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Rivers crest as evacuations hold; Two dead and 204 rescued in Brevard County; CISA sets a Friday deadline · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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  Cedric: The Four Corners flood emergency moves into its recovery phase this morning, with crests passing but evacuations still in force across four states.
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  Cedric: San Juan County, New Mexico reports the crest has passed on all its rivers, and officials say floodwaters need 24 to 48 hours to recede before evacuation orders can be lifted.
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  Cedric: Colorado puts hard numbers on its response: the Colorado National Guard has rescued more than 50 people, a 17 member FEMA swift water rescue team is operating in the San Luis Valley, and the Federal Highway Administration has approved 6.5
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  Cedric: million dollars in emergency funding.
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  Cedric: In Arizona, Coconino County declared a state of emergency and dam releases on the Salt and Verde rivers are pushing water across low water crossings in Maricopa County.
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  Cedric: Florida is working a separate extreme rainfall disaster on its east coast.
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  Cedric: Two people died in Palm Bay, and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office counts 204 high water rescues and 2,100 calls for service since Monday morning.
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  Cedric: Grant-Valkaria measured 23.6 inches of rain.
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  Cedric: Boil water notices remain in effect in Melbourne and Palm Bay, a wastewater force main has ruptured in Riviera Beach, and two Treasure Coast school districts close today.
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  Cedric: On the cyber side, CISA added a WordPress Core flaw to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Tuesday with a remediation deadline of Friday, November 6, and released a critical advisory affecting utility substation software.
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  Cedric: Two eastern states also published measles updates that change vaccination guidance for infants.
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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's Tuesday update keeps Great Sitkin at Volcano Alert Level WATCH and Aviation Color Code ORANGE, with slow lava eruption continuing inside the summit crater and only two small earthquakes detected over the preceding day.
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  Cedric: Arizona.
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  Cedric: Coconino County declared a state of emergency Tuesday after flooding damaged roads, vehicles, homes and businesses, and three zones along Oak Creek Canyon were evacuated.
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  Cedric: State Route 89A remains closed in both directions between Sedona and Kachina Village, mileposts 375 to 397, the last state highway still shut after the storm.
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  Cedric: The Arizona Department of Public Safety says nearly its entire helicopter fleet was committed to search and rescue over the weekend.
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  Cedric: In Maricopa County, the Flood Control District gage below Granite Reef Dam measured flows above 28,000 cubic feet per second Tuesday evening, flooding Salt River low water crossings upstream of Tempe Town Lake including McKellips Road.
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  Cedric: A separate floodgate release warning runs through Saturday afternoon.
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  Cedric: The Verde River below Bartlett Dam ran about 17,000 cubic feet per second, affecting Rio Verde and Fort McDowell.
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  Cedric: On the Navajo Nation, the Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City stood at 28.32 feet against a 27 foot flood stage early this morning and is forecast to fall below flood stage late today.
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  Cedric: Governor Katie Hobbs declared a statewide state of emergency, unlocking 200,000 dollars and activating the State Emergency Operations Center (official update published about 48 hours ago).
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service issued a Coastal Flood Advisory just after midnight for San Francisco, the San Francisco and San Pablo Bay shorelines, and the southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur coast, forecasting up to 1.6 feet of inundation above
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  Cedric: ground level through Monday afternoon, with isolated road closures and coastal erosion expected.
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  Cedric: A companion Beach Hazards Statement warns of sneaker waves and breaking waves of 12 to 16 feet from Thursday morning through Saturday evening.
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  Cedric: Colorado.
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  Cedric: Governor Jared Polis issued a detailed response update Tuesday on southwestern Colorado flooding.
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  Cedric: The San Juan River crested at 16.81 feet at Pagosa Springs, below the highest forecast levels.
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  Cedric: Transportation damage is extensive: the piers of the Piedra River Bridge on US 160 collapsed and the bridge must be rebuilt, with the state working to install a temporary span.
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  Cedric: Portions of Colorado Highway 151 washed out near mileposts 27 and 30, cutting off access, and a section of Colorado Highway 17 washed out near milepost 3 on the route to Chama, New Mexico.
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  Cedric: A County Road 202 bridge was destroyed, affecting access to eight parcels.
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  Cedric: The Colorado National Guard has rescued more than 50 people, and FEMA's 17 member Colorado Task Force 1 swift water team was activated for the San Luis Valley.
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  Cedric: The Federal Highway Administration approved 6.5 million dollars in emergency funding alongside 5 million dollars from the Colorado Transportation Commission.
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  Cedric: Cellular service has been restored in Archuleta County, and emergency repairs are in place on flood damaged natural gas infrastructure near the Piedra River.
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  Cedric: The Department of Transportation reports US 160 damaged at several separate points along a 100 mile stretch from Durango to South Fork, and says reopening roads before winter is the priority.
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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: Florida.
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  Cedric: Two people died in Palm Bay in flooding from an extreme rainfall event the National Weather Service characterized as a one in 1,000 year occurrence.
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  Cedric: The Brevard County Sheriff's Office reports 204 high water rescues and 2,100 calls for service since 8 a.m.
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  Cedric: Monday.
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  Cedric: Grant-Valkaria measured 23.6 inches of rain, with the worst flooding in the Lamplighter Village retirement community and Barefoot Bay.
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  Cedric: The City of Melbourne's precautionary boil water notice remains in effect for all its customers and its West Melbourne wholesale customers, with pressure stabilizing in most areas but still low south of US 192.
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  Cedric: In Palm Beach County, Riviera Beach is under a city state of emergency after about 15.5 inches of rain.
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  Cedric: A wastewater force main ruptured across Blue Heron Boulevard, closing it at least until Thursday morning, and with lift stations backing up the city has asked residents to stop flushing and doing laundry.
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  Cedric: Palm Beach County opened a shelter in Lake Worth, and crews stopped routine entry into flooded neighborhoods after 6 p.m.
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  Cedric: Tuesday, continuing only for medical and life threatening calls.
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  Cedric: St.
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  Cedric: Lucie County opened two shelters Tuesday, and the Indian River and St.
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  Cedric: Lucie school districts are closed today, with Indian River citing 31 closed roads.
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  Cedric: Upstream, the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River keeps rising.
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  Cedric: The river near Sanford stood at 5.0 feet Tuesday evening against a 5.5 foot flood stage and is forecast to pass flood stage this afternoon and reach 6.8 feet by Sunday.
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  Cedric: Volusia County has opened a self service sandbag site next to Fire Rescue Station 36 in Osteen, running daily from 8 a.m.
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  Cedric: to 5 p.m.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports lava flows continuing from the north vent inside Halemaumau, with 42 overflows counted since voluminous activity began Monday late morning and dome fountains reaching roughly 6 to 7 meters.
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  Cedric: Kilauea remains at Volcano Alert Level WATCH and Aviation Color Code ORANGE, and the observatory says episode 56 high fountaining remains possible at any point through November 8.
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  Cedric: Iowa.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service warns the Iowa River at Marengo will crest near 16.5 feet Friday evening against a 15 foot flood stage, putting water several feet deep over agricultural land along the river.
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  Cedric: Kansas.
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  Cedric: The Big Blue River near Blue Rapids is forecast to crest at 26.1 feet Thursday evening, just over its 26 foot flood stage, bringing minor lowland flooding from Marysville downstream to Tuttle Creek Lake.
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  Cedric: Missouri.
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  Cedric: The Platte River at Sharps Station is forecast to crest at 30.6 feet early Saturday against a 26 foot flood stage, with backwater expected to flood Highway KK, and the Grand River near Chillicothe crests near 26.1 feet early today.
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  Cedric: Nebraska.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service updated its flood warning early this morning for seven counties after 2 to 5 inches of rain Monday into Tuesday, with Silver Creek reaching flood stage and numerous rural roads remaining in very poor condition.
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  Cedric: New Hampshire.
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  Cedric: The Wild River Fire on the White Mountain National Forest, five miles southwest of Shelburne, is the nation's only new large incident, at 288 acres and 11 percent contained with 50 personnel assigned and containment estimated November 7.
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  Cedric: New Mexico.
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  Cedric: San Juan County officials said Tuesday the crest has passed on all rivers, with floodwaters needing 24 to 48 hours to recede before evacuation orders can lift.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service measured the San Juan River at Shiprock at 17.3 feet late Tuesday against a 13.5 foot bankfull stage, down from a 24 hour peak of 18.6 feet.
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  Cedric: Crews made about 50 rescues this week, following 200 to 300 the week before, and the county counts at least 1,500 homes damaged with 2,000 to 3,000 people displaced.
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  Cedric: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked the President to declare a major disaster for flooding in northern New Mexico, which would open individual assistance to residents of San Juan, Cibola, Socorro and Santa Fe counties and the pueblos of Acoma
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  Cedric: and Laguna.
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  Cedric: New York.
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  Cedric: The State Department of Health and Lewis County Public Health announced the death of a child from measles, the first measles associated death in New York in more than 30 years, with 178 confirmed cases statewide as of October 24.
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  Cedric: Contact tracing is under way and the state has offered Lewis County outreach and local vaccination resources.
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  Cedric: The guidance directs an early MMR dose for infants 6 months and older in communities with transmission, a 21 day quarantine for exposed people without immunity, and isolation until four days after rash onset (official update published about 48 hours
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  Cedric: ago).
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  Cedric: Pennsylvania.
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  Cedric: The Department of Health's statewide measles update puts the 2026 total at 1,433 confirmed cases across 44 counties, with 269 hospitalizations and five measles associated deaths.
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  Cedric: State health center staff have given more than 6,800 MMR doses at 238 pop up clinics since late April, with dozens more scheduled.
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  Cedric: The department now recommends an early dose for infants 6 to 11 months who live in or travel to counties flagged for sustained community transmission (official update published about 48 hours ago).
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  Cedric: Utah.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service has a flood warning in effect through Thursday afternoon for the San Juan River from Bluff downstream to Lake Powell, with a crest near 23.5 feet expected Thursday morning and the river forecast out of its
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  Cedric: banks.
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  Cedric: Bluff's mayor warns that a flood damaged power structure near the town is leaning, and that a new surge could cut power to hundreds of families in Navajo Nation communities to the south and take out Bluff's cell service.
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  Cedric: Washington.
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  Cedric: The Sisi Fire on the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, ten miles northwest of Stehekin, stands at 4,816 acres and 40 percent containment with 28 personnel, and the national situation report lists residences threatened.
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  Cedric: In King County, the Fall City Water District said Tuesday afternoon that its latest samples came back satisfactory, but a second confirming round is required and the earliest its boil water notice could be lifted is late today.
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  Cedric: Puerto Rico.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in San Juan issued a Heat Advisory at 1:59 a.m.
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  Cedric: local time covering the entire island plus Culebra and Vieques, in effect from 10 a.m.
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  Cedric: to 5 p.m.
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  Cedric: this afternoon, and warns that elevated heat indices can worsen symptoms in people with chronic conditions, with the highest risk along coastal areas, lowlands, interior valleys and urban zones.
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  Cedric: U.S.
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  Cedric: Virgin Islands.
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  Cedric: The same advisory covers St.
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  Cedric: Thomas, St.
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  Cedric: John and adjacent islands and St.
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  Cedric: Croix, with the guidance to drink fluids, stay out of the sun and check on relatives and neighbors.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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