Over the past 4 days, Red Crossers in Iowa have:
➖ Provided over 500 hotel stays to those displaced by the #derecho
➖ Delivered over 3K meals, and will be delivering 19K more this week
➖ Distributed rakes, shovels & tarps to help folks get back into homes as power is restored
August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille made landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast near Waveland, MS. Camille is the second most intense hurricane to hit the continental U.S.
Photos: MEMA Archives
The tropics are becoming more active and you will hear a lot this week. Remember: 1) Have a reliable information source, 2) Don't get caught up in interpreting spaghetti models and 3) Long range forecast confidence degrades with time, especially beyond 7 days. It only takes one!
The state officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, says these outbreaks are fueled by outdoor get-togethers, people going to bars and people attending summer sporting events. https://t.co/NkoJlkHNfU
@TCBPubHealth @TCBPubHealth In March, schools across the state were shut down for 5-20 confirmed statewide Covid-19 cases per day, but now we are going to open them back up with 1,000-1,600 new cases per day and hospitals with no beds across the state? What will it look like?
With #COVID19 cases rising, demand for convalescent plasma from the @RedCross has more than doubled, causing an emergency shortage. If you had a verified COVID-19 diagnosis & have fully recovered, the plasma in your blood is urgently needed! Learn more: https://t.co/BYKyujJzes
Want to hear how this is impacting our frontline teams? This @nickjudin article featuring our MICU and Adult ED teams lays it out pretty well. The health care worker burnout is real, y'all! https://t.co/E0q1SdLaBy
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A weak disturbance is expected to track northwest through the Caribbean and into the Gulf of Mexico this week. As of now, @NHC_Atlantic has a low chance of tropical development (20%) in the next 5 days, but we'll still continue to monitor this potential system closely.