Today’s Situation Report email contains the following attachments: - DHS&EM Daily Situation Report 09-140 for May  20, 2009 - PR 09-106 Governor Declares Disaster for Interior Flooding .pdf - Riverwatch - Flooding Sit Rep 5-20- 09.pdf -APR A-H1N1 Influenza Sit Rep for 5-20-09.pdf *************************************************** Blackberry Users Section This section is for Blackberry users who have trouble reading the normal sitrep on their Blackberries.  It only contains new or significantly updated items from the DHS&EM Daily Situation Report. (Significant changes from previous reports are in red) Operational Environment • A Unified Command has been established at the SECC.  It is comprised of DHS&EM and DHSS staff members. • There is widespread ice jam flooding affecting many communities throughout the state. ·  A Riverwatch team remains deployed, based out of St  Mary’s for river ice surveillance. ·  Two Flood Response Teams continue to be deployed to coordinate flooding response and flooding support activities; they are staged in Eagle and Fairbanks. • Activity at Redoubt Volcano continues. • Significant Weather from the NWS Flood watch and warning for the following areas: Yukon Delta -- from St Marys to Mountain Village; flood watch in effect through this evening         From Russian Mission to Pilot Station; flood warning in effect until 530 pm Wednesday         Dense fog from early this morning through this morning Lower Yukon Valley -- from Russian Mission to Pilot Station; flood warning in effect until 530 pm Wednesday Community Assistance and Monitored Events The SECC is actively monitoring several events.  Some events which were previously monitored are still open but awaiting further actions. • Ice Jam Flooding The following communities have been reported to have flooded or are currently flooding due to ice jams: • 4/28 – Salcha • 5/4 – Crooked Creek, Red Devil, Sleepmute, Eagle/Eagle Village, Aniak, Napaimiut and the Alaska Railroad north of Talkeetna. • 5/5 – North Pole (at the steamboat landing), Kobuk • 5/6 – Chalkyitsik, Chistochina, Ft. Yukon, Upper and Lower Kalskag • 5/7 – Circle, Ruby, McGrath • 5/8 – Tuluksak, Akiak, Kwethluk, Beaver • 5/11—Stevens Village, Nulato, Bethel, Oscarville (minor) and Tanana     · 5/12 – Napakiak and Napaskiak (both minor) and Akiachak     · 5/28 – Russian Mission, Grayling (minor) Anvik (minor) and Marshall Please see the attached Riverwatch Sitrep for more info. • H1N1 Flu Outbreak The ongoing outbreak of novel influenza A (H1N1) continues to expand in the United States and internationally. CDC expects that more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths from this outbreak will occur over the coming days and weeks. 19 May 2009 -- As of 06:00 GMT, 19 May 2009, 40 countries have officially reported 9830 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 79 deaths. For more information, please see http://www.pandemicflu.alaska.gov/ and http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ Please see the DHSS H1N1 Situation Report that has been attached to today’s Situation Report for detailed information. Alaska Fire Season The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) morning highlights will be attached to this sitrep email daily throughout the Alaska fire season whenever a new one is issued or go to this link http://fire.ak.blm.gov/content/news/highlights/current.pdf for additional wildfire news and information for current  Alaska wildland fire information. Alaska Wildfires Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC): As of May 20, 2009, there have been a total of 109 fires reported with total acreage of 39,894.9. Please see the AICC Morning Highlights http://fire.ak.blm.gov/content/news/highlights/current.pdf for additional wildfire news and information. • Red Flag Warnings Matanuska Valley -- in effect from 3 pm this afternoon to 10 pm Thursday for strong wind Copper River Basin -- in effect from 4 pm this afternoon to 10 pm Thursday for low humidity Yukon Flats and Surrounding Uplands, Central Interior, Middle Tanana Valley, Deltana and Tanana Flats, Upper Tanana Valley and the Fortymile Country, Denali and the Northeastern Slopes of the Eastern Alaska Range -- remains in effect until 10 pm Thursday for low humidity Please see the National Weather Service Fire Weather site at http://firewx.arh.noaa.gov/ for the most current fire weather information. *************************************************** Femmia R Bryan Emergency Management Specialist DHS&EM/SECC (State Emergency Coordination Center) PO Box 5750, Fort Richardson, AK 99505 Direct Line:  907-428-7019 SECC: 907-428-7100 or Toll Free: 1-800-478-2337 SECC FAX: 428-7095