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Typhoon Warning, Malibu and Camp Pendleton fires, Edison power shutoffs; Canadian River flooding · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Friday, October 16, 2026.
• 0:06
  Cedric: The National Weather Service forecast office in Tiyan has a Typhoon Warning in effect for Guam and Rota as Tropical Storm Champi closes on the Marianas.
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  Cedric: Guam stands in Condition of Readiness 2 by order of Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero, and Joint Region Marianas installations are at Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 2.
• 0:27
  Cedric: Forecasters place the storm center about 590 miles east southeast of Guam with 50 mph sustained winds, moving west, and they expect it to reach typhoon strength on Saturday and pass close to or over Guam on Sunday morning.
• 0:42
  Cedric: A Tropical Storm Warning covers Tinian and Saipan, a Typhoon Watch continues for both, and a Flood Watch covers all of Guam and the Northern Marianas.
• 0:52
  Cedric: The forecast carries 6 to 12 inches of rain, surf building to 26 feet on Guam reefs, and coastal inundation of up to 5 feet.
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  Cedric: In California, offshore winds are driving two fast fires and a widening power shutoff.
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  Cedric: The Bryson Fire near Encinal Canyon Road in Malibu reached 200 acres overnight with evacuation orders in two zones and evacuation warnings in twelve more.
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  Cedric: The Henderson Fire on Camp Pendleton grew to 1,404 acres and briefly closed Interstate 5 between Harbor Drive and Basilone Road.
• 1:26
  Cedric: Southern California Edison has de-energized 62,251 customers for public safety and lists another 210,220 as under consideration.
• 1:37
  Cedric: On the cyber side, CISA added one entry to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Thursday: CVE-2026-21589, a flaw in multiple Atlassian products that leaves files and directories accessible to external parties.
• 1:53
  Cedric: Federal civilian agencies carry a remediation deadline of Sunday, October 18, and CISA directs stakeholders to apply vendor mitigations, evaluate internet exposure, or discontinue use where mitigations are unavailable.
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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 holds Great Sitkin Volcano at Watch with an Orange aviation color code, reporting in its Thursday daily update that slow eruption of lava within the summit crater continues.
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  Cedric: In Southeast Alaska, the Juneau forecast office has a High Wind Warning in effect for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Annette Island, Wind Advisories for Petersburg, Wrangell, Skagway and Prince of Wales Island, and Flood Watches for Ketchikan, Petersburg, Prince
• 2:39
  Cedric: of Wales Island and Wrangell running through Friday afternoon.
• 2:44
  Cedric: A Flood Advisory covers the City and Borough of Juneau into early Saturday.
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  Cedric: Farther north, the Fairbanks office has Winter Weather Advisories posted for the Dalton Highway summits, the White Mountains and the central and eastern Beaufort Sea coast, plus a Wind Advisory for Delta Junction.
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  Cedric: The U.S.
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  Cedric: Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 5.6 earthquake 43 kilometers north northwest of Lake Minchumina on Thursday at a depth of about 4.5 kilometers.
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  Cedric: Arkansas.
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  Cedric: A Red Flag Warning runs through Friday evening across Desha, Ouachita, Calhoun, Bradley and Drew counties, with north to northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph, gusts to 30 mph, and relative humidity of 20 to 30 percent.
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  Cedric: The Little Rock forecast office states that fires which develop could spread rapidly in very dry fuels and recommends against outdoor burning.
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  Cedric: A separate Red Flag Warning from the Shreveport office extends over south central and southwest Arkansas until early Saturday.
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: Beyond the Bryson and Henderson fires, the Los Angeles and Oxnard forecast office warns of high risk for rapid fire growth and extreme fire behavior with any new start through Saturday, citing moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds and
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  Cedric: low humidity.
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  Cedric: That warning covers the Santa Monica Mountains, the Santa Susana and San Gabriel ranges, the Interstate 5 corridor, Santa Clarita Valley, the Malibu coast and Antelope Valley foothills, with the Ojai Valley, Lake Casitas and the Santa Lucia Mountains added.
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  Cedric: Red Flag Warnings also cover the central Sierra, the Mother Lode, Lake County and the North Bay interior mountains.
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  Cedric: Los Angeles County Fire reports the Peak Fire on the Angeles National Forest at 43 acres and 41 percent contained, and the Edgehill Fire in San Bernardino County stands at 3 acres.
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  Cedric: An evacuation shelter for Bryson Fire residents is open at Agoura High School, with an animal shelter at the Agoura Animal Care Center.
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  Cedric: Florida.
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  Cedric: Flood Warnings continue on the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River near Astor, affecting Volusia and Lake counties, where the river is forecast to hold in minor flood stage through Friday after earlier heavy rain.
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  Cedric: The Tampa Bay office extended a Flood Warning for the Myakka River at Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County through Saturday evening as water levels respond to recent rainfall.
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  Cedric: Georgia.
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  Cedric: A Flood Warning continues for the Satilla River at Atkinson, affecting Brantley County, issued by the Jacksonville forecast office Thursday evening.
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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.
• 5:32
  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory holds Kilauea at Watch with an Orange aviation color code.
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  Cedric: Its Thursday daily update reports that intermittent overflows from the north vent resumed and continued through the day, becoming less frequent overnight.
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  Cedric: The observatory notes that the summit remains at a high level of pressurization, with changes in eruptive activity or in the location of activity within the summit region possible.
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  Cedric: Louisiana.
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  Cedric: The Shreveport forecast office has a Red Flag Warning in effect from Friday morning until early Saturday for north central and northwest Louisiana, driven by a wind shift, a drop in moisture and low relative humidity.
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  Cedric: The Lake Charles office issued a Red Flag Warning for Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles and Beauregard parishes running through early Saturday, where breezy and dry conditions behind a frontal passage combine with very dry fuels.
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  Cedric: Mississippi.
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  Cedric: The Jackson forecast office has a Red Flag Warning in effect through Friday evening across a broad band of central and southern Mississippi, including the Jackson metro, Meridian, Hattiesburg and the Delta counties.
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  Cedric: North winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph follow a cold front, minimum relative humidity falls to 25 to 40 percent, and fuels are described as critically dry.
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  Cedric: The office states that any fire that develops will likely spread rapidly and recommends against outdoor burning.
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  Cedric: Oklahoma.
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  Cedric: The Norman forecast office extended and reissued a series of river Flood Warnings in the early hours of Friday.
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  Cedric: Moderate flooding is forecast on the Canadian River at Norman, at Purcell, near Mustang and near Bridgeport, covering Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie, Canadian, Grady, Blaine and Caddo counties, with warnings running as far out as Monday evening.
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  Cedric: On the North Fork Red River near Headrick, affecting Jackson, Kiowa and Tillman counties, forecast flooding was raised from minor to moderate severity and lengthened in duration, with that warning in effect until Sunday morning.
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  Cedric: A Flood Warning also continues for the Cimarron River near Ripley in Payne County, where minor flooding is forecast through Saturday morning.
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  Cedric: Separately, a Red Flag Warning from the Shreveport office covers southeast Oklahoma, including McCurtain County, until early Saturday.
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  Cedric: South Carolina.
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  Cedric: The City of West Columbia issued a boil water advisory Thursday afternoon for addresses on Rainbow Drive, Platt Springs Road and Westside Drive following a water main break, directing affected residents to boil water for at least one full minute
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  Cedric: before drinking or cooking.
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  Cedric: Texas.
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  Cedric: Flood Warnings continue in West Texas on the Pecos River near Langtry, the Rio Grande at Foster Ranch and the Devils River in Val Verde County, and on the Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park
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  Cedric: in Brewster County.
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  Cedric: In North Texas, moderate flooding is forecast on the Pease River near Vernon in Wilbarger County, with minor flooding on Beaver Creek near Electra.
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  Cedric: The Brownsville office has a Red Flag Warning in effect through Saturday morning for Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley as a strong cold front brings northerly winds and low humidity.
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  Cedric: New Braunfels Utilities issued a boil water notice Thursday for the Copper Ridge subdivision after a water main break dropped system pressure, instructing customers to boil water for two minutes and to stop irrigation and other nonessential use until the
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  Cedric: notice lifts.
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  Cedric: Guam.
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  Cedric: Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense partially activated the Joint Information Center on Friday and moved the island to Condition of Readiness 2.
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  Cedric: Chief Justice Katherine Maraman closed the Judicial Branch under administrative order, rescheduling hearings, jury trials, grand jury proceedings, probation check ins and drug testing until further notice, with filing deadlines moving to the next accessible business day.
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  Cedric: The Guam Fire Department waived fire permit requirements for gasoline and diesel purchases up to 20 gallons through October 31.
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  Cedric: Forecasters expect tropical storm force winds Saturday evening and typhoon force winds Sunday morning into the afternoon, with storm surge of 2 to 3 feet, wave runup to 12 feet, and the possibility of extensive damage.
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  Cedric: The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center notes its 988 lifeline operates around the clock.
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  Cedric: Northern Mariana Islands.
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  Cedric: A Typhoon Warning covers Rota, and a Tropical Storm Warning and a continuing Typhoon Watch cover Tinian and Saipan.
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  Cedric: A Flood Watch runs through Sunday afternoon for the Northern Marianas, where poor drainage and urban areas may flood.
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  Cedric: The Tiyan forecast office projects surf of 20 feet on Rota reefs and 19 feet on Tinian and Saipan, with coastal inundation of 2 to 4 feet on Rota and 1 to 3 feet on Tinian and Saipan.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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