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National Situation Update: Sunday, September 23, 2007

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Train Derailment in Flomaton, Alabama

On September 22, 2007 at about 9:50 pm EDT, CSX Transportation reported a derailment of at least 11 cars (two locomotives and nine cars), three of which are manifested with Anhydrous Ammonia, as part of a freight movement.
The three with hazardous material are on their side.
A HAZMAT team is on scene investigating any leakage.
Other cars are empty.
Local PD has established a three mile precautionary evacuation.
30 persons have been evacuated to a sheter.
FEMA Region IV RDO and HAZMAT reps notified. (National Infrastructure Coordination Center) 

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No activity to report. (FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic/Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico:
SubTropical Low 11, a non-tropical low centered about 1,687 miles east of Washington, DC, is on the verge of becoming a subtropical cyclone.

Little movement is expected during the next 24 hours; thereafter, it should begin to move northeasterly.

INVEST 94L, is a broad area of low pressure positioned over the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and 635 southwest of Miami, FL.
Conditions are favorable for some development when it emerges over the Gulf of Mexico in the next 24 hours.
 
Elsewhere Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

Eastern Pacific:
Tropical Storm Ivo
This downgraded system still has slow movement toward the northeast.
It is expected to continue on this course during the next 24-48 hours and pass well to the south of Baja, Mexico.
Further weakening is forecast; however, Tropical Storm watches may be required as it possibly approaches a land mass.
Elsewhere, tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

Central Pacific:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

Western Pacific:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours. (NOAA, 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
States Most Affected:  Montana, Idaho 
National Fire Activity as of Friday, September 21, 2007:

Initial Attack Activity:  Light with 83 new fires.
New large fires:  3
Large fires contained:  1
Uncontained large fires and complexes over 500 acres:  8
2007 acres burned to date: 8,075,372

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)