Texas Division of Emergency Management Texas State Operations Center

Situation Awareness Brief

Sunday, May 3rd, 2021 As of 0900 CST Incidents Reported to the State Operations Center (last 24 hours) Final DATE SUBJECT LOCATION Report (Y/N) 05/02/21 Initial Report of a Road Closure (US281) Live Oak County N 05/03/21 Preliminary Earthquake Report (M3.4) Culberson County Y 05/03/21 Final Report of a Road Closure (US 281) Live Oak County Y Informational Products Distributed by the State Operations Center DATE SUBJECT 05/03/21 CLEAR Alert Discontinuation - The Colony PD - Walker 05/03/21 AMBER Alert Activation - Austin PD - Wyatt Crowley 05/03/21 CLEAR Alert Activation - Allen Police Department - Bracey 05/03/21 NWS Shreveport Severe Weather Tonight and Tuesday 050321 05/02/21 20-0003 COVID-19 2020 SITREP 409 05/03/21 21-0003 February Winter WEATHER 2021 SITREP 74 Weather Forecast

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A High Wind Warning is in effect for Guadalupe Severe are possible this afternoon Pass late this evening through tonight. into this evening across eastern and southern Oklahoma and north Texas. There is the potential for hail up to the size of baseballs and wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph. The risk is still very low and generally confined to southeast Oklahoma. Hazardous Weather

Severe storms will be possible this evening and Thunderstorms are expected to move into our early tonight across the northern Big Country, northwest zones later this evening through the to the north of a Hamlin to Albany line. overnight hours with some of these storms Potential hazards include large or very large becoming severe. A Slight Risk covers all of the I- hail, and frequent lightning. 30 corridor with a Marginal Risk extending slightly farther southeast. The primary threats with any severe storms will be damaging winds and large hail. While the overall threat will be lower, an isolated tornado also cannot be ruled out. Hazardous Weather

Widespread strong to severe thunderstorm A Coastal Advisory is in effect from 9 AM development is possible Tuesday from the through 9 PM for the Middle Texas Coast. Poor lower Mississippi and Ohio Valleys into the driving conditions are expected as water reaches Allegheny and Cumberland Plateau regions. the dunes, mainly near the times of high tide. This will include a risk for large hail, Some beach access roads will become damaging wind gusts and perhaps a couple of impassable. tornadoes. Hazardous Weather

Minor is possible for a few hours at the local beaches around high tide today due to the combination of seas and tides. Weather Warnings/Advisories Issued DATE WARNING TYPE LOCATION 05/02/21 Flood Advisory Waller County Aransas, Calhoun, Jefferson, Kleberg, and 05/02/21 Coastal Nueces Counties Cibolo Creek affecting Karnes County; East Fork Angelina River Near Cushing affecting 05/02/21 Flood Warning Nacogdoches, West Fork San Jacinto Near Humble Affecting Harris and Montgomery and Rusk Counties 05/03/21 High Wind Warning Culberson County Fire Danger Forecast Burn Ban Keetch-Byram Drought Index Fire Weather Warnings/Watches/Statements DATE WARNING TYPE LOCATION Grassland Fire 05/03/21 Ward and Winkler Counties Danger Statement Fire Activity (*Last 24 Hours) Reports of 220 (no change) fires and 37,014 (no change) acres have been destroyed this year. There are 83 (+1) counties with burn bans. The Keetch–Byram Drought Index list 71 (-50) counties with an average over 400. Training DATES TITLE COURSE LOCATION Community Emergency Response 04/26/21 05/12/21 G-317 Buda Team (CERT) Course NFPA 1072 HazMat Technician (Pro- 05/03/21 05/07/21 H-501 Odessa Board Certification) 05/03/21 05/07/21 Pipeline Emergencies – Technician H-303 College Station 05/03/21 05/07/21 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Safety Officer E/L 954 Pearland 05/03/21 05/07/21 Confined Space Rescue (Non-Cert) H-304 Dallas 05/03/21 05/03/21 ICS-EOC Interface V-191 Virtual Intermediate Incident Command 05/03/21 05/05/21 G-300 Pflugerville System for Expanding Incidents Intermediate Incident Command 05/03/21 05/05/21 G-300 Houston System for Expanding Incidents Intermediate Incident Command 05/03/21 05/05/21 G-300 Columbia System for Expanding Incidents Exercises DATE(S) AGENCY/LOCATION EXERCISE 05/04/21 05/06/21 FEMA/Virtual Agriculture Continuity Statewide Significant Events

DATE(S) LOCATION EVENT 01/12/21 05/24/21 Austin 87th Texas Legislature 04/29/21 05/03/21 San Antonio Disney on Ice 05/03/21 05/06/21 Houston Offshore Technology Conference