December 22 US FEMA Daily Operations Report cites spread of H5N2 in Fraser Valley
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]National Operations Brief
Monday, December 22, 2014
National Response Coordination Center: not activated
National Watch Center: enhanced watch (day only)
National Preparedness Level (click for hyperlink): 1
Joint Field Offices: seven active; Major Declarations: 11; Emergency Declarations: zero
Elevated/Critical Fire Weather Area (determined at national level): none
Red Flag Warnings (determined at local level): none
Space Weather: past 24 hours – minor, radio blackouts reaching R1 level; next 24 hours – minor;
R1 radio blackouts and G1 geomagnetic storms predicted
National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration
Weather Outlook
Today December 22:
• Widespread precipitation from Deep South to New England; showers/thunderstorms across
South while rain, rain/snow and some pockets of freezing rain from Carolinas to New England
• Snow, some heavy across Rockies and Dakotas
• Rain and snow from west-central Plains to Upper Midwest and Great Lakes
• Freezing rain across portions of Wisconsin and Michigan
• Rain along Northwest coastal regions with rain and snow for interior
Tomorrow December 23:
• Scattered rain continues across portions of Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with further northern
rain and snow along with some freezing rain is expected across New England
• Strong cold front across Midwest and South
• Rain across Ohio Valley, to south rain/thunderstorms will blanket Tennessee Valley and South,
thunderstorms along Gulf Coast could be severe
• Heavy rain along with possible flooding/flash flooding for Florida panhandle
• Snow across northern Plains and northern Great Lakes, heavy snow for northern Wisconsin
and Michigan peninsula
• Rain across eastern New Mexico, Texas and Mid-Mississippi Valley
• Rain along Washington and Oregon coastal regions, rain/snow for interior regions with heavy
snow likely for northern Cascades and freezing rain forecast for northeast Washington
National Headlines:
CDC: Prepackaged Caramel Apples Could Be Contaminated with Listeria (hyperlink NBC News) The
CDC is warning U.S. consumers not to eat any commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples
as they may be contaminated with Listeria. Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness. They
say their warning includes plain caramel apples as well as those containing nuts, sprinkles, chocolate,
or other toppings, until more specific guidance can be provided
UPDATE: 11th farm hit with Avian flu, outbreak that started in Chilliwack enters U.S. (hyperlink
Langley Times) The Fraser Valley’s outbreak of avian influenza has now crossed the U.S. border and
at least one American expert isn’t impressed with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA)
response. Biomedical researcher Henry Niman is concerned the highly pathogenic strain will spread
throughout North America as wild birds begin winter migration. No poultry farms in the U.S. were
impacted by Wednesday, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported Tuesday that the
H5N2 strain found in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and now Langley has been detected in northern pintail
ducks in Lynden, Wash., fewer than 15 kilometers from the Fraser Valley cluster.
Health Information:
• Information provided on seasonal Influenza (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/)
• Information on 2014-2015 Influenza (Flu) Season -
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]• CIDRAP News and Perspective (hyperlink - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
• Global Alert and Response Disease Outbreak News (hyperlink World Health Organization)
• Information provided on Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever – Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention -
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