Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

Northeast:
The surface low will move northeast and continue to rapidly intensify as it passes off shore of Cape Hatteras this afternoon. For the latest watches and warnings see www.weather.gov. Expect heavy snowfall with near-blizzard or blizzard conditions from eastern West Virginia, through D.C., Delaware, southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Within this band, snowfall amounts of 18 to 24 inches are possible by tonight. Across Virginia a mix of rain and sleet is expected to change to snow by late morning with accumulations of two to four inches. New York City and Long Island, especially the south shore, could still see four to seven inches and the southern New England Coast may receive an inch on the northern edge of the storm. Wind gusts along the coast could reach 50 mph and some coastal flooding is forecast. The storm should slowly move away from the Delmarva Peninsula later today. The snow will end from west to east across the region this afternoon and evening. Rainfall over the Carolinas and southeast Virginia will come to an end early Sunday morning. The next system will reach the region on Tuesday and Wednesday producing additional wintry weather from the Mid-Atlantic to New England.
South:
Much of the Southeast will be cold and windy as the storm system moves up the coast. Periods of snow, mixed with rain are forecast for eastern Tennessee, northern Georgia, North Carolina and the southern Appalachians. Rain will return Sunday night and Monday from the southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley with snow from the Texas Panhandle to Tennessee. Rainfall could exceed an inch across northeast Texas and Arkansas.
Midwest:
A strong mid to upper-level low is moving eastward through the Ohio Valley producing light to moderate snow. Snowfall totals in central and east-central Ohio could approach 12 inches before ending from west to east across the Ohio Valley. a wide area of light snow or flurries is falling across the southwest quarter of Minnesota and western Iowa and the eastern Dakotas. The next storm will hit the region with snow from the Dakotas to Minnesota and south to Kansas with sleet and rain in northern Oklahoma.
West:
A frontal system will produce precipitation along the entire West Coast. The system will move eastward from Southern California through the Southwest over the weekend. Rainfall in California will average one inch and flash flooding is possible in the recent burn areas of southern California. Snowfall accumulations in the southern Sierra and Southern California mountains will top a foot with snow levels ranging from 3,000 near the Oregon border to 5,000 feet in the south. Snow will spread into Nevada, Utah and northern Arizona today and into Colorado and New Mexico by Sunday. (NOAA’s National Weather Service, The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center and Various media sources) 

Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm February 5 and continuing:

FEMA Region II
• RRCC is at Watch/Steady State; Watch 24/7.
• RRCC is monitoring the current weather conditions.
• No request for Federal assistance.
New York
• State & NY City EOCs are at Normal Operations.
New Jersey
• NJROIC is at Level III; NJOEM is providing support personnel.
• 8 county EOCs are activated; 13 local States of Emergency have been declared.

FEMA Region III
• RRCC is at Level III; Watch 24/7.
• RRCC is monitoring the current weather conditions.
• IMAT is on call.
• State Liaison Officer (SLO) deployed the State EOCs of VA, WV, DE & MD.
Virginia
• SEOC is activated at “Response Operations”; fully staffed.
• Governor declared a State of Emergency for the entire state on February 3, 2010.
• 26,750 customers are without power statewide; restoration date is unknown.
• 12 county EOCs are activated.
• 2 shelters open/number of occupants are unknown.
• 500 National Guard Troops have been authorized; 100 have been pre-positioned across the Commonwealth.
West Virginia
• SEOC is fully activated.
• Governor has declared a State of Emergency for the entire state on February 5, 2010.
• 3,659 customers are reported without power statewide; total restoration date is unknown.
Pennsylvania
• SEOC is activated at Level II.
Maryland
• SEOC is at Level III; ESFs 6, 8 & 13 are activated, with 1 & 9 alerted.
• Governor issued a Declaration of Emergency for the entire state on February 5, 2010.
• 19,782 customers are reported without power statewide; total restoration date is unknown.
• 3 county EOCs are activated; 8 local States of Emergency have been declared
Delaware
• SEOC is fully activated.
• Governor has declared a State of Emergency for the entire state on February 5, 2010.
• 2 shelters open/number of occupants unknown.
District of Columbia
• DC HSEMA is activated with additional staff and select ELO’s.
• Mayor declared a Snow Emergency across the district on February 5, 2010.

Severe Winter Weather Recovery – January 28 and continuing

Region VI: 
• RRCC is at Watch/Steady State; 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST (M-F)
• Region VI IMAT has demobilized.
• FEMA is providing generator support to OK.
Oklahoma
• Emergency Declaration FEMA-3308-EM OK was signed Jan 30
• State EOC has returned to normal operations 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• 7 confirmed fatalities.
• 18,552 customers remain without power; full restoration date is unknown.
• 4 shelters/173 occupants.
• 2 MDRCs are located at the Fort Sill stage base.
• FEMA has provided 75 generators; 1 pending assessment/installation.

FEMA Recovery Operations in Haiti (7.0 Earthquake)

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is the lead U.S. Government (USG) office responsible for providing humanitarian assistance in response to international emergencies and disasters.

In support of the U.S. Department of State/Agency for International Development (USAID), the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been partnering with US DOD/USTRANSCOM to transport commodities to support Haiti, including more than 1.42 million meals. 

Commodities that have been delivered to Rio Haina, Dominican Republic, and Port Au Prince, Haiti, to date, includes roughly:
• 1.42 million meals
• 24,365 blankets
• 767,164 liters of water
• 94,709 comfort kits
• 7,645 cots
• 52,606 tarps
• 463 rolls of plastic sheeting

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No activity (FEMA HQ) 

Tropical Weather Outlook

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Disaster Declaration Activity

New Jersey:
On February 5, 2010, the President declared a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-1873-DR) as a result of a snowstorm occurring Dec 19-20, 2009. The Declaration provides Public Assistance (Cat B, including snow assistance) for 7 counties and Hazard Mitigation statewide. Stephen M. DeBlasio Sr from the National FCO Program has been appointed as the Federal Coordinating Officer.