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SUMMARY - HURRICANE LAURA Monday 8/31/2020 at 1:30pm ET - Power outages updated Friday, 8/28/2020 at 12:30pm ET - Illinois issues transportation waiver for weigh stations Friday, 8/28/2020 at 11:00am ET - Alabama issues transportation guidance (see below) Thursday, 8/27/202 at 6:00pm ET - Additional electric sector resources engaged via mutual assistance process Thursday, 8/27/202 at 2:00pm ET - ARKANSAS issue emergency declaration (see below) Thursday, 8/27/202 at 11:30am ET - Damage assessments will begin today. - USDOT / FMCSA Regional Routing Service Hotline activated for first responders and utilities. - USDOT / FMCSA issued amended regional declaration for PAULA covering ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, TENNESSEE AND TEXAS Wednesday, 8/26/202 at 5:00pm ET Illinois issued a transportation waiver to support fleet movement. Wednesday, 8/26/202 at 2:00pmET The electric sector continues to mobilize resources ahead the LAURA's arrival to prepare for and respond to power outages and impacts to transmission lines. Crews are being mobilized from the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Great Lakes regions today. Tuesday, 8/25/202 at 6:00pmET The electric sector"s mutual assistance process is now moving additional resources form states in the Mid-Atlantic, Central and Great Lakes Regions to Texas in preparation for LAURA;s arrival. Tuesday, 8/25/202 at 10:00am ET Laura strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Conditions in the Gulf of Mexico should allow Laura to strengthen significantly. Laura is predicted to become a major hurricane prior to landfall on the upper Texas or southwest Louisiana coasts. Tuesday, 8/25/202 at 8:00am ET Marco became a remnant low located 60 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana, moving west near 10 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph Monday, 8/24/2020 at 7:30am ET - TX has issued declarations of emergency - US/DOT / FMCSA issues regional emergency declaration Sunday, 8/23/2020 at 6:30pm ET - LA and MS has issued declarations of emergency - Electric utilities and contracts moving from Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions into TA, FL, LA and MS. Friday, 8/21/2020 - FL issues emergency declaration |
HURRICANE LAURA AUG 2020
- Operational Period: 8/23 to 8/30, 2020 (estimated)
- Feds/State That Have Declared Emergencies: FMCSA, AR, TX, FL, LA and MS (DOWNLOAD PDF'S BELOW)
- Potentially Impacted States: FL, TX, LA, MS
- USDOT / FMCSA Regional Emergency Declaration: Covering ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, TENNESSEE AND TEXAS
- States Who Have Issued Waivers, Guidance, Travel bans, etc: IL
- States Involved in Resource Movements: TX, LA, LA, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, MD, DC, VA, KY, TN, PA, WV, WI, MI, IA, MO, AR, TN, NJ, DE, IL, MN
- Coordination with FEMA Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (estimated)
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
As with all disasters, this information is subject to change without notice. The All Hazards Consortium, the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, the utilities involved, and the states, expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever, for any usage of this information by its recipient. Recipient’s usage of this data constitutes a waiver of any claim it may have with respect to its use of the data. Please consider all information operationally confidential.
As with all disasters, this information is subject to change without notice. The All Hazards Consortium, the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, the utilities involved, and the states, expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever, for any usage of this information by its recipient. Recipient’s usage of this data constitutes a waiver of any claim it may have with respect to its use of the data. Please consider all information operationally confidential.
Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group (FRWG)
Daily Disaster Collaborative Dashboard:
Daily Disaster Collaborative Dashboard:
Daily Disaster Dashboard for the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group (CLICK on Picture Above)........Green State = Pass Through.....Red State = Declared Emergency....Purple State - Issued Waivers or Guidance....WATCH VIDEO below for how to use this dashboard
GOVERNMENT DECLARATIONS / WAIVERS / GUIDANCE
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Activation of Regional Routing Hotline Service for first responders and utilities URL: https://www.ahcusa.org/routing-hotline-service.html |
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ILLINOIS |
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ALABAMA |
Transportation Guidance for LAURA |
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ILLINOIS |
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Transportation Guidance for LAURA |
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Documents below listed by date/time received:
| laura_illinois_hurricanelaurawaiver20200828.pdf |
| al_trans_guidance_new_vehicle_movement_fact_sheet_-_letter_head.pdf |
| laura_ak_state_of_emergncy_aug_26_2020_eo_20-46.pdf |
| LAURA FMCSA s_ssc-wsc-msc_-_amended_regional_emergency_declaration_2020-004_-_hurricanes-tropical_storms_laura_and_marco_-8-27-2020.pdf |
| LAURA FMCSA 1 laura_fmcsa_ssc-wsc-_regional_emergency_declaration_2020-004_-_hurricanes-tropical_storms_laura_and_marco_-8-24-2020.pdf |
| laura_illinios_waiver_20200826.pdf |
| tx_disaster_marco_and_laura_proclamation_aug_23_2020.pdf |
| la_marco_state_of_emergency_aug_21_2020_ts_laura_and_marco.pdf |
| ms_marco_state_of_emergency_aug_22_2020.pdf |
| fl_marco_state_of_emergency_aug_21_2020_eo_20-208.pdf |