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Essential Updates on Winter Storm Watches: A Comprehensive Briefing for Affected States · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  This
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Thursday,
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  January
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  29,
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  2026
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  A
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  winter
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  storm
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  organizes
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  for
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  the
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  Southern
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  Appalachians,
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  Carolinas
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  and
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  southern
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  Mid
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  Atlantic
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  Friday
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  through
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  Sunday
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  with
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  the
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  Weather
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  Prediction
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  center
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  highlighting
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  heavy
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  snow
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  potential
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  and
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  on
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  the
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  storm's
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  backside.
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  The
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  Winter
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  Storm
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  Severity
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  Index
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  shows
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  increasing
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  moderate
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  impacts
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  across
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Southeast
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  and
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  Mid
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  Atlantic
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  as
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  timing
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  firms
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  up
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  today
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  for
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  maritime
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  interests.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  reports
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  no
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  active
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  tropical
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  cyclones
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  in
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  the
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  Atlantic
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  or
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  Eastern
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  Pacific
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  separately
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  for
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  Cyber
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  readiness.
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  No
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  new
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  CISA
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  emergency
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  directives
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  today.
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  The
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  Known
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  Exploited
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  Vulnerabilities
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  catalog's
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  most
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  recent
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  additions
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  were
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  posted
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  Jan.
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  27.
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  Federal,
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  state,
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  local,
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  tribal
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  and
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  territorial
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  partners
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  should
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  verify
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  remediation
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  status
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  per
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  those
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  entries.
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  Lets
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  states
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  Georgia
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  NWS
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  Atlanta
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  posts
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  winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  for
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  parts
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  of
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  northeast
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  and
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  east
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  central
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  Georgia
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  from
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  Friday
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  evening
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  through
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  Sunday
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  morning.
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  Forecasters
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  flag
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  accumulating
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  snow
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  with
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  slippery
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  roads
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  in
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  the
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  watch
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  area
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  and
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  a
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  prolonged
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  freeze
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  risk
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  statewide
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  this
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  weekend.
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  FEMA
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  says
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  federal
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  partners
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  are
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  supporting
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  Louisiana's
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  state
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  led
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  response
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  to
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  recent
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  severe
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  winter
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  weather
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  staging
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  generators,
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  meals,
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  water,
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  cots,
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  blankets
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  and
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  medical
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  supplies.
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  Winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  are
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  posted
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  across
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  large
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  portions
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  of
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  central
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  and
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  eastern
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  North
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  Carolina
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  Friday
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  night
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  through
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  Sunday.
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  NWS
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  Raleigh
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  notes
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  increasing
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  confidence
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  in
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  significant
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  snowfall
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  along
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  with
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  single
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  digit
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  to
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  sub
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  zero
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  wind
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  chills
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  by
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  Saturday
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  night.
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  North
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  Dakota
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  NWS
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  Bismarck's
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  Winter
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  Briefing
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  highlights
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  wind
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  chill
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  warnings
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  and
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  related
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  hazards
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  with
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  links
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  to
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  NDOT
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  travel
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  maps,
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  webcams
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  and
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  livestock
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  cold
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  stress
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  guidance.
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  South
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  Carolina
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  Winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  extend
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  across
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  the
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  upstate
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  and
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  portions
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  of
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  northeast
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  South
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  Carolina
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  Friday
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  into
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  Sunday.
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  NWS
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  Greenville
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  Spartanburg
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  highlights
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  snow
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  potential
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  and
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills.
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  NWS
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  Morristown
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  maintains
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  winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  for
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  parts
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  of
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  East
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  Tennessee
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  from
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  Saturday
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  afternoon
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  into
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  early
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  Sunday,
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  citing
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  accumulating
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  snow
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  and
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills
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  Saturday
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  night.
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  Elsewhere,
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  prolonged
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  sub
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  freezing
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  periods
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  are
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  possible.
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  Winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  cover
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  central
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  and
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  south
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  central
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  Virginia
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  from
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  Friday
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  evening
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  through
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  Sunday.
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  NWS
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  Wakefield's
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  briefing
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  page
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  emphasizes
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  heavy
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  snow
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  potential
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  and
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  a
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  sharp
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  cold
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  shot
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  with
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  single
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  digit
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  or
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  sub
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  zero
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  wind
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  chills
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  Saturday
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  night.
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  West
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  Virginia
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  winter
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  storm
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  watch
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  includes
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  McDowell
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  county
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  from
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  Friday
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  afternoon
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  into
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  Saturday
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  night
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  per
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  NWS
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  Morristown's
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  WWA
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  text.
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  NWS
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  Charleston
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  WV
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  also
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  flags
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  weekend
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  snow
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  potential
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  and
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills.
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  All
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  other
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  states
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  have
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  no
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  significant
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  updates
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  in
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  the
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  last
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  24
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  hours.
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  That's
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  the
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  EMN
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  morning
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  brief.
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  Stay
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  safe.