Situation Report 2006-16p
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Report Date: 1000 hours January 3, 2007
Event Type: Blizzard
Situation: Air operations for the feeding of the livestock continue as an immediate life safety issue. This may continue for the next 48 hours. However, feeding will be shifting towards then use of ground assets. Watering remains a concern. Several farms have wells, but do not have power for their pumps.
The Type II IMT should be in place in Lamar by the afternoon to assist with coordination.
FEMA Region VIII reports that based upon preliminary snow totals, there is sufficient numbers to trigger an "emergency funding" mechanism from FEMA to Colorado.
Current missions:
Supporting Mission type Mission requirement
1. SE AOR Air Operations 1xOH-58, 4xUH-60, 2xUH-1
2. TF Aviation Air Operations Haylift Support
3. TF 169 t South Cargo hauling Support Agriculture
4. TF 169 South Kim - Transport supplies Diesel fuel
Highway and Road Closures and Restrictions:
SH 89 Open to traffic from Holly to SH 116
SH 96 Open from Pueblo to Kansas state line
SH 109 One lane open to emergency vehicles only
SH 116 Open from US 287 Junction to Kansas State line
SH 194 Open to traffic from La Junta to Las Animas
US 160 Open only from US 287 junction to Kansas state line, open to emergency vehicles only from Trinidad to Springfield/US 287 Junction
US 287 Open
US 385 Open from US 50 to Burlington
Shelters Open: (No update since yesterday).
Southeast Region: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Partly cloudy, with a high near 28. North northwest wind around 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 9. North northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph.
Agencies Involved: Alpine Search and Rescue, American Red Cross, Baca County EOC, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Military and Veteran Affairs, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Division of Emergency Management, Colorado Division of Fire Safety, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado State Parks, Eagle County, Otero EOC, Jefferson County, Prowers County EOC, Rocky Mountain Coordination Center, Salvation Army,.
Requests for Assistance: Front end loaders (six cubic yard capacity) are now the number one priority, which will also require a secondary need. We have sufficient snow blowers and snow plows.
Also, looking for generators (various sizes) to be deployed to Kansas to assist them with their power outages. (Possible EMAC request)
Misc. Info: CDOT has a website where they post the up-to-the-minute road conditions. http://www.cotrip.org. The upper left hand field is “Travel Information”. Select the 1st entry, “Road Conditions.” This page has a scroll down bar. Select “Report to View”, which will give you a more customized report tailored to your Regions.
DEM Communications continues to monitor DTRS (800MHz), MAC 9 (SE Regional Operations), MAC 10 (South Region Operations), MAC 11 (Military Operations), MAC 13 ( Baca County operations). Adding National Law (NLEEC)(VHF) and State Patrol Channel 3
WebEOC information: http://www.dem.state.co.us/eoc6/ Incident name Winter Storm Dec 28.