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Level 4 flood emergency across the Gulf Coast; Louisiana declares statewide emergency; Mississippi dam scare and Texas heat compound the threat. · EM Morning Brief

• 0:30
  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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  Friday,
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  June
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  19,
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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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  remnants
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  of
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  Tropical
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  Storm
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  Arthur
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  dominate
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  the
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  national
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  picture
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  this
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  morning.
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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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  made
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  landfall
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  on
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  the
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  Texas
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  coast
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  on
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  June
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  17
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  and
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  has
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  stalled
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  as
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  a
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  soaking
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  rain
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  machine
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  over
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  the
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  Deep
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  South.
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  The
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  Weather
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  Prediction
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  center
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  maintains
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  a
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  rare
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  level
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  4
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  of
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  4
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  high
• 1:00
  risk
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  for
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  excessive
• 1:01
  rainfall
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  and
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  more
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  than
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  17
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  million
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  people
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  across
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  Louisiana,
• 1:05
  Mississippi,
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  Alabama,
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  the
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  Florida
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  Panhandle
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  and
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  western
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  Georgia
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  sit
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  under
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  flood
• 1:10
  watches.
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  Five
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  Flash
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  flood
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  emergencies
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  the
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  highest
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  flood
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  alert
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  the
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  issues
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  were
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  declared
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  across
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  southern
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  Louisiana
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  and
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  Mississippi
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  on
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  Thursday,
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  with
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  rainfall
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  totals
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  reaching
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  12
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  to
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  26
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  inches
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  central
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  Louisiana.
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  At
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  least
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  three
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  deaths
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  are
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  tied
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  to
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  the
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  system,
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  two
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  in
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  central
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  Texas,
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  flash
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  flooding
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  before
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  landfall
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  and
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  a
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  road
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  crew
• 1:33
  member
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  killed
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  during
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  cleanup
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  in
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  Mississippi.
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  A
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  tornado
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  threat
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  accompanies
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  the
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  heavy
• 1:38
  rain
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  across
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  the
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  Southeast.
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  Heat
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  is
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  the
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  second
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  national
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  lifeline
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  concern.
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  South
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  Central
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  Texas
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  saw
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  105
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  to
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  115
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  degree
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  heat
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  on
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  Thursday,
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  with
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  extreme
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  heat
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  warnings
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  along
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  the
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  I35
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  corridor
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  eastward
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  and
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  heat
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  advisories
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  across
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  the
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  Hill
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  country
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  on
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  the
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  Wildfire
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  side.
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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's
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  June
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  18
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  Incident
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  Management
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  Situation
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  Report
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  holds
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  the
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  national
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  preparedness
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  level
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  at
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  2
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  on
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  a
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  1
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  to
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  5
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  scale,
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  with
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  27
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  large
• 2:09
  fires
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  being
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  suppressed,
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  eight
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  new
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  large
• 2:11
  fires
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  reported
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  and
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  roughly
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  4,988
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  personnel
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  assigned
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  nationally.
• 2:16
  On
• 2:17
  the
• 2:17
  federal
• 2:17
  assistance
• 2:18
  front,
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  a
• 2:18
  Presidential
• 2:19
  Major
• 2:19
  Disaster
• 2:20
  Declaration
• 2:20
  For
• 2:20
  Delaware
• 2:21
  Federal
• 2:21
  FEMA
• 2:22
  4960
• 2:23
  Dr.
• 2:24
  Covering
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  public
• 2:25
  assistance
• 2:25
  for
• 2:25
  a
• 2:26
  February
• 2:26
  severe
• 2:27
  winter
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  storm
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  was
• 2:28
  published
• 2:28
  in
• 2:28
  the
• 2:28
  Federal
• 2:29
  Register
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  on
• 2:29
  June
• 2:30
  18th.
• 2:30
  Official
• 2:31
  update
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  there
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  is
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  no
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  new
• 2:33
  National
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  Terrorism
• 2:34
  Advisory
• 2:34
  System
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  Bulletin
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  and
• 2:36
  no
• 2:36
  new
• 2:36
  CISA
• 2:37
  Known
• 2:37
  Exploited
• 2:38
  vulnerabilities
• 2:38
  entry
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  within
• 2:39
  the
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  last
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  24
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  hours.
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  Let's
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  run
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  through
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  the
• 2:43
  states.
• 2:44
  Alabama
• 2:45
  Arthur's
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  remnants
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  drenched
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  the
• 2:46
  state
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  Thursday
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  with
• 2:47
  heavy
• 2:48
  rain,
• 2:49
  downed
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  trees
• 2:49
  and
• 2:49
  power
• 2:50
  disruptions.
• 2:51
  The
• 2:52
  Alabama
• 2:52
  and
• 2:52
  Mississippi
• 2:53
  coasts
• 2:53
  were
• 2:54
  placed
• 2:54
  under
• 2:54
  the
• 2:54
  rare
• 2:55
  level
• 2:55
  4
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  of
• 2:56
  4
• 2:56
  high
• 2:56
  risk
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  for
• 2:57
  excessive
• 2:57
  rainfall
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  and
• 2:58
  flash
• 2:59
  flood
• 2:59
  and
• 2:59
  tornado
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  threats
• 3:00
  continued
• 3:00
  into
• 3:01
  Thursday
• 3:01
  night
• 3:01
  as
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  tropical
• 3:02
  moisture
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  collided
• 3:03
  with
• 3:03
  a
• 3:03
  front.
• 3:05
  Delaware
• 3:06
  A
• 3:06
  Presidential
• 3:07
  major
• 3:07
  disaster
• 3:07
  declaration
• 3:08
  FEMA
• 3:08
  4960
• 3:09
  doctor
• 3:10
  for
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  February
• 3:11
  22
• 3:12
  to
• 3:12
  23
• 3:12
  severe
• 3:13
  winter
• 3:13
  storm
• 3:14
  was
• 3:14
  published
• 3:14
  in
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  Federal
• 3:15
  Register
• 3:15
  on
• 3:15
  June
• 3:16
  18th
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  on
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  authorizing
• 3:17
  public
• 3:17
  assistance
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  for
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  state
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  and
• 3:19
  local
• 3:19
  recovery
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  costs.
• 3:20
  Official
• 3:21
  Update
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  Florida
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  the
• 3:24
  Florida
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  Panhandle
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  is
• 3:25
  inside
• 3:25
  the
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  primary
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  flood
• 3:26
  threat
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  zone
• 3:27
  with
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  flood
• 3:28
  watches
• 3:28
  in
• 3:28
  effect
• 3:29
  as
• 3:29
  Arthur's
• 3:29
  remnants
• 3:30
  push
• 3:30
  rainfall
• 3:31
  totals
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  5
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  10
• 3:32
  inches
• 3:33
  locally
• 3:33
  higher
• 3:34
  through
• 3:34
  Friday.
• 3:36
  Separately,
• 3:36
  the
• 3:36
  city
• 3:37
  of
• 3:37
  Pinellas
• 3:37
  park
• 3:38
  and
• 3:38
  Pinellas
• 3:38
  county
• 3:39
  utilities
• 3:39
  issued
• 3:40
  a
• 3:40
  precautionary
• 3:41
  boil
• 3:41
  water
• 3:41
  notice
• 3:42
  for
• 3:42
  Pinellas
• 3:43
  park
• 3:43
  residents
• 3:44
  after
• 3:44
  an
• 3:44
  extended
• 3:45
  water
• 3:45
  outage
• 3:45
  on
• 3:45
  June
• 3:46
  17.
• 3:47
  Service
• 3:48
  has
• 3:48
  since
• 3:48
  been
• 3:49
  restored
• 3:49
  and
• 3:49
  the
• 3:50
  notice
• 3:50
  remains
• 3:50
  in
• 3:50
  effect
• 3:51
  as
• 3:51
  a
• 3:51
  precaution.
• 3:53
  GEORGIA
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  Western
• 3:54
  Georgia
• 3:54
  is
• 3:54
  under
• 3:55
  flood
• 3:55
  watches
• 3:56
  as
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  threat
• 3:56
  zone
• 3:57
  extends
• 3:57
  eastward
• 3:58
  from
• 3:58
  the
• 3:58
  Gulf.
• 3:58
  States
• 3:59
  forecasters
• 4:00
  warn
• 4:00
  that
• 4:00
  stalled
• 4:01
  bands
• 4:01
  of
• 4:01
  heavy
• 4:02
  rain
• 4:02
  could
• 4:02
  produce
• 4:03
  rapid
• 4:03
  flooding
• 4:04
  through
• 4:04
  Friday
• 4:05
  with
• 4:05
  a
• 4:05
  residual
• 4:06
  severe
• 4:06
  thunderstorm
• 4:07
  and
• 4:07
  tornado
• 4:08
  risk.
• 4:09
  Louisiana
• 4:10
  governor
• 4:10
  Jeff
• 4:11
  Landry
• 4:11
  declared
• 4:12
  a
• 4:12
  state
• 4:12
  of
• 4:12
  emergency,
• 4:13
  citing
• 4:14
  widespread
• 4:14
  rainfall,
• 4:15
  severe
• 4:15
  storms
• 4:16
  and
• 4:16
  flooding.
• 4:17
  A
• 4:18
  large
• 4:18
  scale
• 4:18
  flood
• 4:19
  rescue
• 4:19
  effort
• 4:19
  was
• 4:20
  launched
• 4:20
  in
• 4:20
  Avoyelles
• 4:21
  Parish,
• 4:21
  where
• 4:22
  southern
• 4:22
  areas
• 4:22
  near
• 4:23
  Cottonport
• 4:23
  recorded
• 4:24
  12
• 4:24
  to
• 4:24
  26
• 4:25
  inches
• 4:25
  of
• 4:25
  rain
• 4:26
  and
• 4:26
  at
• 4:26
  least
• 4:27
  200
• 4:27
  homes
• 4:27
  were
• 4:28
  inundated.
• 4:30
  Firefighters
• 4:30
  and
• 4:30
  Louisiana
• 4:31
  Department
• 4:31
  of
• 4:32
  Wildlife
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  Fisheries
• 4:33
  agents
• 4:33
  rescued
• 4:34
  residents
• 4:34
  trapped
• 4:35
  by
• 4:35
  rising
• 4:35
  water
• 4:36
  and
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  Red
• 4:36
  Cross
• 4:37
  opened
• 4:37
  a
• 4:37
  shelter
• 4:37
  at
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  Cauchon
• 4:38
  delay
• 4:39
  Center
• 4:39
  in
• 4:39
  Mansoura.
• 4:40
  The
• 4:41
  declaration
• 4:41
  specifically
• 4:42
  covers
• 4:42
  Avoyelles,
• 4:43
  La.
• 4:43
  Forche,
• 4:44
  Pointe
• 4:44
  Coupe,
• 4:45
  St.
• 4:45
  Landry,
• 4:46
  St.
• 4:46
  Tammany
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  Terrebonne
• 4:47
  parishes.
• 4:48
  Mississippi
• 4:49
  Stone
• 4:50
  county
• 4:50
  and
• 4:50
  south
• 4:51
  central
• 4:51
  Pearl
• 4:51
  river
• 4:52
  county
• 4:52
  recorded
• 4:53
  more
• 4:53
  than
• 4:53
  10
• 4:53
  inches
• 4:54
  of
• 4:54
  rain
• 4:54
  and
• 4:55
  a
• 4:55
  flash
• 4:55
  flood
• 4:56
  emergency
• 4:56
  was
• 4:56
  issued
• 4:57
  for
• 4:57
  Poplarville
• 4:58
  and
• 4:58
  Picayune.
• 4:59
  Early
• 5:00
  reports
• 5:00
  indicated
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  Anchor
• 5:02
  Lake
• 5:02
  Dam
• 5:02
  near
• 5:02
  Carrier
• 5:03
  had
• 5:03
  failed,
• 5:04
  prompting
• 5:04
  a
• 5:05
  precautionary
• 5:05
  evacuation
• 5:06
  of
• 5:06
  about
• 5:07
  30
• 5:07
  downstream
• 5:08
  homes.
• 5:09
  The
• 5:09
  Mississippi
• 5:10
  Emergency
• 5:10
  Management
• 5:11
  Agency
• 5:12
  later
• 5:12
  stated
• 5:12
  the
• 5:13
  dam
• 5:13
  was
• 5:13
  not
• 5:13
  breached
• 5:14
  and
• 5:14
  was
• 5:14
  working
• 5:15
  as
• 5:15
  designed,
• 5:16
  expressed
• 5:16
  high
• 5:16
  confidence
• 5:17
  in
• 5:17
  its
• 5:17
  structural
• 5:18
  integrity
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  evacuation
• 5:20
  order
• 5:20
  was
• 5:20
  lifted.
• 5:21
  A
• 5:22
  road
• 5:22
  crew
• 5:22
  member
• 5:23
  was
• 5:23
  killed
• 5:23
  during
• 5:23
  storm
• 5:24
  cleanup
• 5:24
  in
• 5:24
  the
• 5:25
  state.
• 5:26
  Texas
• 5:27
  Arthur
• 5:27
  made
• 5:27
  landfall
• 5:28
  on
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  Texas
• 5:28
  coast
• 5:29
  on
• 5:29
  June
• 5:29
  17
• 5:30
  and
• 5:30
  at
• 5:30
  least
• 5:31
  two
• 5:31
  people
• 5:31
  died
• 5:32
  in
• 5:32
  flash
• 5:32
  flooding
• 5:33
  in
• 5:33
  Central
• 5:33
  Texas
• 5:34
  as
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  disturbance
• 5:35
  moved
• 5:35
  through
• 5:35
  before
• 5:36
  landfall.
• 5:37
  South
• 5:37
  Central
• 5:38
  Texas
• 5:38
  also
• 5:39
  faced
• 5:39
  dangerous
• 5:39
  heat
• 5:40
  on
• 5:40
  Thursday
• 5:40
  with
• 5:41
  extreme
• 5:41
  heat
• 5:41
  warnings
• 5:42
  along
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  east
• 5:42
  of
• 5:42
  I35
• 5:43
  and
• 5:43
  heat
• 5:44
  advisories
• 5:44
  in
• 5:44
  the
• 5:44
  Hill
• 5:45
  country
• 5:45
  as
• 5:46
  temperatures
• 5:46
  reached
• 5:47
  105
• 5:47
  to
• 5:48
  115
• 5:49
  degrees.
• 5:51
  All
• 5:51
  other
• 5:52
  states
• 5:52
  and
• 5:52
  territories
• 5:53
  have
• 5:53
  no
• 5:53
  significant
• 5:54
  updates
• 5:54
  in
• 5:55
  the
• 5:55
  last
• 5:55
  24
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  hours
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