http://www.fema.gov/emergency/reports/2012/nat020612.shtm Significant National Weather:
West:
Snow showers will target the Rockies and parts of the Northern and Central Plains today. Air stagnation and some fog will continue east of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon. With pockets of below average temperatures from western Montana and eastern Colorado but above average temperatures nearer to the West Coast, highs will range from the 20s and 30s in Montana and Wyoming to the 60s and low 70s in the lower elevations of California and the deserts. On Tuesday, rain and mountain snow will move into California, while very light snow lingers in Wyoming, Colorado and northern New Mexico.
Midwest:
A few snow flurries may develop from the Plains to the northern Great Lakes. With temperatures from near average to 17 degrees above average, highs will range from the 20s and 30s in North Dakota and northern Minnesota to the 50s from Kansas to Ohio Valley. On Tuesday, very light snow showers will extend from the central Plains to Great Lakes, with accumulations of up to an inch possible.
South:
Today will be dry for most of the region, with a few showers lingering in the southern Appalachians. Showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of the Florida Peninsula, and a few showers will linger in southeast Texas. Light rain will develop over portions of coastal North Carolina overnight tonight into Tuesday morning. With temperatures below average in south Texas but average to 10 degrees above average over the remainder of the region, highs will range from the 50s north to the 70s and near 80 degrees in Florida.
Northeast:
Snow showers will develop today across northern New York and northern New England, and a few snow showers may linger in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia. With temperatures from near average to 15 degrees above average, highs will range from the 30s and 40s near the Canadian border to the 40s and 50s around the Mid-Atlantic. (NOAA, National Weather Service and media sources)
Space Weather:
No space weather storms were observed over the past 24 hours and no space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
Tropical Weather Outlook
Caribbean:
The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Outlook for Invest 90L located just west of the western tip of Florida.
Invest 90L is gradually becoming better organized and associated shower activity has been slowly increasing as it moves northeast towards southwest Florida.
There is a 30% (medium) chance of this system becoming a subtropical cyclone during the next 48 hours as it moves toward the north-northeast and northeast at 10-15 mph. Regardless of development, this system will likely bring locally heavy rainfall to portions of southern Florida over the next couple of days. On Monday afternoon or evening, the storm will merge with a cold front and move over South Florida, bringing heavy rains of 1-2 inches and sustained winds of 20-25 mph.
Earthquake Activity
U.S. – No significant activity.
International – On Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 10:49 p.m. EST, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred in the Negros – Cebu Region of the Philippines, approximately 49 miles west-southwest of Cebu, Cebu, and 353 miles south-southeast of Manila at a depth of 12.4 miles. Media reports are estimating between 5 and 13 fatalities near Guihulngan (numbers not confirmed through official sources). An estimated 30 homes have reportedly been buried in Guihulngan and roads and bridges have also reportedly been damaged.
Disaster Declaration Activity
No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Last Modified: Monday, 06-Feb-2012 08:35:51 EST
