticeid=567119.421 -155.287WATCHORANGEread more »
SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
7 Sep 14:57 | USA News
SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0156 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010 VALID 091200Z - 151200Z AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE E-NEWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY/D3...AND WILL FOCUS A ZONE OF NEAR TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS /RH VALUES AOB 15 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED SURFACE WIND SPEEDS OF 20-25 MPH/ FROM CNTRL WY S-SWWD INTO PORTIONS OF UT/WRN CO AND NRN AZ. THE TROUGH THEN EJECTS INTO THE GREAT PLAINS ON FRIDAY/D4. MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR MODERATELY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE LEE OF THE FRONT RANGE OF THE CNTRL ROCKIES AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID DRYING ANread more »
Superfund and Brownfields News Release (Region 1): Short-Term Cleanup Completed at Centredale Manor Restoration Project in N. Providence, R.I.
7 Sep 14:20 | USA News
EPA News: Short-Term Cleanup Completed at Centredale Manor Restoration Project in N. Providence
read more »News Release (Region 6): Houston, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico Receive $923,000
7 Sep 14:12 | SciTech
*Houston**, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico Receive $923,000 **to Reduce Greenhouse Gases***
read more »Trash and Recycling News Release (HQ): EPA Challenges Colleges to Recycle at Football Games
7 Sep 14:11 | USA News
September 7, 2010
*EPA Challenges Colleges to Recycle at Football Games* read more »FEMA Funds $2.1 Million Lewiston Stormwater Improvements
7 Sep 14:02 | US Politics and Govt
BOISE?The U.S. Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive (PDM-C) grant awards of $1,593,691 to the City of Lewiston to update and improve that city?s storm water control system. According to FEMA Regional Administrator Ken Murphy, the system serves an area that includes most government buildings and offices and provides all of the outflow capacity for that portion of the city.
read more »Step2(r) Recalls Children's Transportation Station Toys Due to Choking Hazard
7 Sep 14:00 | USA News
The light blue plastic wheels on the train cars can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.read more »
BP To Fund Study of Health Issues Relating To Gulf Oil Spill
7 Sep 13:58 | USA News
BP says it is providing $10 million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under its Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) to support a study of potential public health issues relating to the Gulf oil spill.read more »
EPA News Release (Region 7): Sept. 10 Event to Highlight Construction Progress at Stevens Creek Basin, Lincoln, Neb.
7 Sep 13:57 | US Politics and Govt
(Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 7, 2010) - News media representatives and the public are invited to attend a Sept. 10 event in Lincoln, Neb., to highlight sewer improvements at Stevens Creek Basin. Approximately 85 percent of a sanitary sewer pipeline project has been completed near 84th Street and Havelock Avenue.
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