THE DAILY CAVE NEWS UPDATE - Saturday June 25, 2011 (updated throughout the day)

MISSOURI RIVER FLOODING UPDATE

Aerial video of the Missouri River flood taken June 24, 2011
NC News Press - Nebraska City, Nebraska
Near Brownville's Cooper Nuclear Plant

EMERGENCY NOW DECLARED FOR 4 NORTHEAST KANSAS COUNTIES DUE TO RISING MISSOURI RIVER

Posted on Fri, Jun. 24, 2011 05:10 PM

Gov. Sam Brownback has proclaimed a state of disaster emergency for four northeast Kansas counties threatened by the rising Missouri River.

Friday's declaration applies to Doniphan, Atchison, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties.

The governor says the proclamation activates the disaster response and recovery portions of the state's overall response plan. That allows state agencies, such as the High Patrol and transportation department, to help county and local governments.

Only scattered flooding has occurred so far on the Kansas side of the Missouri River, but Brownback says residents should prepare to move quickly if evacuations are needed.

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Another river levee fails in northwest Missouri near Cooper Nuclear Plant

ROCK PORT, Mo. (AP)

Friday, June 24, 2011

Another Missouri River levee has failed in northwest Missouri, prompting evacuations in a mostly rural area of the state.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Thursday night after a levee about three miles north of Brownville, Neb. failed.

The extent of the damage to the levee wasn't immediately clear. Atchison County officials ordered anyone living in the area between Interstate 29 and the river in the county to evacuate.

The area near the latest failed levee is mostly rural, but the weather service said the flooding could affect Phelps City, Watson and Langdon, Mo.

At least two other levees in northwest Missouri failed this month, and others have been overrun by floodwater. Officials predict the river will remain overfull into August, so more levee problems are likely.

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Nebraska Cooper nuclear plant gets relief from upstream levee breach in NW Missouri

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Flood stories from the Sioux City Journal

• Thune: Protection of life and property is corps' No. 1 job
• Truckers driving more to accommodate I-29 flooding detours
• Flood damage assessments begin Monday in South Dakota
• Nebraska nuclear plant gets relief from levee breach
• King asks Obama to visit flood-ravaged communities
• Corps: spillway remains option at Oahe Dam
• Flooding prompts evacuations in Missouri, closes park
• Nuclear regulation chief to tour both Nebraska nuclear plants
• Flooding can increase bacteria in private wells
• Omaha mayor seeks help for flood reimbursements
• Soggy Midwest faces new summer threat: more rain
• Prolonged flooding puts trees at risk
• Flood threatens weed control research
• Area near Missouri River in southwest Iowa evacuated
• Add Harkin to list of senators speaking to Corps about flooding
• Lake Yankton fishery affected by Missouri River
• South Dakota city on Missouri has water intake problems

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NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

COOPER NUCLEAR PLANT

FT. CALHOUN NUCLEAR PLANT

NOAA Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

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WOWT.com Omaha

Posted: 3:17 PM Jun 24, 2011

Drilling For Water Removal At Omaha's Eppley Airfield
Eight sink wells installed for pumps to remove floodwater

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REAL TIME RADIATION NETWORK

(The following is only a picture of the website - a link)

http://radiationnetwork.com/

ALERT LEVEL = 100 CPM
CPM = Counts Per Minute

From Radiation Network: The numbers represent radiation Counts per Minute, abbreviated CPM, and under normal conditions, quantify the level of background radiation, i.e. environmental radiation from outer space as well as from the earth's crust and air. Depending on your location, your elevation or altitude, and your model of Geiger counter, this background radiation level might average anywhere from 5 to 60 CPM, and while background radiation levels are random, it would be unusual for those levels to exceed 100 CPM. Thus, the "Alert Level" for the National Radiation Map is 100 CPM, so if you see any Monitoring Stations with CPM value above 100, further indicated by an Alert symbol over those stations, it probably means that some radioactive source above and beyond background radiation is responsible.

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MAGNETOSPHERE UPDATE

http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html

CAVE NEWS YOU TUBE CHANNEL
SINCE DECEMBER, 2009



http://www.youtube.com/user/CaveNews?feature=mhum

ALASKA'S HAARP FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER
http://137.229.36.30/cgi-bin/magnetometer/gak-mag.cgi

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EARTHQUAKE UPDATE

Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World - Last 7 days

Update time = Sat Jun 25 11:08:40 UTC 2011

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	4.5	2011/06/25 10:04:58	210.8	FIJI REGION
MAP	4.7	2011/06/25 09:59:32	62.7	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.3	2011/06/25 08:09:44	71.9	FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP	2.7	2011/06/25 07:19:00	8.7	SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.5	2011/06/25 07:06:07	35.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.6	2011/06/25 06:55:26	105.2	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.7	2011/06/25 06:54:34	29.2	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.6	2011/06/25 04:43:54	0.5	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	3.1	2011/06/25 04:42:52	0.0	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.5	2011/06/25 04:41:55	0.5	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.9	2011/06/25 04:05:51	2.1	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	5.1	2011/06/25 03:18:54	37.9	MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.0	2011/06/25 02:49:53	13.9	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	4.8	2011/06/25 00:44:23	62.0	EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.2	2011/06/25 00:41:30	9.3	QUERETARO, MEXICO
MAP	3.1	2011/06/25 00:10:50	89.9	PUERTO RICO REGION

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New Madrid Center for Earthquake Research and Information

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RECENT CENTRAL STATES EARTHQUAKES

map 2.4  2011/06/25    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Maypearl, TX 
map 2.3  2011/06/24   11 km ( 7 mi) N   of Camden, SC 

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SOLAR UPDATE

STORM WARNING, CANCELED: A coronal mass ejection (CME) probably hit Earth's magnetic field today, but the signature of impact was masked by a fast-blowing stream of solar wind already swirling around Earth. Tonight's geomagnetic storm warning is cancelled.

ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) above Earth's surface on Monday June 27 at about 9:30 a.m. EDT. NASA analysts say there is no chance the space rock will strike Earth. Nevertheless, the encounter is so close that Earth's gravity will sharply alter the asteroid's trajectory.

No CME Impact: As of this update at 22:00 UTC Friday, there has been no major CME impact detected. This CME has either yet to arrive or it could have missed earth outright.

Solar Update: New Sunspot 1241 was numbered on Friday and is located in the northern hemisphere. Sunspot 1236 is rotating towards the western limb and will soon be out of direct earth view. Solar activity is expected to continue at low levels in the short term.

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MOON UPDATE

JOYCE RILEY RN: POWER HOUR NEWS WEBSITE June 24, 2011 NRC TRACKING FLOODING AT TWO NEBRASKA NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS "We are closely following events at both plants," NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo Collins said. "Both plants have activated their flood response plans and taken appropriate steps to protect vital structures, systems and components from rising flood waters and maintain their plants in a safe condition." Levee fails, but Brownville OK Omaha World-Herald - June 24, 2011 A Missouri River levee three miles north of Brownville, Neb., failed Thursday night, triggering evacuations in Atchison County, Mo. Minot flooding "deeper and faster" than feared (CBS/AP) MINOT, N.D. - Watching the Souris River creep over roads and into neighborhoods has amounted to slow torture for North Dakota's fourth-largest city. In the next two days, Minot officials expect the waterway to roar. Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant: Radioactive Plume Projections Released For the CONUS The Intel Hub - Looks as is there is more to this whole situation with the Garrison Dam (now at over 103% capacity according to documents obtained by our sources) and the mandatory evacuation of Minot North Dakota put in place by FEMA. Floods to north, but drought spreads in South KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Sweltering summer heat and a persistent lack of rain have deepened an historic drought gripping Texas and surrounding southern states. And despite heavy rains and flooding to the north, there is little relief in sight for the South, according to a report issued Thursday by U.S. climatologists. Large-Scale Flood Control Operation Under Way At Eppley OMAHA, Neb. -- The goal of the large-scale flood control operation at Eppley Airfield is simple: keep the runways, streets and terminals free of water as the rising Missouri River creeps closer. Obama Troop Withdrawal Will Leave 70,000 Soldiers in Afghanistan The President's announcement disappointed many congressional leaders. Even House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi criticized the decision, stressing "it has been the hope of many in Congress and across the country that the full drawdown of U.S. forces would happen sooner than the President laid out - and we will continue to press for a better outcome." Minimizing Vaccine Side Effects (NaturalNews) "My veterinarian made me do it! I love my veterinarian so much, that I do exactly what he/she tells me to do. I hear all the alternative practitioners warning about the potential side effects and how vaccination is not a simple thing... Fukushima Nuclear Fuel Leaking Into Groundwater, Tepco Says Barrier Too Expensive, Will Hurt Stock Price TEPCO so far is refusing to do so because the cost of the project will be over 100 billion yen. TEPCO is debating whether containing the radiation is worth more than its stock price. No Fly Zone detail from Federal Aviation Administration Four decades of drug war tyranny may come to an end with Ron Paul's new effort to legalize marijuana In an effort to end the insanity, Rep. Ron Paul has joined forces with Rep. Barney Frank to introduce legislation legalizing marijuana in America.

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US ARMY'S corp of engineers DAILY RESERVOIR CONTROL CENTER REPORT

(The Cave Editor does not always update this section daily. I am studying this info. and too much work to update daily!)

http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showrep.cgi?3MRDTAP7

THE FOLLOWING IS LINKED TO A PICTURE FOR JUNE 24, 2011

A guide assisting in reading this report:

• Under 'Project Information' are the capacities of each reservoir referring to the dam/reservoir's elevation above sea level.
• MP means the minimum power pool or a normal lake level- FC means flood control of the maximum height the reservoir can hold before water goes over the emergency spillways (called an "uncontrolled release").
• Current data shows the reservoirs actual level at the time of observation- acre-feet of the lake's surface- inflow to the lake/reservoir and discharge out the dam's control structures/spillway.
• The last figure in each project- probably the figure most telling- is the percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake.

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/fortpeck/welcome.html

59600 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 24, 2011
60200 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
61800 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 110.4% June 24, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 112.9% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 112.9% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 115.1% 

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/garrison/welcome.html

150300 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 24, 2011
150400 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
150200 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 103.0% June 24, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 102.4% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 101.0% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 98%

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/oahe/welcome.html

150400 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 24, 2011
153900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
160300 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 94.3% June 24, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 92.7% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 89.8% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 87.8

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/bigbend/welcome.html

165000 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 24, 2011
162900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
162900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
158900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left that particular reservoir/lake 47.0% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left that particular reservoir/lake 31.7% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left that particular reservoir/lake 0.0% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 0.0%

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/fortrandall/welcome.html

137800 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 24, 2011
139600 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
143500 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 79.4% June 24, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 68.7% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 62.4% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 51.7%

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/gavinspoint/welcome.html

158500 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 24, 2011
150900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
150000 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 53.0% June 24, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 62.8% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 51.6% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 52.3