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OCT 15TH - STAND DOWN 2008 (8am - 4pm)
The Stand Down is a coopertive event with the CLHC, the Alexandria VA Medical Center and many other local agencies. Stand Down 2008 will be held at the Alexandria Convention Hall located in the Alexandria City Hall - 3rd and Murray Streets.
CLHC UPDATES
NEW HOME
Your Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition has relocated to a new office space in North Alexandria. We are now located at 1605 Murray Street Suite 227 just a block off Bolton Ave.
FEMA UPDATE
Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)
Significant National Weather
South
Thunderstorms with heavy rain at times will extend from northern Alabama through northern Georgia, and into the Carolinas. The weather system will move slowly eastward by Thursday, October 8.
Federal / State Response for Hurricane Ike
FEMA Region VI Update
As of October 7, 2008, nearly all petroleum pipelines had resumed operations. EPA reports 581,874 barrels per day of the Gulf's crude production remains shut-in. This is equivalent to 44.8% of the Gulf's crude oil production. The Gulf's natural gas production shut-in is 2,860 million cubic feet per day, which equates to 38.7 percent of the Gulf's gas production. All 116 rigs operating in the region are manned.
Federal priorities include the following: Ensure the safety of all deployed personnel, support emergency shelters, implementation of the Joint State-Federal housing plan, public infrastructure restoration, and continuation of debris removal. (FEMA-DAD)
Louisiana
GOSHEP remains activated at Level III (Emergency Operations).
The National Shelter System (NSS) reports three shelters remain open with a population of 91. Nine MDRCs / MRICs and ten DRCs are open for registration intake. (FEMA-DAD)
Tropical Weather Outlook
Atlantic/Caribbean:
Tropical Weather Outlook
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.
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