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State Emergency Declarations and Rising Natural Disasters: A Review · 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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  Friday,
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  April
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  3,
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  2026.
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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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  a
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  national
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  preparedness
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  level
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  of
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  2,
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  with
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  16
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires
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  and
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  1,794
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  personnel
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  assigned
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  to
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  wildfire
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  suppression
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  across
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  the
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  country.
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  Year
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  to
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  date,
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  17,006
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  wildfires
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  have
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  burned
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  over
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  1.6
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  million
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  acres.
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  Two
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  fuels
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  and
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  fire
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  behavior
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  advisories
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  remain
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  in
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  effect
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  for
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  the
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  northern,
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  central
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  and
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  southern
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  Great
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  Plains,
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  where
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  historically
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  dry
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  fuels
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  continue
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  to
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  drive
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  extreme
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  rates
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  of
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  fire
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  spread.
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  CISA
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  added
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  one
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  new
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  vulnerability
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  to
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  the
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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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  April
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  1,
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  CVE2026
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  5281
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  a
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  use
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  after
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  free
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  bug
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  in
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  Google
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  Chrome's
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  Dawn
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  WebGPU
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  implementation
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  that
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  is
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  actively
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  exploited
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  in
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  the
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  wild.
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  Federal
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  agencies
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  face
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  a
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  remediation
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  deadline
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  of
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  April
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  15.
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  Separately,
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  the
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  April
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  3
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  patching
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  deadline
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  arrives
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  today
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  for
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  five
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  vulnerabilities
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  flagged
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  in
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  mid
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  March
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  affecting
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  Apple,
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  WebKit,
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  CraftCMS
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  and
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  Laravel
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  LiveWire.
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  CISA's
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  Emergency
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  Directive
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  2603
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  regarding
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  Cisco
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  SD
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  WAN
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  systems
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  remains
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  active
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  with
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  Supplemental
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  Hunt
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  and
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  Hardening
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  guidance
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  still
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  in
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  effect
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  for
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  federal
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  agencies.
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  The
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  is
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  tracking
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  an
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  active
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  severe
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  weather
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  pattern
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  across
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  the
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  central
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  United
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  States.
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  Strong
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  to
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  severe
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  thunderstorms
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  are
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  expected
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  from
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  the
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  southern
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  Plains
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  through
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  the
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  Midwest
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  today,
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  with
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  a
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  few
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  tornadoes
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  and
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  isolated
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  very
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  large
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  hail
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  possible
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  from
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  northern
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  Missouri
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  into
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  southern
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  Iowa.
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  Storms
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  are
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  forecast
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  to
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  evolve
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  into
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  an
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  extensive
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  line
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  from
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  Iowa
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  to
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  Oklahoma
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  and
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  northwest
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  Texas.
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  Simultaneously,
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  a
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  late
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  season
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  winter
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  storm
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  continues
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  to
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  impact
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  the
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  upper
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  Midwest
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  and
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  with
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  freezing
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  rain,
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  sleet
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  and
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  heavy
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  snow
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  causing
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  hazardous
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  travel,
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  school
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  closures
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  and
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  scattered
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  power
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  outages
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  from
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  Minnesota
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  through
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  Wisconsin
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  into
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  Northern
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  Michigan.
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  The
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  US
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  embassy
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  in
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  Baghdad
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  issued
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  a
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  security
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  alert
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  on
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  April
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  2,
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  warning
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  that
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  Iraqi
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  terrorist
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  militia
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  groups
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  aligned
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  with
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  Iran
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  may
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  conduct
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  attacks
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  in
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  central
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  Baghdad
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  and
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  within
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  24
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  to
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  48
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  hours,
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  urging
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  US
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  citizens
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  to
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  leave
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  Iraq
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  immediately.
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  The
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  Department
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  of
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  State's
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  worldwide
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  caution
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  remains
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  in
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  effect
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  with
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  heightened
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  advisories
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  across
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  the
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  Middle
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  east
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  where
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  several
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  nations
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  including
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  Saudi
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  Arabia,
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  Oman,
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  Kuwait
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  and
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  Bahrain
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  have
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  been
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  elevated
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  to
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  level
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  three.
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  Reconsider
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  Travel
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  following
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  the
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  ongoing
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  Iran
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  conflict,
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  the
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  FDA
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  announced
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  a
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  voluntary
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  recall
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  of
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  Raw
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  Farm
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  raw
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  milk
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  cheddar
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  cheese
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  on
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  April
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  2
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  due
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  to
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  potential
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  E.
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  Coli
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  contamination
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  distributed
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  nationwide.
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  Let's
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  states
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  and
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  territories.
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  Alaska
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  Today,
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  April
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  3rd
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  is
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  the
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  deadline
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  to
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  apply
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  for
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  FEMA
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  disaster
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  assistance
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  under
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  Dr.
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  4699
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  for
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  survivors
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  of
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  the
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  October
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  2025
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  severe
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  storms,
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  flooding
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  and
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  remnants
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  of
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  Typhoon
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  Heilong.
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  Applications
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  must
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  be
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  received
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  by
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  11:59pm
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  local
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  time.
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  As
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  of
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  yesterday
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  $45
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  million
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  in
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  individual
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  assistance
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  has
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  been
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  approved
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  for
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  2,447
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  households
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  across
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  affected
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  communities.
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  Eligible
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  survivors
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  may
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  receive
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  help
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  with
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  home
• 3:16
  repairs,
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  rental
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  expenses,
• 3:18
  vehicle
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  damage,
• 3:19
  medical
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  costs,
• 3:20
  subsistence
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  equipment
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  and
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  temporary
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  housing.
• 3:23
  California
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  A
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  magnitude
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  4.6
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  earthquake
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  struck
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  near
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  Boulder
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  Creek
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  in
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  Santa
• 3:28
  Cruz
• 3:28
  Mountains
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  on
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  April
• 3:29
  2
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  at
• 3:30
  1:41am
• 3:31
  PDT,
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  roughly
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  60
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  miles
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  south
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  of
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  San
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  Francisco.
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  Residents
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  reported
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  moderate
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  shaking
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  in
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  Boulder
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  Creek,
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  Brookdale,
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  Bonnie
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  Doon,
• 3:39
  Ben
• 3:39
  Lomond,
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  Felton
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  and
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  Mount
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  Hermon.
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  Light
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  shaking
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  was
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  felt
• 3:43
  in
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  San
• 3:44
  Francisco
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  and
• 3:44
  weak
• 3:45
  shaking
• 3:45
  reached
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  Sacramento.
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  The
• 3:47
  initial
• 3:47
  magnitude
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  was
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  reported
• 3:49
  as
• 3:49
  high
• 3:49
  as
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  5.1
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  before
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  being
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  revised
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  downward.
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  The
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  USGS
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  aftershock
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  Forecast
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  indicates
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  a
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  60%
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  chance
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  of
• 3:56
  a
• 3:56
  magnitude
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  3.0
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  or
• 3:58
  higher
• 3:58
  aftershock
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  and
• 3:59
  a
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  14%
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  chance
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  of
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  a
• 4:01
  4.0
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  or
• 4:02
  higher
• 4:02
  event
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  within
• 4:02
  the
• 4:03
  next
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  seven
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  days.
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  No
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  major
• 4:05
  damage
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  or
• 4:06
  injuries
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  are
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  reported.
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  The
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  state
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  continues
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  to
• 4:10
  recover
• 4:10
  from
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  two
• 4:11
  back
• 4:11
  to
• 4:11
  back
• 4:11
  KONA
• 4:12
  Lo
• 4:12
  storm
• 4:12
  systems
• 4:13
  that
• 4:13
  struck
• 4:13
  in
• 4:13
  mid
• 4:14
  to
• 4:14
  late
• 4:14
  March,
• 4:15
  bringing
• 4:15
  catastrophic
• 4:16
  flooding,
• 4:16
  landslides
• 4:17
  and
• 4:17
  widespread
• 4:18
  damage
• 4:18
  across
• 4:19
  every
• 4:19
  county.
• 4:20
  Governor
• 4:21
  Josh
• 4:21
  Green
• 4:21
  estimates
• 4:22
  damages
• 4:22
  exceed
• 4:23
  $1
• 4:23
  billion.
• 4:24
  A
• 4:24
  request
• 4:25
  for
• 4:25
  a
• 4:25
  presidential
• 4:26
  major
• 4:26
  disaster
• 4:27
  declaration
• 4:27
  submitted
• 4:28
  March
• 4:28
  23rd
• 4:29
  remains
• 4:30
  pending
• 4:30
  with
• 4:30
  no
• 4:31
  word
• 4:31
  from
• 4:31
  the
• 4:31
  White
• 4:31
  house
• 4:32
  as
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  April
• 4:32
  1.
• 4:34
  Kilauea's
• 4:34
  Hallomumu
• 4:35
  eruption
• 4:35
  is
• 4:36
  currently
• 4:36
  paused,
• 4:36
  with
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  summit
• 4:37
  inflating
• 4:38
  USGS
• 4:39
  forecasts
• 4:39
  episode
• 4:40
  44
• 4:40
  between
• 4:41
  April
• 4:41
  6
• 4:41
  and
• 4:42
  14.
• 4:43
  Illinois
• 4:45
  Severe
• 4:45
  thunderstorms
• 4:46
  moved
• 4:46
  across
• 4:46
  northern
• 4:47
  Illinois
• 4:47
  on
• 4:47
  April
• 4:48
  2
• 4:48
  and
• 4:49
  additional
• 4:49
  rounds
• 4:49
  of
• 4:50
  storms
• 4:50
  are
• 4:50
  expected
• 4:51
  today
• 4:51
  as
• 4:51
  part
• 4:51
  of
• 4:52
  a
• 4:52
  broader
• 4:52
  system
• 4:52
  extending
• 4:53
  from
• 4:53
  Iowa
• 4:54
  through
• 4:54
  the
• 4:54
  Midwest.
• 4:55
  The
• 4:56
  primary
• 4:56
  threats
• 4:56
  include
• 4:57
  large
• 4:57
  hail,
• 4:58
  damaging
• 4:58
  straight
• 4:59
  line
• 4:59
  winds
• 4:59
  of
• 4:59
  60
• 5:00
  mph
• 5:00
  or
• 5:01
  higher
• 5:02
  and
• 5:02
  a
• 5:02
  few
• 5:02
  tornadoes,
• 5:03
  particularly
• 5:03
  as
• 5:04
  storms
• 5:04
  organize
• 5:04
  into
• 5:05
  squall
• 5:05
  lines
• 5:05
  during
• 5:06
  the
• 5:06
  afternoon
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  evening
• 5:07
  hours.
• 5:09
  Iowa
• 5:10
  Iowa
• 5:11
  faces
• 5:11
  a
• 5:11
  renewed
• 5:12
  severe
• 5:12
  storm
• 5:12
  threat
• 5:13
  today
• 5:13
  with
• 5:13
  tornado
• 5:14
  risk,
• 5:14
  large
• 5:15
  hail
• 5:15
  and
• 5:15
  damaging
• 5:16
  winds
• 5:16
  expected.
• 5:18
  The
• 5:18
  Storm
• 5:18
  Prediction
• 5:19
  center
• 5:19
  has
• 5:19
  highlighted
• 5:20
  northern
• 5:20
  Missouri
• 5:21
  into
• 5:21
  southern
• 5:21
  Iowa
• 5:22
  as
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  area
• 5:23
  with
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  highest
• 5:23
  tornado
• 5:24
  potential
• 5:24
  from
• 5:24
  any
• 5:25
  sustained
• 5:25
  supercells.
• 5:27
  Storms
• 5:27
  are
• 5:28
  forecast
• 5:28
  to
• 5:28
  evolve
• 5:29
  into
• 5:29
  an
• 5:29
  extensive
• 5:29
  squall
• 5:30
  line
• 5:30
  through
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  afternoon
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  evening.
• 5:33
  Michigan
• 5:33
  Governor
• 5:34
  Whitmer
• 5:34
  issued
• 5:35
  Executive
• 5:35
  Order
• 5:35
  20264
• 5:37
  on
• 5:37
  April
• 5:37
  2,
• 5:38
  declaring
• 5:38
  a
• 5:38
  state
• 5:38
  of
• 5:39
  energy
• 5:39
  emergency
• 5:40
  suspending
• 5:40
  the
• 5:41
  May
• 5:41
  1
• 5:41
  low
• 5:41
  vapor
• 5:42
  pressure
• 5:42
  gasoline
• 5:43
  requirement
• 5:43
  in
• 5:44
  Wayne,
• 5:44
  Oakland,
• 5:45
  Macomb,
• 5:46
  washtenaw,
• 5:46
  Livingston,
• 5:47
  Monroe,
• 5:48
  St.
• 5:48
  Clair
• 5:48
  and
• 5:49
  Lenoi
• 5:49
  counties.
• 5:50
  The
• 5:50
  action
• 5:51
  responds
• 5:51
  to
• 5:51
  gas
• 5:52
  prices
• 5:52
  spiking
• 5:53
  roughly
• 5:53
  30%
• 5:54
  to
• 5:54
  $3.89
• 5:55
  per
• 5:55
  gallon
• 5:56
  due
• 5:56
  to
• 5:56
  to
• 5:57
  disruptions
• 5:57
  in
• 5:57
  global
• 5:58
  oil
• 5:58
  markets
• 5:58
  from
• 5:58
  the
• 5:59
  Iran
• 5:59
  conflict.
• 6:00
  The
• 6:00
  order
• 6:00
  could
• 6:01
  reduce
• 6:01
  pump
• 6:01
  prices
• 6:02
  by
• 6:02
  10
• 6:02
  to
• 6:02
  20
• 6:03
  cents
• 6:03
  per
• 6:03
  gallon
• 6:04
  for
• 6:04
  approximately
• 6:05
  5
• 6:05
  million
• 6:05
  residents.
• 6:07
  It
• 6:07
  remains
• 6:07
  in
• 6:07
  effect
• 6:08
  until
• 6:08
  conditions
• 6:09
  subside
• 6:09
  or
• 6:10
  July
• 6:10
  1,
• 6:11
  2026,
• 6:11
  whichever
• 6:12
  comes
• 6:12
  first
• 6:14
  separately,
• 6:14
  the
• 6:15
  late
• 6:15
  season
• 6:15
  winter
• 6:16
  storm
• 6:16
  continues
• 6:17
  to
• 6:17
  bring
• 6:17
  freezing
• 6:17
  rain
• 6:18
  and
• 6:18
  ice
• 6:18
  accumulation
• 6:19
  to
• 6:19
  northern
• 6:19
  Michigan,
• 6:20
  contributing
• 6:21
  to
• 6:21
  hazardous
• 6:22
  travel
• 6:22
  and
• 6:22
  and
• 6:22
  scattered
• 6:23
  power
• 6:23
  outages.
• 6:25
  Minnesota
• 6:26
  the
• 6:26
  upper
• 6:27
  Midwest
• 6:27
  winter
• 6:27
  storm
• 6:28
  is
• 6:28
  producing
• 6:28
  significant
• 6:29
  freezing
• 6:29
  rain
• 6:30
  across
• 6:30
  southern
• 6:30
  Minnesota
• 6:31
  with
• 6:31
  ice
• 6:32
  accretions
• 6:32
  ranging
• 6:33
  from
• 6:33
  0.1
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  0.25
• 6:35
  inches
• 6:35
  and
• 6:36
  localized
• 6:36
  amounts
• 6:37
  approaching
• 6:38
  0.5
• 6:38
  inches.
• 6:40
  Ice
• 6:40
  Storm
• 6:41
  warnings
• 6:41
  and
• 6:41
  winter
• 6:41
  storm
• 6:42
  warnings
• 6:42
  are
• 6:42
  in
• 6:42
  effect.
• 6:43
  Schools
• 6:44
  have
• 6:44
  reported
• 6:44
  delays
• 6:45
  in
• 6:45
  closures
• 6:45
  and
• 6:46
  hazardous
• 6:46
  travel
• 6:47
  conditions.
• 6:47
  Persistent
• 6:49
  A
• 6:49
  second
• 6:49
  storm
• 6:49
  system
• 6:50
  is
• 6:50
  prolonging
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  icy
• 6:51
  conditions,
• 6:52
  increasing
• 6:52
  the
• 6:53
  risk
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  cumulative
• 6:54
  ice
• 6:54
  loading
• 6:54
  on
• 6:54
  trees
• 6:55
  and
• 6:55
  power
• 6:55
  infrastructure.
• 6:59
  Severe
• 6:59
  thunderstorms
• 7:00
  are
• 7:00
  expected
• 7:00
  today
• 7:01
  across
• 7:01
  the
• 7:01
  state,
• 7:02
  with
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  Storm
• 7:02
  Prediction
• 7:03
  center
• 7:03
  highlighting
• 7:04
  northern
• 7:04
  Missouri
• 7:05
  as
• 7:05
  part
• 7:05
  of
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  corridor
• 7:06
  with
• 7:06
  tornado
• 7:06
  potential.
• 7:08
  Large
• 7:08
  hail
• 7:08
  capable
• 7:09
  of
• 7:09
  damaging
• 7:09
  vehicles,
• 7:10
  roofs
• 7:11
  and
• 7:11
  crops
• 7:11
  is
• 7:12
  the
• 7:12
  primary
• 7:12
  threat
• 7:13
  along
• 7:13
  with
• 7:13
  straight
• 7:14
  line
• 7:14
  winds
• 7:14
  exceeding
• 7:15
  60
• 7:15
  mph
• 7:16
  as
• 7:16
  as
• 7:16
  storms
• 7:17
  cluster
• 7:17
  into
• 7:18
  squall
• 7:18
  lines.
• 7:20
  Nebraska
• 7:21
  Governor
• 7:21
  Pillin
• 7:22
  rescinded
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  statewide
• 7:23
  burn
• 7:23
  ban
• 7:23
  on
• 7:23
  April
• 7:24
  2nd
• 7:24
  as
• 7:24
  wildfire
• 7:25
  risk
• 7:25
  eases.
• 7:26
  The
• 7:26
  Cottonwood
• 7:27
  Fire
• 7:27
  is
• 7:27
  100%
• 7:28
  contained
• 7:29
  at
• 7:29
  129,253
• 7:31
  acres,
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  Ashby
• 7:32
  Fire
• 7:33
  is
• 7:33
  97%
• 7:34
  contained
• 7:34
  at
• 7:34
  36.
• 7:35
  4
• 7:35
  acres
• 7:36
  and
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  Minor
• 7:37
  Fire
• 7:37
  is
• 7:37
  now
• 7:38
  fully
• 7:38
  contained
• 7:38
  at
• 7:39
  14,082
• 7:40
  acres
• 7:41
  across
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  state.
• 7:42
  Approximately
• 7:43
  874,489
• 7:45
  acres
• 7:46
  have
• 7:46
  burned
• 7:46
  in
• 7:46
  the
• 7:47
  2026
• 7:47
  wildfire
• 7:48
  SC
• 7:48
  season,
• 7:49
  making
• 7:49
  it
• 7:49
  one
• 7:49
  of
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  most
• 7:50
  destructive
• 7:50
  on
• 7:51
  record.
• 7:52
  Multiple
• 7:52
  fire
• 7:53
  departments
• 7:53
  are
• 7:53
  holding
• 7:54
  off
• 7:54
  on
• 7:54
  issuing
• 7:54
  new
• 7:55
  burn
• 7:55
  permits
• 7:55
  as
• 7:56
  conditions
• 7:56
  remain
• 7:57
  dry.
• 7:58
  Crews
• 7:58
  remain
• 7:58
  on
• 7:59
  alert
• 7:59
  in
• 7:59
  Alliance,
• 8:00
  Ogallala,
• 8:01
  North
• 8:01
  Platte,
• 8:02
  Broken
• 8:02
  Bow
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  Grand
• 8:03
  Island.
• 8:04
  Hay
• 8:05
  deliveries
• 8:05
  from
• 8:05
  South
• 8:05
  Dakota
• 8:06
  and
• 8:06
  other
• 8:06
  neighboring
• 8:07
  states
• 8:07
  continue
• 8:07
  to
• 8:08
  support
• 8:08
  displaced
• 8:09
  ranchers.
• 8:10
  New
• 8:10
  Mexico
• 8:11
  the
• 8:11
  Santa
• 8:11
  Fe
• 8:12
  national
• 8:12
  forest
• 8:12
  implemented
• 8:13
  Stage
• 8:13
  1
• 8:14
  fire
• 8:14
  restrictions
• 8:15
  forest
• 8:15
  wide,
• 8:15
  effective
• 8:16
  April
• 8:16
  2,
• 8:17
  running
• 8:17
  through
• 8:17
  September
• 8:18
  30,
• 8:19
  2026.
• 8:21
  The
• 8:21
  restrictions
• 8:22
  reflect
• 8:22
  elevated
• 8:23
  fire
• 8:23
  risk
• 8:23
  due
• 8:23
  to
• 8:24
  dry
• 8:24
  conditions.
• 8:25
  The
• 8:25
  Sago
• 8:26
  Fire,
• 8:26
  located
• 8:27
  19
• 8:27
  miles
• 8:28
  east
• 8:28
  of
• 8:28
  Mescalero,
• 8:29
  has
• 8:29
  reached
• 8:30
  75%
• 8:31
  containment
• 8:31
  and
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  Nacimiento
• 8:33
  Wildfire
• 8:33
  in
• 8:33
  the
• 8:34
  Cuba
• 8:34
  Ranger
• 8:34
  District
• 8:35
  is
• 8:35
  100%
• 8:36
  contained.
• 8:37
  Oklahoma
• 8:39
  Severe
• 8:39
  storms
• 8:39
  are
• 8:40
  expected
• 8:40
  to
• 8:40
  push
• 8:40
  through
• 8:41
  Oklahoma
• 8:41
  today
• 8:42
  as
• 8:42
  part
• 8:42
  of
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  broad
• 8:42
  system
• 8:43
  extending
• 8:44
  from
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  Southern
• 8:44
  Plains
• 8:45
  through
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  Midwest.
• 8:47
  The
• 8:47
  primary
• 8:47
  threats
• 8:47
  are
• 8:48
  large
• 8:48
  hail
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  damaging
• 8:49
  winds
• 8:49
  with
• 8:50
  heavy
• 8:50
  rain
• 8:50
  and
• 8:50
  potential
• 8:51
  flooding
• 8:51
  from
• 8:52
  Friday
• 8:52
  evening
• 8:52
  into
• 8:53
  Saturday
• 8:53
  morning.
• 8:55
  The
• 8:55
  state
• 8:55
  continues
• 8:56
  recovery
• 8:56
  from
• 8:56
  the
• 8:56
  February
• 8:57
  wildfire
• 8:57
  emergency
• 8:58
  in
• 8:58
  Beaver,
• 8:59
  Texas
• 8:59
  and
• 9:00
  Woodward
• 9:00
  counties,
• 9:02
  Texas
• 9:03
  A
• 9:03
  heavy
• 9:04
  rain
• 9:04
  event
• 9:04
  is
• 9:04
  forecast
• 9:05
  for
• 9:05
  the
• 9:05
  Southern
• 9:05
  Plains
• 9:06
  beginning
• 9:06
  Friday
• 9:07
  evening
• 9:07
  with
• 9:08
  marginal
• 9:08
  excessive
• 9:09
  rainfall
• 9:09
  risk
• 9:10
  from
• 9:10
  central
• 9:10
  Texas
• 9:11
  through
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  lower
• 9:11
  Mississippi
• 9:12
  River
• 9:12
  Valley.
• 9:14
  Severe
• 9:14
  thunderstorms
• 9:15
  with
• 9:15
  large
• 9:15
  hail
• 9:16
  and
• 9:16
  damaging
• 9:16
  winds
• 9:17
  are
• 9:17
  expected
• 9:18
  as
• 9:18
  the
• 9:18
  storm
• 9:19
  system
• 9:19
  moves
• 9:19
  through.
• 9:21
  The
• 9:21
  NIFC
• 9:22
  fuels
• 9:22
  advisory
• 9:23
  for
• 9:23
  the
• 9:23
  southern
• 9:23
  Great
• 9:24
  Plains
• 9:24
  remains
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  effect,
• 9:25
  noting
• 9:26
  above
• 9:26
  normal
• 9:27
  to
• 9:27
  exceptional
• 9:27
  grass
• 9:28
  loads
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  continue
• 9:29
  to
• 9:29
  drive
• 9:29
  elevated
• 9:30
  wildfire
• 9:31
  risk
• 9:31
  in
• 9:31
  drier
• 9:32
  periods.
• 9:33
  Virginia
• 9:33
  A
• 9:34
  water
• 9:34
  main
• 9:34
  break
• 9:34
  on
• 9:35
  April
• 9:35
  1st
• 9:35
  in
• 9:36
  Colonial
• 9:36
  Heights
• 9:37
  prompted
• 9:37
  a
• 9:37
  boil
• 9:38
  water
• 9:38
  advisory
• 9:39
  affecting
• 9:39
  parts
• 9:39
  of
• 9:39
  the
• 9:40
  city.
• 9:41
  Residents
• 9:41
  were
• 9:41
  left
• 9:42
  without
• 9:42
  water
• 9:42
  for
• 9:43
  hours
• 9:43
  before
• 9:43
  service
• 9:44
  was
• 9:44
  restored.
• 9:45
  The
• 9:45
  advisory
• 9:46
  remains
• 9:46
  in
• 9:47
  effect
• 9:47
  pending
• 9:47
  satisfactory
• 9:48
  water
• 9:48
  sample
• 9:49
  results.
• 9:50
  Wisconsin
• 9:52
  the
• 9:53
  late
• 9:53
  season
• 9:53
  winter
• 9:54
  storm
• 9:54
  is
• 9:54
  bringing
• 9:54
  freezing
• 9:55
  rain
• 9:55
  and
• 9:55
  ice
• 9:55
  accumulation
• 9:56
  across
• 9:56
  central
• 9:57
  Wisconsin
• 9:57
  with
• 9:58
  ice
• 9:58
  storm
• 9:58
  warnings
• 9:59
  in
• 9:59
  effect.
• 10:00
  At
• 10:00
  least
• 10:01
  one
• 10:01
  fatality
• 10:02
  has
• 10:02
  been
• 10:02
  reported
• 10:02
  in
• 10:03
  a
• 10:03
  crash
• 10:03
  on
• 10:03
  Interstate
• 10:04
  43
• 10:04
  linked
• 10:04
  to
• 10:05
  icy
• 10:05
  conditions.
• 10:07
  School
• 10:07
  closures
• 10:08
  and
• 10:08
  delays
• 10:08
  are
• 10:08
  widespread
• 10:09
  and
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  second
• 10:10
  storm
• 10:10
  wave
• 10:10
  is
• 10:10
  expected
• 10:11
  to
• 10:11
  compound
• 10:12
  ice
• 10:12
  loading
• 10:12
  on
• 10:13
  power
• 10:13
  lines
• 10:13
  and
• 10:13
  trees.
• 10:15
  That's
• 10:15
  your
• 10:15
  EM
• 10:15
  morning
• 10:16
  brief
• 10:16
  for
• 10:16
  Friday,
• 10:17
  April
• 10:17
  3,
• 10:18
  2026.
• 10:19
  Stay
• 10:19
  safe.