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Tropical Storm Arthur threatens Gulf Coast with life-threatening flooding; Nebraska's South Fork Fire reaches 64 percent containment; CISA adds new exploited vulnerability · 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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  Wednesday,
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  June
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  17,
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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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  Nimsstore.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  is
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  tracking
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  potential
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  Tropical
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  Cyclone
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  One
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  over
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  South
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  Texas
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  and
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  expects
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  it
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  to
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  move
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  into
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  the
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  Gulf
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  and
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  strengthen
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  into
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  Tropical
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  Storm
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  Arthur,
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  the
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  first
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  named
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  storm
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  of
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  the
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  2026
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  Atlantic
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  season.
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  A
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  tropical
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  storm
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  warning
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  is
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  in
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  effect
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  for
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  the
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  upper
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  Texas
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  and
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  southwestern
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  Louisiana
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  coast
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  from
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  the
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  Sargent,
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  Texas
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  area
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  to
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  Morgan
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  City,
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  Louisiana.
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  Nearly
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  26
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  million
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  people
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  are
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  under
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  flood
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  watches
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  from
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  South
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  Texas
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  into
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  Mississippi.
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  Forecasters
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  expect
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  a
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  widespread
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  5
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  to
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  8
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  inches
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  of
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  rain
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  with
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  isolated
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  totals
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  far
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  higher
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  through
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  Thursday,
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  along
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  with
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  life
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  threatening
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  flash
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  flooding
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  and
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  dangerous
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  surf
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  and
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  rip
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  currents
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  along
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  the
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  northwestern
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  Gulf
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  coast,
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  wildfire
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  activity
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  remains
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  elevated.
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  The
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Fire
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  center
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  reports
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  multiple
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires
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  nationally
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  with
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  year
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  to
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  date
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  fires
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  and
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  acreage
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  running
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  well
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  above
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  the
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  10
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  year
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  average.
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  The
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  largest
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  active
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  incident
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  is
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  the
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  South
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  Fork
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  Fire
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  in
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  the
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  Nebraska
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  Panhandle,
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  which
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  crews
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  have
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  brought
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  to
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  roughly
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  64%
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  containment
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  after
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  it
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  burned
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  through
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  rugged
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  dry
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  terrain
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  near
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  Fort
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  Robenson
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  State
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  Park.
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  On
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  the
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  cyber
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  side,
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  CISA
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  added
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  one
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  vulnerability
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  to
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  its
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  Known
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  Exploited
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  Vulnerabilities
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  catalog
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  on
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  June
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  16.
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  CVE22648907
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  an
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  improper
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  access
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  control
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  flaw
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  in
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  the
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  widget
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  factory
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  Joomla.
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  Content
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  Editor
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  Federal
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  civilian
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  agencies
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  are
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  required
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  to
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  remediate
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  listed
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  vulnerabilities
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  on
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  CISA's
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  timeline
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  and
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  CISA
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  urges
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  all
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  organizations
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  to
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  prioritize
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  patching.
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  No
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  new
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  National
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  Terrorism
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  Advisory
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  System
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  bulletin
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  is
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  active
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  and
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  the
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  State
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  Department
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  issued
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  no
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  travel
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  advisory
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  level
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  changes
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  in
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  the
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  past
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  24
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  hours
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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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  Alabama
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  Forecasters
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  include
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  coastal
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  and
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  southern
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  Alabama
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  in
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  the
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  flash
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  flood
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  threat
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  tied
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  to
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  the
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  Gulf
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  system
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  with
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  heavy
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  tropical
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  rainfall
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  expected
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  through
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  Thursday.
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  The
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  western
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  Florida
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  Panhandle
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  faces
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  a
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  flash
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  flood
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  threat
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  from
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  the
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  same
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  Gulf
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  system
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  with
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  locally
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  heavy
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  rain
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  forecast
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  through
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  Thursday.
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  Louisiana
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  A
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  tropical
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  storm
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  warning
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  covers
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  the
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  southwestern
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  Louisiana
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  coast
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  as
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  potential
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  Tropical
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  Cyclone
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  one
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  approaches.
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  Officials
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  warn
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  of
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  heavy
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  rain,
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  flash
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  flooding
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  and
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  minor
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  to
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  moderate
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  along
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  the
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  coastline.
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  Much
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  of
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  the
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  state
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  is
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  under
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  a
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  flood
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  watch
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  as
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  tropical
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  moisture
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  moves
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  inland
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  with
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  the
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  potential
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  for
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  several
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  inches
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  of
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  rain
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  and
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  localized
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  flash
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  flooding
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  through
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  Thursday.
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  Nebraska
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  the
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  South
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  Fork
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  fire
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  in
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  Sioux
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  and
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  Dawes
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  counties
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  has
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  burned
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  close
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  to
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  39,000
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  acres
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  and
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  is
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  roughly
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  64%
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  contained
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  at
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  of
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  June
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  16.
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  Fort
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  Robinson
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  State
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  park
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  and
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  city
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  of
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  Crawford
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  were
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  evacuated.
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  The
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  park
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  is
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  slowly
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  reopening
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  as
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  crews
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  gain
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  containment.
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  Evacuees
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  have
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  been
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  directed
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  to
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  shelters
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  in
• 3:03
  Chadron,
• 3:03
  alliance
• 3:04
  and
• 3:04
  Scotts
• 3:05
  Bluff.
• 3:07
  A
• 3:07
  tropical
• 3:08
  storm
• 3:08
  warning
• 3:08
  is
• 3:08
  in
• 3:09
  effect
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  for
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  the
• 3:09
  upper
• 3:09
  Texas
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  coast,
• 3:10
  including
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  Galveston
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  and
• 3:12
  Port
• 3:12
  Arthur
• 3:13
  areas
• 3:13
  with
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  catastrophic
• 3:14
  flash
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  flooding,
• 3:15
  possible
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  flooding
• 3:17
  earlier
• 3:17
  in
• 3:17
  the
• 3:18
  event,
• 3:18
  stranded
• 3:19
  vehicles
• 3:19
  and
• 3:19
  forced
• 3:20
  rescues
• 3:20
  on
• 3:20
  Interstate
• 3:21
  35
• 3:22
  near
• 3:22
  Waco
• 3:23
  and
• 3:23
  at
• 3:23
  least
• 3:24
  two
• 3:24
  storm
• 3:24
  related
• 3:25
  deaths
• 3:25
  have
• 3:25
  been
• 3:25
  reported
• 3:26
  in
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  state.
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  All
• 3:28
  other
• 3:28
  states
• 3:28
  and
• 3:29
  territories
• 3:29
  have
• 3:29
  no
• 3:30
  significant
• 3:30
  updates
• 3:31
  in
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  last
• 3:31
  24
• 3:32
  hours.
• 3:33
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• 3:37
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• 3:38
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  so
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• 3:40
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