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99 Flood Warnings and Rapid River Rises Across the Midwest · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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  Cedric: A slow moving storm system is driving widespread flooding across the central United States this morning.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service has 99 flood warnings and 14 flash flood warnings in effect across Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona, and every one of those warnings was issued in the past 24 hours.
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  Cedric: Forecast offices in San Angelo and Austin and San Antonio describe life threatening flash flooding in west central Texas, where radar and rain gauges show 1 to 5 inches already down.
• 0:41
  Cedric: In Nebraska, the Omaha and Valley office forecasts moderate flooding on Salt Creek near Ashland that approaches the flood of record.
• 0:49
  Cedric: Flood watches cover the Omaha and Lincoln metropolitan counties, 19 counties across central and southern Oklahoma, and five counties in northwest Illinois.
• 0:59
  Cedric: Tropical Storm Choi-wan is closing on the Northern Mariana Islands.
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  Cedric: NWS Tiyan carries a Tropical Storm Warning for Saipan, Tinian, Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan, and a Typhoon Watch for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan.
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  Cedric: At 2 p.m.
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  Cedric: Thursday Chamorro Standard Time the center sat about 290 miles northeast of Guam with 45 mph sustained winds, moving west northwest.
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  Cedric: Forecasters expect Choi-wan to reach typhoon strength Friday afternoon as it turns along the axis of the far northern islands, which prolongs the period of damaging winds into Sunday.
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  Cedric: Governor David Apatang has declared Tropical Storm Condition II.
• 1:38
  Cedric: On the federal side, CISA added CVE-2026-76504, a hex encoding flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Wednesday and set an October 3 remediation deadline for federal civilian agencies.
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  Cedric: A three day window is the shortest CISA assigns, and it signals active exploitation.
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  Cedric: The National Interagency Fire Center holds the country at National Preparedness Level 2 with 14 uncontained large fires and 4,826 personnel committed.
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  Cedric: A late season heat event is also building in Southern California, where Extreme Heat Warnings and Watches now run through October 8.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Alaska.
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  Cedric: The Alaska Volcano Observatory keeps Great Sitkin at Watch and aviation color code Orange, where slow lava effusion within the summit crater continues, and Shishaldin at Advisory and Yellow for continued low level unrest.
• 2:37
  Cedric: NWS Juneau has a Wind Advisory for the Municipality of Skagway through early afternoon, with gusts to 30 mph and the possibility of scattered power outages.
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  Cedric: Arizona.
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  Cedric: NWS Flagstaff has a flood warning in effect for northern Arizona following overnight rainfall, part of the same system producing flooding across the southern Plains.
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: NWS San Diego issued Extreme Heat Warnings just after midnight for the San Diego County valleys and coast, inland Orange County, the Santa Ana Mountains and the Inland Empire, with highs from the upper 90s to 106 and overnight lows
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  Cedric: holding in the 70s.
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  Cedric: NWS Los Angeles and Oxnard has Extreme Heat Watches for the coasts and valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and for Santa Barbara County, with valley highs to 105.
• 3:27
  Cedric: Both products run through October 8, and the Los Angeles office notes the heat may continue into the second week of the month.
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  Cedric: On the fire side, the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park stands at 5,410 acres and 39 percent containment with structures threatened, and the Timber Fire near Big Sur is at 25,349 acres and 88 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Florida.
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  Cedric: NWS offices in Melbourne and Miami carry coastal flood advisories and statements along the Atlantic coast, and the national fire situation report lists one active large fire at 400 acres.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory keeps Kilauea at Watch and aviation color code Orange.
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  Cedric: Wednesday's update reports intermittent overflows and spatter from both the north and south vents within Halemaumau.
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  Cedric: Illinois.
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  Cedric: NWS Quad Cities has a flood watch for Carroll, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Whiteside Counties in northwest Illinois, where excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
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  Cedric: Iowa.
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  Cedric: NWS Des Moines issued flash flood warnings overnight for Black Hawk, Butler, Grundy and Tama Counties and for a six county block including Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene and Guthrie, with 2 to 5 inches of rain down and rates
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  Cedric: near 1 to 2 inches an hour.
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  Cedric: River flooding is the longer problem.
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  Cedric: NWS Quad Cities reports moderate flooding occurring on the English River at Kalona with major flooding forecast, a stage at which water overtops roads, closes several named routes and begins backing into town on the north side of the river.
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  Cedric: Moderate flooding is also forecast on the South Skunk River at Colfax, the Skunk River at Augusta and the North Skunk River near Sigourney.
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  Cedric: Twenty one flood warnings are active between the Des Moines and Quad Cities offices.
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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: Kansas.
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  Cedric: NWS Topeka reports minor flooding occurring on the Big Blue River near Blue Rapids, which stood at 27.9 feet early this morning and is forecast to crest at 38.2 feet Saturday evening.
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  Cedric: Mill Creek at Washington is forecast to crest at 18.4 feet this afternoon, flooding low ground from Morrowville to Washington.
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  Cedric: NWS Hastings reports the Solomon River at Beloit cresting near 24.1 feet, which closes the Hyde Lane bridge southeast of town.
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  Cedric: Eleven flood warnings are active statewide.
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  Cedric: Missouri.
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  Cedric: NWS Kansas City and Pleasant Hill has 20 flood warnings in effect.
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  Cedric: The Platte River near Agency is at 22.0 feet with minor flooding occurring and moderate flooding forecast, and the Platte River at Sharps Station in Platte County is forecast into moderate flooding from late Friday night into Monday evening.
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  Cedric: On the Tarkio River at Fairfax, U.S.
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  Cedric: Highway 59 north of town begins to flood at 18.0 feet.
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  Cedric: Nebraska.
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  Cedric: NWS Omaha and Valley and NWS Hastings have 40 flood warnings in effect, the largest concentration in the country.
• 6:43
  Cedric: The Omaha office forecasts moderate flooding on Salt Creek near Ashland that approaches the flood of record, with the warning running until Saturday morning.
• 6:52
  Cedric: Minor flooding is occurring on Wahoo Creek at Ithaca in Saunders County, and minor flooding is forecast on Salt Creek at Roca in Lancaster County and on the Platte River near Louisville, affecting Sarpy and Cass Counties.
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  Cedric: A flood watch covers 17 Nebraska counties including Douglas, Sarpy and Lancaster, and seven counties in southwest Iowa.
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  Cedric: New Mexico.
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  Cedric: NWS Albuquerque has a Wind Advisory for Union County and the Johnson and Bartlett Mesas including Raton Pass, with north winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts to 50 mph, and warns of strong crosswinds on east to west
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  Cedric: roadways.
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  Cedric: Oklahoma.
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  Cedric: NWS Norman issued flash flood warnings overnight across southern and east central Oklahoma, covering Carter, Garvin, Stephens, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Murray and Pontotoc Counties, with 2 to 4 inches of rain reported and further rainfall possible.
• 7:46
  Cedric: A flood watch remains in effect for 19 Oklahoma counties, including Oklahoma, Cleveland and Pottawatomie, where flooding from excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
• 7:57
  Cedric: Oregon.
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  Cedric: The national situation report lists the Grasshopper Fire at 93,972 acres and 98 percent containment with 33 structures lost, and the Austin Fire at 12,889 acres and 98 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Texas.
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  Cedric: NWS San Angelo, Austin and San Antonio, Fort Worth and Midland and Odessa issued flash flood warnings through the overnight hours, several of them carrying life threatening flash flooding language.
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  Cedric: The heaviest totals are in north central Texas, where radar and automated gauges indicate 3 to 6 inches of rain overnight across Montague and northwestern Cooke Counties.
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  Cedric: Warnings also cover Val Verde, Edwards, Sutton, Crockett, Kimble, Brown, Coleman and Terrell Counties in west central Texas, with 1 to 5 inches reported and additional rainfall of up to 3 inches possible.
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  Cedric: NWS Austin and San Antonio has since converted the Val Verde County flash flood warnings into river flood warnings running into Friday.
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  Cedric: The Midland and Odessa office cancelled its nine county flood watch early this morning as the heaviest rain moved east.
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  Cedric: Washington.
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  Cedric: The national situation report lists three large fires in the state.
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  Cedric: The Little Giant Fire stands at 172,891 acres and 93 percent containment with 40 structures lost, the Sinlahekin Fire at 166,007 acres and 93 percent containment with 33 structures lost, and the Sisi Fire at 4,330 acres and 29 percent
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  Cedric: containment with residences threatened.
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  Cedric: Northern Mariana Islands.
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  Cedric: The commonwealth is under Tropical Storm Condition II as Choi-wan approaches, and NWS Tiyan upgraded Agrihan from a watch to a Tropical Storm Warning Thursday afternoon local time while adding a Typhoon Watch for the island.
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  Cedric: A High Surf Advisory for Tinian and Saipan calls for breaking waves of 10 to 14 feet beginning Friday morning and running into Monday, with a Coastal Flood Watch through Monday evening warning that numerous roads may close and that
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  Cedric: low lying homes, businesses and some critical infrastructure may be inundated.
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  Cedric: A flood watch is also in effect for Tinian and Saipan.
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  Cedric: The United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands closed its Saipan and Tinian offices at 3 p.m.
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  Cedric: Thursday until further order, citing anticipated tropical storm force winds and gusts to 60 mph through Saturday morning.
• 10:29
  Cedric: Electronic filing remains available.
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  Cedric: Guam.
• 10:32
  Cedric: NWS Tiyan has a Wind Advisory for Guam and Rota from Friday morning into Sunday, with southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts to 45 mph, and notes that a few power outages may result.
• 10:46
  Cedric: A High Surf Advisory calls for 8 to 12 foot breaking waves on north, west and south facing reefs, with a high rip current risk from late tonight through Sunday night.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
• 10:58
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