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Hatteras Island visitor evacuation holds as nor’easter stalls; CISA remediation deadline arrives for BeyondTrust and Fortinet flaws · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Monday, October 19, 2026.
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  Cedric: Guam is in its first full day of organized recovery from Super Typhoon Champi.
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  Cedric: Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense report 90 percent of transmission lines restored and all 30 Guam Power Authority substations energized, with 47 of 67 distribution feeders and circuits carrying load, about 70 percent.
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  Cedric: Peak demand sits at 90 megawatts, roughly 52 percent of normal.
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  Cedric: Schools across the island stay closed to students, government agencies are open with reduced services, and the Port Authority of Guam has resumed cargo release while waterside operations remain suspended under Port Heavy Weather Condition ZULU.
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  Cedric: On the Atlantic coast, a stalled nor'easter keeps a mandatory evacuation order in force for all visitors to Hatteras Island.
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  Cedric: Dare County's state of emergency remains in effect, access is limited to three priority groups, and the National Weather Service has a Coastal Flood Warning up for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands through Tuesday evening with 2 to 4 feet of
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  Cedric: inundation above ground level.
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  Cedric: Soundside flooding has already started in Hatteras Village.
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  Cedric: For emergency managers who own cyber risk, two entries in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog reach their federal remediation deadline today.
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  Cedric: Both were added to the catalog Friday under Binding Operational Directive 26-04, and both carry a forensic triage requirement: an authentication bypass by spoofing flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support, and a path traversal flaw affecting FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy and FortiSwitchManager.
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  Cedric: Nationally, the wildland fire system is at Preparedness Level 1.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Alaska.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has Winter Storm Warnings posted across the Interior.
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  Cedric: The Eastern Alaska Range is forecast for 18 to 36 inches of snow above 2,500 feet and 12 to 24 inches below, with gusts to 40 mph, running through early Thursday.
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  Cedric: Delta Junction, Fortymile Country and the Upper Tanana Valley expect 6 to 12 inches, with locally 12 to 18 inches between Tanacross and Dot Lake.
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  Cedric: Winter Storm Watches cover the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Nenana and the Denali Borough.
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  Cedric: In the southeast, an atmospheric river moving into the northeast Gulf coast puts Juneau, Yakutat and Glacier Bay under a Flood Watch through Wednesday morning, and Skagway under a High Wind Watch for south winds of 30 to 40 mph
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  Cedric: gusting to 60.
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  Cedric: The Alaska Volcano Observatory holds Great Sitkin at Watch and aviation color code orange as slow lava effusion continues in the summit crater.
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: Cal Fire's Siskiyou Unit stopped forward progress on the Jade Fire, which started Sunday afternoon on Jade Avenue southeast of Montague.
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  Cedric: The fire is holding at 15 acres and reached 40 percent containment overnight.
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  Cedric: The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office downgraded the last evacuation order zone to a warning late Sunday and downgraded the remaining warning zones, and a temporary evacuation point operated at a Montague elementary school during the active phase.
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  Cedric: Crews stayed on scene overnight to mop up burning juniper and strengthen containment line.
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  Cedric: The cause is under investigation.
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  Cedric: Elsewhere in the state, the national situation report lists the Henderson Fire at 3,160 acres and 50 percent contained with critical infrastructure threatened, and the Norte Fire at 570 acres and 25 percent contained with residences threatened.
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  Cedric: We have more to cover this morning, but first, a quick word from our sponsors.
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  Cedric: Now, back to this morning’s updates.
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  Cedric: Florida.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Melbourne continues a Flood Warning for the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River near Astor, affecting Lake and Volusia counties.
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  Cedric: Northeast winds are pushing the river into moderate flood stage, and forecasters expect it to hold there through the end of the week.
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  Cedric: Georgia.
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  Cedric: Monroe County is repairing a broken 16-inch water main between Pea Ridge Road and Klopfer Road.
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  Cedric: Customers along Pea Ridge Road, Austin Estates, Chase Way and Willow Way may lose service or see reduced pressure, and the county says affected customers will be placed under a boil water advisory once service is restored.
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  Cedric: Separately, the National Weather Service in Jacksonville reports minor flooding on the Satilla River at Atkinson in Brantley County, with minor flooding also forecast to continue.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has lowered Kilauea to Alert Level Advisory and aviation color code yellow after episode 55 of the Halemaumau eruption ended.
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  Cedric: The observatory's latest update describes the eruption as paused, with summit reinflation continuing.
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  Cedric: Michigan.
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  Cedric: The national situation report lists two Upper Peninsula fires with exposure: the Ridge Fire at 466 acres and 40 percent contained with structures threatened, and the Black River Fire at 350 acres and 70 percent contained with residences threatened.
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  Cedric: North Carolina.
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  Cedric: Dare County's third storm bulletin holds the mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island visitors in place and bars visitor entry until conditions along N.C.
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  Cedric: Highway 12 improve.
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  Cedric: The highway stayed open and passable overnight, but the overwash threat continues through repeated high tide cycles, and officials warn closures may come with little notice.
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  Cedric: North Carolina Department of Transportation crews resumed clearing wind-blown sand and are working dune erosion near the Pea Island Visitor Center and the Canal Zone.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service reports breaking waves of 9 to 14 feet in the Hatteras Island surf zone and 6 to 9 feet at Ocracoke, with dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents.
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  Cedric: Soundside flooding in Hatteras Village is expected to run through at least Tuesday, and residents in flood-prone areas are urged to move vehicles to higher ground.
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  Cedric: Washington.
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  Cedric: The Sisi Fire stands at 4,615 acres with 34 percent containment and residences threatened, according to the national situation report.
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  Cedric: Guam.
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  Cedric: Beyond the power and port picture, the Guam Police Department is directing traffic at major intersections where signals are dark, with Guam National Guard support during daylight hours, and drivers are told to treat unmanned dark intersections as all-way stops.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service office in Tiyan has a flood advisory out for the island and a High Surf Advisory with a high rip current risk for south and west facing reefs, with breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet into
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  Cedric: Tuesday morning.
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  Cedric: Marine conditions remain hazardous, with seas of 10 to 12 feet forecast, and small craft operators are told to stay off the water until further notice.
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  Cedric: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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  Cedric: Rota shares the High Surf Advisory and high rip current risk issued by the Weather Service office in Tiyan, with 8 to 10 foot breaking waves on south and west facing reefs through early Tuesday.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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