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Colorado's Aspen Acres Fire tops national priority as damage assessment begins; Maryland storms cut power to nearly 39,000 as mid-Atlantic flood watches stretch into Monday. · 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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  is
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  your
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Monday,
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  July
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  6,
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  2026
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  and
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  today's
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  episode
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  is
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  sponsored
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  by
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  the
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  NIM
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  store.
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  The
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  nation
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  stands
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  at
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  preparedness
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  level
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  four
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  as
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  the
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  Western
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  fire
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  siege
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  deepens.
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  The
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Coordination
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  Center's
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  Sunday
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  Situation
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  Report
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  official
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  update
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  published
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  24
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  hours
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  ago
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  counts
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  124
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  new
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  fires,
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  six
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  new
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  large
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  incidents
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  and
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  41
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires
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  nationwide,
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  with
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  13
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  complex
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  incident
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  management
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  teams
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  committed
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  and
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  evacuations
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  in
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  place
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  in
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  three
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  geographic
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  areas.
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  Colorado's
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  Aspen
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  Acres
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  fire
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  is
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  the
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  highest
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  priority
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  fire
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  in
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  the
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  country
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  for
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  resource
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  requests,
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  and
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  fire
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  managers
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  say
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  the
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  first
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  weekend
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  without
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  red
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  flag
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  warnings
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  is
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  letting
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  crews
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  get
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  in
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  front
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  of
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  the
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  flames
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  instead
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  of
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  chasing
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  them.
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  In
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  the
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  mid
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  Atlantic,
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  a
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  second
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  straight
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  day
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  of
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  severe
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  storms
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  hits
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  communities
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  still
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  recovering
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  from
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  Saturday
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  night's
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  damage.
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  Storms
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  across
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  central
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  Maryland
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  bring
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  flooding,
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  water
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  rescues,
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  downed
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  trees
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  and
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  power
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  outages
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  that
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  pique
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  near
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  39,000
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  customers.
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  And
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  the
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  posts
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  flood
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  watches
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  for
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  much
• 1:09
  of
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  Maryland
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  and
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  Washington
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  into
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  early
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  Monday
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  morning.
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  The
• 1:13
  Philadelphia
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  and
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  Mount
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  Holly
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  forecast
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  office
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  flags
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  an
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  elevated
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  flash
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  flood
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  threat
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  through
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  Monday
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  evening
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  with
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  rainfall
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  rates
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  that
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  can
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  top
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  2
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  inches
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  per
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  hour
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  and
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  the
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  flood
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  watch
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  expands
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  to
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  cover
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  the
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  rest
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  of
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  New
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  Jersey.
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  Forecasters
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  also
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  expect
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  scattered
• 1:30
  storms
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  with
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  isolated
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  flash
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  flooding
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  along
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  a
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  southward
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  moving
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  front
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  from
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  the
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  Central
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  Plains
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  through
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  the
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  Ohio
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  Valley.
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  The
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  tropics
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  stay
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  quiet.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  Center's
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  Monday
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  morning
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  outlook
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  expects
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  no
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  tropical
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  cyclone
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  formation
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  in
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  the
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  Atlantic,
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  Caribbean
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  or
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  Gulf
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  over
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  the
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  next
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  seven
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  days.
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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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  Colorado
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  the
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  Aspen
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  Acres
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  fire
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  southwest
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  of
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  Pueblo
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  reaches
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  86,983
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  acres
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  with
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  roughly
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  13%
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  containment
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  and
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  about
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  800
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  personnel
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  assigned.
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  More
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  than
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  180
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  structures
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  are
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  destroyed,
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  including
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  at
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  least
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  55
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  homes
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  in
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  Custer
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  county
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  and
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  evacuations
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  covering
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  roughly
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  3,800
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  homes
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  and
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  11,000
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  people
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  remain
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  in
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  effect.
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  A
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  Custer
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  county
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  damage
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  assessment
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  team
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  begins
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  inventorying
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  lost
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  structures
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  Sunday
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  and
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  crews
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  focus
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  on
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  protecting
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  Rye
• 2:21
  in
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  Colorado
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  City.
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  The
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  fire
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  now
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  ranks
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  8th
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  largest
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  in
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  state
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  history.
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  Three
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  other
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  large
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  fires
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  keep
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  pressure
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  on
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  the
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  state.
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  The
• 2:29
  Willow
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  Fire
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  near
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  Leadville
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  grows
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  900
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  acres
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  overnight
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  to
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  about
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  3,957
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  acres
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  at
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  1%
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  containment,
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  prompting
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  mandatory
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  evacuation
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  southwest
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  of
• 2:39
  town.
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  Evacuees
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  now
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  shelter
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  in
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  Buena
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  Vista
• 2:42
  and
• 2:42
  Edwards.
• 2:43
  The
• 2:43
  Gold
• 2:44
  Mountain
• 2:44
  Fire
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  near
• 2:45
  Ouray
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  reaches
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  26,405
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  acres,
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  though
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  progress
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  on
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  its
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  southwestern
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  flank
• 2:50
  allows
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  U.S.
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  550
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  to
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  reopen.
• 2:53
  Organizers
• 2:54
  cancel
• 2:54
  the
• 2:54
  Ouray
• 2:55
  100
• 2:55
  endurance
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  race.
• 2:56
  The
• 2:56
  Ferris
• 2:57
  Fire
• 2:57
  near
• 2:57
  Dolores
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  grows
• 2:58
  to
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  42,758
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  acres
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  at
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  7%
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  containment
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  as
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  two
• 3:02
  Super
• 3:03
  Scooper
• 3:03
  aircraft
• 3:03
  join
• 3:04
  the
• 3:04
  fight
• 3:06
  The
• 3:06
  Snyder
• 3:06
  fire
• 3:06
  west
• 3:07
  of
• 3:07
  grand
• 3:07
  junction
• 3:08
  holds
• 3:08
  at
• 3:08
  30,202
• 3:09
  acres
• 3:10
  and
• 3:10
  95%
• 3:11
  containment
• 3:12
  with
• 3:12
  all
• 3:12
  evacuations
• 3:13
  lifted.
• 3:15
  Maryland
• 3:15
  A
• 3:16
  powerful
• 3:16
  line
• 3:16
  of
• 3:17
  thunderstorms
• 3:17
  Saturday
• 3:18
  night
• 3:18
  brings
• 3:18
  flooding,
• 3:19
  water
• 3:19
  rescues,
• 3:20
  downed
• 3:21
  trees
• 3:21
  and
• 3:21
  widespread
• 3:22
  outages
• 3:22
  across
• 3:23
  central
• 3:23
  Maryland,
• 3:24
  with
• 3:24
  about
• 3:25
  38,900
• 3:26
  customers
• 3:27
  without
• 3:27
  power
• 3:27
  at
• 3:27
  the
• 3:28
  peak
• 3:28
  and
• 3:28
  Anne
• 3:29
  Arundel,
• 3:29
  Baltimore
• 3:30
  and
• 3:30
  Harford
• 3:31
  counties
• 3:31
  hit
• 3:31
  hardest.
• 3:32
  BGE
• 3:33
  estimates
• 3:34
  80%
• 3:34
  restoration
• 3:35
  by
• 3:35
  Monday
• 3:35
  evening.
• 3:37
  A
• 3:37
  flood
• 3:37
  watch
• 3:37
  covering
• 3:38
  Baltimore,
• 3:39
  the
• 3:39
  surrounding
• 3:39
  counties
• 3:40
  and
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  Washington
• 3:40
  suburbs
• 3:41
  runs
• 3:42
  until
• 3:42
  1am
• 3:43
  Monday
• 3:43
  as
• 3:43
  a
• 3:44
  second
• 3:44
  round
• 3:44
  of
• 3:44
  storms
• 3:44
  threatens
• 3:45
  2
• 3:45
  to
• 3:45
  4
• 3:45
  inches
• 3:46
  of
• 3:46
  rain.
• 3:47
  Baltimore
• 3:48
  county
• 3:48
  fire
• 3:49
  crews
• 3:49
  rescue
• 3:49
  six
• 3:50
  people
• 3:50
  from
• 3:50
  a
• 3:50
  capsized
• 3:51
  boat
• 3:51
  near
• 3:51
  Hart
• 3:52
  Miller
• 3:52
  Island.
• 3:54
  New
• 3:54
  Jersey
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  National
• 3:55
  Weather
• 3:56
  Service
• 3:56
  expands
• 3:57
  a
• 3:57
  flood
• 3:57
  watch
• 3:57
  to
• 3:57
  cover
• 3:58
  the
• 3:58
  rest
• 3:58
  of
• 3:58
  the
• 3:58
  state
• 3:58
  as
• 3:59
  an
• 3:59
  elevated
• 3:59
  flash
• 4:00
  flood
• 4:00
  threat
• 4:00
  continues
• 4:01
  through
• 4:01
  Monday
• 4:02
  evening.
• 4:03
  Rainfall
• 4:03
  rates
• 4:04
  can
• 4:04
  exceed
• 4:04
  2
• 4:04
  inches
• 4:05
  per
• 4:05
  hour
• 4:05
  in
• 4:05
  the
• 4:06
  strongest
• 4:06
  storms,
• 4:06
  with
• 4:07
  locally
• 4:07
  damaging
• 4:08
  winds
• 4:08
  also
• 4:08
  a
• 4:09
  concern.
• 4:11
  New
• 4:11
  Mexico
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  McCauley
• 4:13
  Springs
• 4:13
  fire
• 4:13
  northeast
• 4:14
  of
• 4:14
  Jimez
• 4:15
  Springs
• 4:15
  transfers
• 4:16
  command
• 4:16
  from
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  Southwest
• 4:17
  Complex
• 4:17
  Incident
• 4:18
  Management
• 4:18
  Team
• 4:19
  back
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  the
• 4:19
  local
• 4:19
  unit
• 4:20
  Sunday.
• 4:21
  The
• 4:22
  fire
• 4:22
  shows
• 4:22
  minimal
• 4:23
  behavior
• 4:23
  with
• 4:23
  smoldering,
• 4:24
  though
• 4:24
  area
• 4:25
  road
• 4:25
  and
• 4:25
  trail
• 4:26
  closures
• 4:26
  remain
• 4:27
  in
• 4:27
  effect
• 4:27
  in
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  Santa
• 4:28
  Fe
• 4:28
  National
• 4:28
  Forest.
• 4:30
  Pennsylvania
• 4:31
  the
• 4:31
  Philadelphia
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  Mount
• 4:33
  Holly
• 4:33
  forecast
• 4:33
  office
• 4:34
  briefing
• 4:35
  keeps
• 4:35
  an
• 4:35
  elevated
• 4:36
  flash
• 4:36
  flood
• 4:36
  risk
• 4:37
  in
• 4:37
  place
• 4:37
  for
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  region
• 4:38
  through
• 4:38
  Monday
• 4:38
  evening,
• 4:39
  with
• 4:39
  heavy
• 4:40
  rainfall
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  locally
• 4:41
  damaging
• 4:41
  winds
• 4:42
  the
• 4:42
  main
• 4:42
  threats
• 4:43
  for
• 4:43
  eastern
• 4:43
  Pennsylvania.
• 4:46
  Utah
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  Babylon
• 4:47
  Fire
• 4:47
  in
• 4:47
  the
• 4:47
  Mantee
• 4:48
  La
• 4:48
  Salle
• 4:48
  National
• 4:49
  Forest,
• 4:49
  25
• 4:50
  miles
• 4:50
  southwest
• 4:51
  of
• 4:51
  Monticello,
• 4:52
  stands
• 4:52
  at
• 4:52
  87,554
• 4:55
  acres
• 4:55
  with
• 4:55
  no
• 4:55
  containment
• 4:56
  and
• 4:56
  exhibits
• 4:57
  extreme
• 4:57
  fire
• 4:57
  behavior
• 4:58
  with
• 4:58
  crowning
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  wind
• 4:59
  driven
• 4:59
  runs.
• 5:01
  The
• 5:01
  fire
• 5:01
  threatens
• 5:02
  structures
• 5:02
  and
• 5:02
  communication
• 5:03
  infrastructure
• 5:04
  with
• 5:04
  area
• 5:05
  road
• 5:05
  and
• 5:05
  trail
• 5:05
  closures
• 5:06
  in
• 5:06
  effect,
• 5:07
  including
• 5:07
  in
• 5:07
  the
• 5:07
  Needles
• 5:08
  District
• 5:08
  of
• 5:08
  Canyonlands
• 5:09
  National
• 5:09
  Park.
• 5:11
  The
• 5:11
  Wild
• 5:11
  Goose
• 5:12
  Fire
• 5:12
  in
• 5:12
  the
• 5:12
  fishlake
• 5:13
  National
• 5:13
  Forest,
• 5:14
  12
• 5:14
  miles
• 5:15
  northeast
• 5:15
  of
• 5:16
  Fillmore,
• 5:17
  has
• 5:17
  evacuations
• 5:18
  in
• 5:18
  effect
• 5:18
  with
• 5:18
  numerous
• 5:19
  structures
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  critical
• 5:20
  infrastructure
• 5:21
  threatened.
• 5:22
  Virginia
• 5:23
  Richmond's
• 5:24
  Department
• 5:24
  of
• 5:25
  Public
• 5:25
  Utilities
• 5:26
  restores
• 5:26
  water
• 5:26
  pressure
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  confirms
• 5:28
  drinking
• 5:28
  water
• 5:29
  is
• 5:29
  safe
• 5:29
  following
• 5:30
  Friday's
• 5:30
  water
• 5:31
  main
• 5:31
  break
• 5:32
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• 5:32
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• 5:32
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• 5:34
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• 5:36
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• 5:36
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• 5:38
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• 5:38
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• 5:39
  water
• 5:39
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• 5:41
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• 5:41
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• 5:42
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  Hanover
• 5:44
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• 5:44
  Chesterfield
• 5:45
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• 5:45
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• 5:46
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• 5:46
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• 5:46
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• 5:47
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• 5:47
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• 5:47
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• 5:49
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• 5:50
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• 5:50
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• 5:50
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• 5:51
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• 5:51
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• 5:57
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• 5:58
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• 5:58
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• 5:58
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• 5:59
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• 5:59
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• 5:59
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• 6:00
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• 6:00
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• 6:00
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• 6:01
  its
• 6:01
  Maryland
• 6:01
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• 6:02
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• 6:03
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• 6:03
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• 6:05
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