During the past 7-days, (click here) heavy rain (in excess of 2 inches) fell across portions of the Southern Atlantic Coast region (especially the Florida peninsula, and the coasts of both Georgia and the Carolinas), the coastal ranges and Cascades of the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, Maine, and the southern Alaska Panhandle. Heavy rain also fell in portions of east-central Puerto Rico, in association with what was Tropical Storm Erika. Larger-scale areas of moderate precipitation (0.5-2 inches) were reported in the Southwest, remaining portions of the coastal ranges and Cascades of the Pacific Northwest, portions of both the Rockies and Great Plains, the north-central Mississippi Valley, the interior Southeast, parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania, and New England. Moderate precipitation was also reported across interior Alaska and the Seward Peninsula, the northern Alaska Panhandle, and much of the remainder of Puerto Rico.

There is some progress in the fires. The fire teams are finding success in their hard work. The current expense of fire fighting is using up 50 percent of the US Forestry budget. Where are these folks going to find vital funding to restore the forest with young trees?

National Interagency Coordination Center (click here)
Incident Management Situation Report
Sunday, September 6, 2015
0530MT 
National Preparedness Level 4