Flash Flood Emergency declared in southeast Texas as Edouard remnants drop up to 21 inches; dangerous multi-state heat builds into Labor Day weekend
Today’s EM Morning Brief leads with a Flash Flood Emergency in Hardin and Tyler counties, Texas, where the remnants of Tropical Depression Edouard have dropped 10 to 21 inches of rain and the National Weather Service has tagged the damage threat catastrophic. We cover the Texas response posture, power outages and school closures, the Louisiana flood watch, and a prolonged extreme heat event stretching from Iowa through the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic. We also cover the national wildfire picture at Preparedness Level 5, evacuation changes on the McCully and Little Giant fires, rapid…
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