NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Like thousands of her fellow Tennesseans, Doris Waddey lost a lot in the flooding that struck in the first weekend in May. Her West Nashville neighborhood became a lake; the water in her house measured 5 feet 2 inches deep.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – If you suffered damage related to the July severe storms in Carter, Lewis, Madison, Mason, Pike and Rowan counties and have not registered for assistance from FEMA, you have less than one month to register.

Counterterrorism training for first responders has already resulted in mitigating a terrorist act in progress.

LAREDO, Texas -- The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) as a result of the Presidential Disaster Declaration (FEMA 1931-DR) for workers who lost their jobs and self-employed individuals who have been unable to work due to Hurricane Alex starting June 30, 2010. Continued rain and flooding after Hurricane Alex have resulted in disaster unemployment assistance for workers in Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Maverick, Starr, Val Verde, Webb and Zapata counties. Workers can apply for benefits online, and applications for DUA must be submitted by Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.

Secretary Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate announced over $25 million in newly approved Gulf Coast rebuilding projects to assist communities as they continue to recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita—the latest in a series of Gulf Coast recovery projects that have totaled more than $2.5 billion since the start of the Obama administration. 

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED) Significant National Weather

West:
A large high pressure area over the Central Rockies will keep most of this region free from precipitation today. The tail end of the front will produce scattered showers and thunderstorms across Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico and localized flash flooding is possible in some areas. High temperatures continue across the Southwest and coastal areas from San Francisco to Los Angeles will experience the hottest weather of the year.
Midwest:
Expect isolated showers and thunderstorms along the northern part of a cold front extending from the Great Lakes to the Southern Plains. Air behind the front will be much cooler than the region has experienced lately with temperature highs reaching only into the 70s.
South:
A stationary front will bring little relief to the high temperatures in the Deep South but areas north of the front will enjoy lower humidity. Precipitation will be limited to coastal areas and the Florida Peninsula could receive up to two inches of rain in the next 24 hours. A cold front dropping out of the Midwest will bring cooler temperatures and rain to Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle but areas south of the front will see temperatures climb to near 100 by this afternoon.
Northeast:
Afternoon thunderstorms are forecast for West Virginia, Virginia and southern Maryland and an area of low pressure off the New England coast will produce precipitation from the Mid Atlantic to southern New England. 
(NOAA and media sources)      

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) No activity. (HQ FEMA) Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico: 
Hurricane Danielle is currently a Category Two hurricane located about 1,110 miles from the Lesser Antilles moving west-northwest near 20 mph. Maximum sustained winds for this system are currently near 100 mph with hurricane force winds extending outward 30 miles from the center. The storm is expected to reach Category Three, or major hurricane status, with sustained winds above 111 mph, by early Wednesday.
There is another strong tropical wave behind Hurricane Danielle that is located about 100 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands moving west-northwest at 15 mph. Satellite images indicate that this system is well organized, and environmental conditions also appear conducive for development. There is a 90 percent chance that this system will become a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Eastern Pacific
Tropical Storm Frank is located about 130 mi south-southwest of Acapulco Mexico moving west-northwest near 9 mph. Frank has maximum sustained winds near 50 mph and is expected to move parallel to the coast of Mexico with some additional strengthening possible Wednesday.
Central and Western Pacific: 
No tropical cyclone activity is expected during the next 48 hours.
(NOAA, JTWC) 

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Wildfire Update

National Preparedness Level: 2
National Fire Activity as of Monday, August 23, 2010: 
Initial attack activity: light (113 new fires), new large fires: 7, large fires contained:  4
Uncontained large fires: 21, U.S. States affected: CA, OR, WA, ID, MT, NV &WY (NIFC)

Disaster Declaration Activity

Iowa
On Aug 23, 2010, Amendment #4 to FEMA-1930-DR-IA was approved. This amendment makes seven additional counties eligible for the Public Assistance Program.
(HQ FEMA)

LISLE, Ill. – More than 11,000 people have applied for assistance and nearly $1 million has been approved in grants since the president declared seven Illinois counties eligible for federal disaster assistance Aug. 19.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today addressed the National Commission on Children and Disasters public meeting on how FEMA is coordinating with state and local governments, as well as with the private sector and non-profit organizations, to integrate the needs of children in planning for disaster response and recovery.

LAREDO, Texas -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Helpline is available to those who need information on the status of their application or have other disaster assistance questions.

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Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED) Significant National Weather

Northeast 
Rain continues to fall over much of the region today as an upper trough remains in place.  Cooler temperatures and locally heavy rainfall are expected across much of New York and New England during the next couple of days.  As low pressure develops and strengthens off the coast, gusty winds are also possible for areas along and near the New England Coast.
South
Showers and thunderstorms will produce locally heavy downpours and gusty winds today along and south of a cold front sliding through the eastern Carolinas, southern Georgia, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi.  The cold front is bringing slightly lower humidity to northern parts of the south.
Heat Advisories continue today across portions of southern Oklahoma, eastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas and northern Louisiana; Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect for portions of southern Louisiana through this evening.
Midwest 
A cold front moving across the Northern Plains will result in scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon; wind gusts of 40 mph are possible.  Flood Warnings continue along portions of the Mississippi River, though improved weather conditions have allowed for some recession.
West 
An upper trough and surface cold front will help to enhance the showers and thunderstorms today across much of the West; locally heavy downpours, gusty winds and small hail are possible, particularly in the Southwest.  (NOAA’s National Weather Service, the Hydro meteorological Prediction Center and media sources)      

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) No activity.  (HQ FEMA) Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical Storm Danielle 
At 5:00 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Danielle was located about 850 mi west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.  Danielle is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph; and this general motion, with an increase in forward speed, is expected to continue through Tuesday.  Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph, with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast and Danielle is likely to become a hurricane within the next 24 hours.

Eastern Pacific
Tropical Storm Frank 
At 2:00 a.m. PDT, the center of Tropical Storm Frank was located about 105 mi south-southwest of Puerto Escondido Mexico.  Frank is moving toward the west near 8 mph; a turn toward the west-northwest is expected today and on the forecast track, Frank will be moving parallel to the coast of southern Mexico through Tuesday.  Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph, with higher gusts.  Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Frank is expected to become a hurricane by late tonight.

Central Pacific: 
No tropical cyclone activity is expected through Saturday afternoon (NOAA, NWS, HPC, National Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center)

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Wildfire Update

National Preparedness Level: 2
National Fire Activity as of Sunday, August 22, 2010: 
Initial attack activity:  Light (132 new fires)
New large fires:  11
Large fires contained:  0
Uncontained large fires:  25
States Affected: CA, OR, WA, ID, AZ, AK, MT, WY & OK(NIFC)

Oregon
Lower Deschutes Complex Fire (Final)
Located 5 miles north of Maupin, Oregon, the fire is 9,304 acres and 100 percent contained.  All evacuations have been lifted. 

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

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States that haven’t met Save the Children’s recommendations could be closer than indicated in the group’s report.

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to clean up recently discovered areas of contaminated liquid under the landfill and near some contaminated lagoons at the Cortese Landfill Superfund site in Sullivan County, NY

Statement by Press Secretary Clark Stevens on Secretary Napolitano's upcoming visit to Montana and Chicago.

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED) Significant National Weather

Midwest
Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast from the Northern Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley from northern Michigan to eastern Kansas. Some thunderstorms may contain large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Weather conditions are expected to be dry from the lower Great Lakes down to the Ohio Valley as well as the High Plains. Highs of 100 or more are likely over the southern Plains.

South
Much of the South will see scattered thunderstorms especially in the area from Louisiana to Georgia and parts of the Florida Peninsula. Areas from the southern Plains down through Texas will be dry, along with parts of Kentucky and Tennessee to Virginia and North Carolina. Some locations around the Oklahoma and Texas border will see temperatures around 100 degrees or higher.

Northeast
Most of the region will be dry except for some light showers in extreme northern Maine.

West
The West will be dry. The only exceptions will be over parts of eastern Arizona and New Mexico where isolated thunderstorms will form. Parts of the Desert Southwest will see high temperatures from 105 to 100 degrees.
(NOAA and media sources)

Mississippi Canyon 252 Update

Approximately 676 miles of coastline is currently impacted and shoreline cleanup efforts continue. To date, 22 percent or 52,395 miles of federal waters of Gulf Exclusive Economic Zone remain closed to fishing.
(NIC Daily SitRep Update)

National Preparedness Level: 2

National Fire Activity as of Thursday, August 19, 2010: 
Initial attack activity: moderate (268 new fires), new large fires: 4, large fires contained:  2
Uncontained large fires: 5, U.S. States affected: OR, ID, AR, WY, AK, MT, and CA
(NIFC)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico: 
A westward-moving tropical wave over the northwestern Caribbean Sea has a low chance, near 10 percent, of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours. Another large area of disturbed weather extends from the west coast of Africa to several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde islands. Environmental conditions appear favorable for slow development of this system as it moves westward at 5 to 10 mph. In the near term, this system has a 20 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.

Eastern Pacific:
Tropical Depression Eight-E is located about 230 miles west of Manzanillo, Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. Some slight strengthening is forecast before it moves westward or west-northwestward then weakens over cooler water on Saturday. No coastal warnings or watches are in effect.

Central and Western Pacific: 
No tropical cyclone activity expected during the next 48 hours. 
(NOAA, JTWC)

Earthquake Activity

Aftershocks continue in the Mariana Islands region, following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that occurred on August 13, 2010. There were no reports of major damage or injury. (USGS)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Disaster Declaration Activity

The President signed a major disaster declaration for Illinois for severe storms and flooding from July 22 to August 7, 2010(FEMA-1935-DR). The declaration makes seven counties eligible for the Individual Assistance Program and all counties eligible for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The Federal Coordinating Officer will be Gregory W. Eaton.
(FEMA HQ)

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s major disaster declaration issued for Illinois.

WASHINGTON -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Craig Fugate announced today that federal disaster aid has been made available for the State of Illinois to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of July 22 to August 7, 2010.

Major Disaster Declaration number 1935 declared on Aug 19, 2010

WARWICK, R.I. -- The town of New Shoreham (Block Island) escaped with little impact from the March 2010 floods, but the damage and debris left behind on the mainland served as a reminder to officials on the significance of preparing for the worst.