fema daily headsUp for Sat Aug 22 2026

 National Current Operations / Monitoring – August 21-22, 2026

New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Operations:
• No new significant incidents / operations

Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Ohio Valley and Great Lakes to Appalachians
• Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding – Mid-Atlantic
• Critical Fire Weather – California to Northern Intermountain
• Tropical Activity
  ○ Atlantic:
      • Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
      • Disturbance 2: Low (20%)
      • Disturbance 3: Low (30%)
  ○ Central and Eastern Pacific:
      • Hurricane Lala (CAT-1)
      • Tropical Storm Moke
      • Disturbance 1 (EP92): High (80%)
      • Disturbance 2 (EP91): Med (50%)
      • Disturbance 3: Med (40%)
  ○ Western Pacific:
      • Typhoon Saudel

Disaster Declaration Activity:
• FMAG Approval: Pine Tree Road Fire – AR

Event Monitoring:
• Freedom 250 Grand Prix – Washington, D.C.

(nothing much new on western wildfires - 1 wildfire in Georgia highlighted - ????)