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•Daily Operations Briefing•Tuesday, August 1, 2017

8:30 a.m. EDT

Significant Events: None

Tropical Activity:

• Atlantic – Tropical Depression Emily

• Eastern Pacific –Tropical Storm Irwin; Disturbance 1 – Low (20%)

• Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected next 48 hours

• Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests

Significant Weather:

• Flash flooding possible – Southwest to Southern Plains

• Space weather:

o Past 24 hours: None observed

o Next 24 hours: None predicted

Earthquake Activity: No significant activity

Declaration Activity: Major Disaster Declaration request - NH

Significant Activity – July 31-August 1

Tropical Outlook –Atlantic

Tropical Depression Emily (Advisory #6 as of 5:00 a.m. EDT)

• Located 50 miles NNE of Vero Beach, FL

• Moving ENE at 12 mph; maximum sustained winds 30 mph

• Forecast to lose its tropical characteristics in a day or two

• Expected to produce additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches with

isolated amounts up to 4 inches across central and

southern FL

Impacts

• Minimal power outages*

• No widespread significant impacts; no evacuations

• 1 shelter open with 5 occupants (ARC Shelter Count as of 7:30 am EDT)

State/Local Response

• FL EOC at Normal Operations

• Governor declared State of Emergency for 31 counties

Federal Response

• FEMA Region IV RWC at Steady State

• No requests for FEMA assistance

2

*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.

Tropical Storm Irwin (Advisory #40 as of 5:00 a.m. EDT)

• Located 1,200 miles west of southern tip of Baja California,

Mexico

• Moving NNW at 13 mph; maximum sustained winds 45

mph

• Expected to become a remnant low later today or tonight

Disturbance 1 (as of 2:00 a.m. EDT)

• Located several hundred miles SSE of Gulf of

Tehuantepec, Mexico; moving WNW at 10-15 mph

• Formation chance through 48 hours: Low (20%)

• Formation chance through 5 days: Medium (40%)

Tropical Outlook – Eastern Pacific

1

Current advisories and forecasts indicate no threats the U.S.

Tropical Outlook – Central Pacific

5 Day Outlook

Today

National Weather Forecast

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php

Precipitation Forecast

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Days 1-3

Today Tomorrow

Flash Flood Risk

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https://www.weather.gov/images/erh/gis/CONUS_AptMax.png

Excessive Heat

National Heat Index Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Excessive Heat Warning

Heat Advisory

Hazards Outlook – Aug 3-7

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aviation-community-

dashboard

http://spaceweather.com/

Space WeatherSpace Weather

Activity

Geomagnetic

StormsSolar Radiation

Radio

Blackouts

Past 24 Hours None None None None

Next 24 Hours None None None None

For further information on NOAA Space Weather Scales refer to http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

HF Communication Impact Sunspot Activity

Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments

RegionState /

LocationEvent IA/PA

Number of CountiesStart – End

Requested Completed

II NYLake Ontario Flooding

May 2, 2017- continuing

IA 0 0 N/A

PA 8 0 Jul 31 – TBD

III WVSevere Weather and Flooding

July 28-29, 2017

IA 4 0 Aug 2 – TBD

PA 4 0 Aug 2 – TBD

V WISevere Storms and Flooding

July 12, 2017

IA 3 0 Aug 1 – TBD

PA 3 0 Aug 1 – TBD

VII IASevere Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding

July 19-23, 2017

IA 0 0 N/A

PA 8 0 Aug 2 – TBD

Declaration Request

New Hampshire• Governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration on July

27, 2017

• For severe storms and flooding that occurred July 1-2, 2017

• Requesting:

o Public Assistance for 1 county

o Hazard Mitigation statewide

PA

Declaration Requests in ProcessRequests

APPROVED(since last report)

Requests

DENIED(since last report)

9 Date Requested 0 0

OR – DR (Appeal) Severe Winter Storm June 9, 2017

NY – DR (Expedited) DR Flooding July 6, 2017

WY – DR Flooding July 10, 2017

NE – DR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds July 13, 2017

ID – DR Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides July 19, 2017

ID – DR Flooding July 20, 2017

MI – DR Severe Storms and Flooding July 21, 2017

VT – DR Severe Storms and Flooding July 27, 2017

NH – DR Severe Storms and Flooding July 27, 2017

Disaster Requests & Declarations

Readiness – Deployable Teams and Assets

National

IMATs*

East 1: Charlie

East 2: B-48

West: B-2

Regional

IMATs

Assigned: 13

Available: 4

PMC / NMC: 1

Deployed: 8

US&R

Assigned: 28

Available: 28

PMC / NMC: 0

Deployed: 0

MERS

Assigned: 36

Available: 36

NMC: 0

Deployed: 0

FCO

Assigned: 35

Available: 10

PMC / NMC: 5

Deployed: 20

FDRC

Assigned: 11

Available: 7

PMC / NMC: 1

Deployed: 3

ResourceForce

StrengthAvailable Deployed Other Cadres with less than 25% availability

Total Workforce 10,413 6,070 58% 3,051 1,292 Security (5%)

*B-2 Status: Assemble < 2-hrs, On Site < 18-hrs; B-48 Status: Assemble and deploy < 48hrs; Charlie Status: No team assemble time requirement

FEMA Readiness – Activation Teams

Resource Status Total StatusActivated

Team

Activation

Level

Activation

TimesReason/Comments

NWC 5 Not Activated

NRCC 2 Not Activated NRCS Blue Team – August Primary

HLT 1 Activated Hurricane Season

RWCs/MOCs 10 Not Activated

RRCCs 10 Not Activated

Back-up Regions (July 31-August 7): V, I, and III

Public Assistance Obligated per CategoryIn the Past 2 Weeks – 07/17/2017 through 07/31/2017

Public Assistance Grant Program

PA Highlights

• DR 4286-SC – Approximately $11 million was obligated for

Category A – Debris Removal.

PA Project Worksheets Obligated

in past week, as of 07/31/17 at 1500 EDT

Emergency Work Permanent Work

PA CategoryA - Debris

Removal

B - Protective

Measures

C - Roads &

Bridges

D - Water Control

Facilities

E - Public

Buildings

F - Public

Utilities

G - Recreational

or Other

H - Fire

Management

Z - State

ManagementTotal

Number Of PWs

Obligated53 68 49 6 76 33 25 0 3 313

Federal Share

Obligated$5,392,180 $5,882,305 $10,309,532 $1,503,419 $9,873,875 $7,791,032 $8,802,107 $0 $850,663 $50,405,114

Last Week This Week

$74,457,223 $50,405,114

$0

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

$60,000,000

$70,000,000

$80,000,000Z - State Management

H - Fire Management

G - Recreational or Other

F - Public Utilities

E - Public Buildings

D - Water Control Facilities

C - Roads & Bridges

B - Protective Measures

A - Debris Removal

Total Households in FEMA Direct Housing per StatePast Year per Week, 07/30/2016 – 07/31/2017, There are currently 3,644 Households

Occupying 3,644 Temporary Units

Direct Housing

WV

NC

States with Currently Occupied Units

CA

TX LA

DRIA Declaration

Date

Program End

Date

Current # of

Households in

Direct Housing

(Weekly Change)

4240-CA 9/22/2015 3/22/2017 19(0)

4263-LA 3/13/2016 9/13/2017 2 (0)

4266-TX 3/19/2016 9/19/2017 49 (-1)

4273-WV 6/25/2016 12/26/2017 18 (0)

4277-LA 8/14/2016 2/14/2018 3408 (-58)

4285-NC 10/10/2016 4/10/2018 148 (-2)

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

4240-CA 4263-LA 4266-TX 4273-WV 4277-LA 4285-NC

Individual Assistance ActivityIHP Approved per Category in the Past 2 Weeks –

10/24/2016IHP Approved per Category in the Past

2 Weeks – 07/17/2017 through 07/31/2017

Op

en

Reg

istr

ati

on

Peri

od

Individuals and Households Program Activity

As Of: 7/31/17

In Past 7 Days Cumulative

Applicants

Approved

Amount

Approved

Applicants

Approved

Amount

Approved

4317-MO Declared 06-02-2017 End Of Reg Period 08-14-2017

Housing Assistance 75 $257,622.13 1,709 $9,541,569.35

Other Needs Assistance 27 $94,759.31 635 $2,020,808.05

Total IHP $352,381.44 $11,562,377.40

Average IHP $6,263

Total Max Grants 69

4318-AR Declared 06-15-2017 End Of Reg Period 08-14-2017

Housing Assistance 45 $105,441.85 747 $2,910,355.54

Other Needs Assistance 17 $24,983.48 353 $737,187.96

Total IHP $130,425.33 $3,647,543.50

Average IHP $4,327

Total Max Grants 1

Oth

er

IHP

Acti

ve 15 Declarations IHP Programmatically Open - Closed

Registration *

Housing Assistance 165 $497,718.85

Other Needs Assistance 33 $41,347.85

Total IHP $539,066.70

Total IHP Approved in

Past Week$1,021,873.47

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

Housing - Rental

Housing -Repair/Replace

Housing - Other

Other Needs -Personal Property

Other Needs -Medical/Dental

Other Needs -Transportation

Other Needs -Other

Last Week This Week

$1,192,933 $1,021,873