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Emergency Responses to Catastrophic Weather Events in the Northwest · 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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  December
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  12,
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  2025.
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  Western
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  Washington
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  and
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  northwestern
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  Oregon
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  remain
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  in
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  response
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  mode
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  after
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  an
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  extreme
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  atmospheric
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  river.
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  The
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  Weather
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  Prediction
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  center
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  says
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  rain
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  has
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  eased
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  but
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  major
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  to
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  catastrophic
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  river
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  flooding
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  effects
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  continue
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  for
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  days
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  with
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  additional
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  atmospheric
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  rivers
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  possible
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  next
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  week.
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  FEMA's
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  daily
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  operations
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  briefing
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  reports
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  ongoing
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  evacuations,
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  shelters
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  open,
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  transportation
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  disruptions
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  and
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  and
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  federal
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  tribal
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  coordination
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  in
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  Region
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  10
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  elsewhere.
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  The
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  Storm
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  Prediction
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  Center's
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  Day
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  1
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  outlook
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  carries
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  no
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  thunderstorm
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  risk
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  today
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  while
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  Arctic
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  air
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  spreads
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  south
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  and
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  lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  ramps
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  up
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  this
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  weekend
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  across
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  the
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  per
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  WPC
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  guidance.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  reports
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  no
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  active
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  tropical
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  cyclones
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  in
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  the
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  Atlantic,
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  Eastern
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  Pacific
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  or
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  Central
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  Pacific.
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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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  Alaska
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  Blowing
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  snow
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  and
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  near
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  whiteout
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  conditions
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  persist
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  at
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  times
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  in
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  northern
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  and
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  interior
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  zones.
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  NWS
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  Fairbanks
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  maintains
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  winter
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  weather
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  and
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  blizzard
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  advisories
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  for
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Brooks
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  Range
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  and
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  Arctic
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  Coast.
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  Rough
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  marine
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  weather
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  is
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  also
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  affecting
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  travel.
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  The
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  Alaska
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  Marine
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  highway
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  lists
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  multiple
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  service
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  changes
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  and
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  delays.
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  California
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  is
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  sending
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  help
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  north.
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  Governor
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  Newsom
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  authorized
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  Urban
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  Search
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  and
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  Rescue
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  Task
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  Forces
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  CATF3,
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  CATF4
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  and
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  CATF7
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  to
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  deploy
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  to
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  Washington
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  through
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  the
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  Interstate
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  Mutual
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  Aid
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  System
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  to
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  support
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  flood
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  response
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  for
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  Californians.
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  Local
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  weather
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  is
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  comparatively
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  quiet
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  today.
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  Idaho
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  Flood
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  warnings
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  continue
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  on
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  multiple
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  panhandle
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  rivers
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  including
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  the
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  Coeur
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  d',
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  Alene,
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  cataldo,
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  Enneville
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  and
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  St.
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  Joe
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  Calder.
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  Shoshone
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  county
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  declared
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  a
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  local
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  flood
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  emergency.
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  ITD
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  urges
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  drivers
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  to
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  avoid
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  standing
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  water
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  and
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  monitor
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  Idaho,511
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  for
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  closures.
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  Low
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  lying
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  and
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  poor
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  drainage
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  areas
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  remain
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  vulnerable
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  today.
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  Minnesota
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  Cold
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  weather
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  advisories
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  and
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  winter
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  hazards
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  expand
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  today
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  and
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  through
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  the
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  weekend
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  for
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  northern
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  Minnesota.
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  NWS
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  Duluth
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  Highlights
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills
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  and
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  periods
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  of
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  snow
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  with
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  lake
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  effect
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  bands
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  redeveloping
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  late
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  Saturday
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  into
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  Sunday.
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  Montana
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  Northwestern
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  Montana
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  remains
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  in
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  response
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  after
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  rain
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  on
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  snow
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  flooding.
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  Lincoln
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  county
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  declared
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  a
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  local
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  emergency.
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  The
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  city
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  of
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  Libby
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  issued
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  a
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  boil
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  water
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  order
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  for
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  all
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  users
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  on
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  the
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  city
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  system.
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  Reports
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  include
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  washed
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  out
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  bridges
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  and
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  road
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  closures.
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  Shelters
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  are
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  available
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  for
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  displaced
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  residents.
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  New
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  York
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  Lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  warnings
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  are
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  up
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  east
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  of
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  Lakes
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  Ontario
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  and
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  Erie.
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  NWS
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  Buffalo
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  warns
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  accumulations
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  up
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  to
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  2ft
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  in
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  the
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  most
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  persistent
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  bands
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  through
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  Sunday
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  with
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  rapidly
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  changing
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  visibilities
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  and
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  hazardous
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  travel.
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  Oregon
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  river
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  flooding
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  and
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  high
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  water
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  continue
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  along
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  parts
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  of
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  northwest
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  Oregon.
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  NWS
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  Portland
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  maintains
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  flood
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  warnings
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  and
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  advisories.
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  Local
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  impacts
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  include
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  closures
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  and
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  minor
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  urban
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  flooding
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  near
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  coastal
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  and
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  Valley
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  rivers,
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  including
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  Highway
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  101
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  near
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  Seaside.
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  Texas
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  Dense
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  fog
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  advisories
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  this
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  morning
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  from
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  the
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  Coastal
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  bend
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  into
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  the
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  i35
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  corridor
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  lowered
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  visibilities
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  to
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  a
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  quarter
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  mile
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  or
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  less.
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  NWS
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  Corpus
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  Christi
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  and
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  Austin.
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  San
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  Antonio
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  advised
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  slow
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  speeds,
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  low
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  beams
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  and
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  extra
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  spacing.
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  Conditions
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  improve
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  late
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  morning,
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  with
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  a
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  stronger
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  front
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  due
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  Sunday.
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  Washington's
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  statewide
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  emergency
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  remains
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  in
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  effect
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  as
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  major
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  river
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  flooding
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  continues
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  on
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  the
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  Skagit,
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  Snohomish,
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  Cowlitz
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  and
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  others.
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  NWS
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  maintains
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  widespread
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  flood
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  warnings.
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  Several
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  communities
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  keep
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  evacuation
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  orders
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  and
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  levee
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  monitoring
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  in
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  place.
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  All
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  other
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  states
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  have
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  no
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  significant
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  updates
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  in
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  the
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  last
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  24
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  hours.
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  That's
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  your
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  national
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  and
• 3:44
  50
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  state
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  situational
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  brief
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  for
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  Friday,
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  December
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  12th.
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  We'll
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  continue
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  to
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  track
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  lingering
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  flood
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  impacts
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  in
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  the
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  Northwest
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  and
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  the
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  weekend
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  cold
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  and
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  snow
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  across
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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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  Source
• 3:58
  links
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  are
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  in
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  the
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  show
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  notes
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  below.
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  Stay
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  safe.