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Tropical Storm Sinlaku Threatens Guam as Category 3-4 Typhoon; FEMA Faces $10B Funding Backlog Ahead of Hurricane Season; CISA Warns of Iran-Linked Attacks on Critical Infrastructure · 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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  10,
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  2026.
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  Tropical
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  Storm
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  Sinlaku
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  is
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  the
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  lead
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  story
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  this
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  morning.
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  Guam
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  Homeland
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  Security
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  declared
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  Condition
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  of
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  Readiness
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  3
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  at
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  5pm
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  local
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  time
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  today
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  as
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  the
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  storm,
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  currently
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  located
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  approximately
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  500
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  nautical
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  miles
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  east
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  southeast
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  of
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  the
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  island,
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  continues
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  to
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  intensify.
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  Forecasters
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  Project
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  Sinlaku
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  could
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  reach
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  Category
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  3
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  or
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  4
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  typhoon
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  strength
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  by
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  Monday
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  with
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  destructive
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  winds
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  of
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  74
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  mph
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  or
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  greater
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  possible
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  Monday
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  night
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  into
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  Tuesday.
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  Rainfall
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  totals
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  of
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  10
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  to
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  15
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  inches
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  are
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  expected.
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  The
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  Northern
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  Mariana
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  Islands
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  are
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  also
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  in
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  the
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  projected
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  path,
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  with
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  tropical
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  storm
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  force
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  winds
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  possible
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  for
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  Saipan
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  by
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  Tuesday
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  and
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  4
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  to
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  8
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  inches
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  of
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  rainfall
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  forecast.
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  The
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  U.S.
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  coast
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  Guard
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  is
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  coordinating
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  a
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  unified
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  response
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  with
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  local
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  and
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  federal
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  partners
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  across
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  the
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  Marianas.
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  On
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  the
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  federal
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  front,
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  FEMA
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  faces
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  mounting
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  pressure
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  as
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  communities
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  across
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  the
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  country
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  wait
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  on
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  nearly
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  $10
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  billion
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  in
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  disaster
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  reimbursements.
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  A
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  report
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  published
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  today
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  details
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  how
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  a
• 1:08
  previous
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  DHS
• 1:09
  policy
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  requiring
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  review
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  of
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  grants
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  exceeding
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  $100,000
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  slowed
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  disbursements
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  significantly,
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  though
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  that
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  policy
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  has
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  since
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  been
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  revoked.
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  Separately,
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  an
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  internal
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  agency
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  assessment
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  reported
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  yesterday
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  indicates
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  FEMA
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  is
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  not
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  ready
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  for
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  the
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  2026
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  Atlantic
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  hurricane
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  season,
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  which
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  begins
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  June
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  1.
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  Citing
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  significant
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  staffing
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  reductions,
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  CISA
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  and
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  federal
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  partners
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  have
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  issued
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  a
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  joint
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  advisory
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  warning
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  critical
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  infrastructure
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  operators
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  of
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  ongoing
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  Iran
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  linked
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  cyber
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  attacks
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  targeting
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  Internet
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  Connected
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  Operational
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  technology
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  devices,
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  specifically
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  Rockwell
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  Automation
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  and
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  Allen
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  Bradley
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  Programmable
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  logic
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  controllers.
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  Affected
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  sectors
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  include
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  government
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  facilities,
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  water
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  and
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  wastewater
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  systems
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  and
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  and
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  the
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  energy
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  sector
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  with
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  reported
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  impacts
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  including
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  diminished
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  PLC
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  functionality,
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  HMI
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  and
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  SCADA
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  display
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  manipulation
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  and
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  operational
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  disruptions.
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  The
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  activity
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  has
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  been
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  ongoing
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  since
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  at
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  least
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  March
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  2026.
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  On
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  the
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  vulnerability
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  management
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  side,
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  CISA
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  added
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  Ivanti
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  endpoint
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  manager
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  mobile
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  CVE2026
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  3040A
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  code
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  injection
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  vulnerability
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  under
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  Active
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  Exploitation
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  to
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  its
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  Known
• 2:21
  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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  8th
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  with
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  a
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  federal
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  remediation
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  deadline
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  of
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  April
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  11th.
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  Official
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  update
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  published
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  approximately
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  36
• 2:29
  hours
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  ago.
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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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  convective
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  outlook
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  for
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  April
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  10th
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  identifies
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  a
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  marginal
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  risk
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  of
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  excessive
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  rainfall
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  across
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  the
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  mid
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  Mississippi
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  Valley,
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  Central
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  Plains
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  and
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  the
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  Florida
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  coast.
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  A
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  strong
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  frontal
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  system
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  is
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  expected
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  to
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  bring
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  precipitation
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  and
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  mountain
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  snow
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  to
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  western
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  regions
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  this
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  weekend
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  into
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  early
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  next
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  week.
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  Heavy
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  rainfall
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  also
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  threatens
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  Hawaii,
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  where
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  conditions
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  are
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  already
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  elevated
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  due
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  to
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  the
• 2:55
  ongoing
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  volcanic
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  and
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  severe
• 2:57
  weather
• 2:57
  emergency.
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  The
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  U.S.
• 3:00
  department
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  of
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  State
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  upgraded
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  its
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  travel
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  advisory
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  for
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  Sao
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  Tomen
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  PRINCIPE
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  from
• 3:05
  Level
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  2
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  to
• 3:05
  Level
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  3
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  on
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  April
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  8,
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  requiring
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  special
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  authorization
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  for
• 3:09
  U.S.
• 3:10
  government
• 3:10
  employee
• 3:11
  travel
• 3:11
  due
• 3:11
  to
• 3:11
  safety
• 3:12
  risks.
• 3:13
  Official
• 3:13
  Update
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  Published
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  approximately
• 3:15
  36
• 3:15
  hours
• 3:16
  ago
• 3:18
  Lets
• 3:18
  run
• 3:18
  through
• 3:18
  the
• 3:19
  states
• 3:19
  and
• 3:19
  territories
• 3:21
  Colorado
• 3:22
  Multiple
• 3:23
  wildfires
• 3:24
  continue
• 3:24
  to
• 3:24
  burn
• 3:24
  along
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  Front
• 3:25
  range
• 3:26
  with
• 3:26
  over
• 3:26
  15,000
• 3:27
  acres
• 3:28
  burned
• 3:28
  year
• 3:28
  to
• 3:28
  date,
• 3:29
  roughly
• 3:29
  double
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  seasonal
• 3:30
  average.
• 3:31
  The
• 3:31
  24
• 3:32
  Fire
• 3:32
  near
• 3:33
  Colorado
• 3:33
  Springs
• 3:34
  exceeds
• 3:34
  7,300
• 3:35
  acres.
• 3:37
  Mandatory
• 3:37
  evacuations
• 3:38
  were
• 3:38
  ordered
• 3:38
  between
• 3:39
  Pueblo
• 3:39
  and
• 3:39
  Colorado
• 3:40
  Springs
• 3:40
  on
• 3:41
  April
• 3:41
  6,
• 3:42
  with
• 3:42
  some
• 3:42
  since
• 3:43
  lifted
• 3:43
  as
• 3:43
  containment
• 3:44
  progresses.
• 3:45
  Additional
• 3:45
  evacuations
• 3:46
  were
• 3:46
  ordered
• 3:47
  near
• 3:47
  Carter
• 3:47
  Lake
• 3:48
  on
• 3:48
  April
• 3:48
  8th.
• 3:51
  The
• 3:51
  county
• 3:51
  of
• 3:51
  Hawaii
• 3:52
  declared
• 3:52
  a
• 3:52
  local
• 3:52
  state
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  emergency
• 3:53
  on
• 3:54
  April
• 3:54
  8
• 3:54
  due
• 3:54
  to
• 3:55
  precursory
• 3:55
  activity
• 3:56
  at
• 3:56
  Kilauea
• 3:56
  Summit
• 3:57
  Caldera,
• 3:58
  with
• 3:58
  USGS
• 3:59
  Hawaiian
• 3:59
  Volcano
• 4:00
  Observatory
• 4:00
  forecasting
• 4:01
  a
• 4:01
  possible
• 4:01
  eruption
• 4:02
  window
• 4:02
  through
• 4:03
  April
• 4:03
  15.
• 4:05
  The
• 4:05
  declaration
• 4:06
  also
• 4:06
  addresses
• 4:06
  severe
• 4:07
  weather
• 4:07
  conditions
• 4:08
  including
• 4:08
  including
• 4:08
  heavy
• 4:09
  rainfall
• 4:09
  forecasts
• 4:10
  of
• 4:10
  10
• 4:10
  to
• 4:10
  15
• 4:11
  inches
• 4:11
  and
• 4:11
  coastal
• 4:12
  hazards
• 4:13
  official
• 4:14
  update
• 4:14
  published
• 4:14
  approximately
• 4:15
  36
• 4:15
  hours
• 4:16
  ago.
• 4:18
  Mississippi
• 4:19
  FEMA
• 4:20
  and
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  USDA
• 4:21
  Farm
• 4:21
  Service
• 4:21
  Agency
• 4:22
  designated
• 4:22
  eight
• 4:23
  Mississippi
• 4:23
  counties
• 4:24
  as
• 4:24
  disaster
• 4:24
  areas
• 4:25
  on
• 4:25
  April
• 4:25
  9
• 4:26
  following
• 4:26
  the
• 4:27
  April
• 4:27
  36
• 4:28
  severe
• 4:28
  weather
• 4:28
  event
• 4:29
  that
• 4:29
  brought
• 4:29
  high
• 4:29
  winds,
• 4:30
  tornadoes,
• 4:31
  excessive
• 4:31
  rainfall
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  flash
• 4:32
  flooding
• 4:33
  to
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  region.
• 4:34
  Over
• 4:35
  100,000
• 4:35
  residents
• 4:36
  experienced
• 4:37
  power
• 4:37
  outages
• 4:37
  during
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  event.
• 4:40
  Nebraska
• 4:41
  Wildfires
• 4:42
  continue
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  burn
• 4:42
  across
• 4:43
  central
• 4:43
  and
• 4:43
  western
• 4:44
  Nebraska
• 4:44
  under
• 4:45
  an
• 4:45
  active
• 4:45
  state
• 4:45
  of
• 4:46
  emergency
• 4:46
  declaration.
• 4:47
  The
• 4:48
  Morrill
• 4:48
  Fire
• 4:49
  has
• 4:49
  burned
• 4:49
  approximately
• 4:50
  642,000
• 4:51
  acres,
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  largest
• 4:53
  in
• 4:53
  state
• 4:53
  history.
• 4:54
  Grant
• 4:55
  county
• 4:55
  has
• 4:55
  ordered
• 4:56
  evacuations
• 4:56
  for
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  villages
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  Hyannis
• 4:58
  and
• 4:58
  Ashby.
• 4:59
  A
• 4:59
  statewide
• 5:00
  burn
• 5:00
  ban
• 5:00
  remains
• 5:01
  effective
• 5:01
  through
• 5:02
  April
• 5:02
  10th.
• 5:04
  South
• 5:04
  Carolina
• 5:05
  Berkeley
• 5:06
  county
• 5:06
  issued
• 5:06
  a
• 5:06
  boil
• 5:07
  water
• 5:07
  advisory
• 5:08
  on
• 5:08
  April
• 5:08
  9th
• 5:09
  affecting
• 5:09
  approximately
• 5:10
  4,200
• 5:11
  customers
• 5:12
  following
• 5:12
  a
• 5:13
  broken
• 5:13
  water
• 5:13
  line
• 5:13
  beneath
• 5:14
  Taylor
• 5:15
  Canal
• 5:15
  that
• 5:15
  caused
• 5:16
  a
• 5:16
  loss
• 5:16
  of
• 5:16
  positive
• 5:17
  pressure.
• 5:19
  U.S.
• 5:19
  territories
• 5:20
  Guam
• 5:21
  Homeland
• 5:21
  Security
• 5:22
  declared
• 5:22
  Condition
• 5:22
  of
• 5:23
  Readiness
• 5:23
  3
• 5:23
  at
• 5:24
  5pm
• 5:24
  on
• 5:24
  April
• 5:25
  10
• 5:26
  as
• 5:26
  Tropical
• 5:26
  Storm
• 5:27
  Sinlaku
• 5:27
  intensifies
• 5:28
  approximately
• 5:29
  500
• 5:30
  nautical
• 5:30
  miles
• 5:31
  east
• 5:31
  southeast
• 5:32
  of
• 5:32
  the
• 5:32
  island.
• 5:33
  The
• 5:33
  storm
• 5:34
  is
• 5:34
  forecast
• 5:34
  to
• 5:34
  reach
• 5:35
  category
• 5:35
  3
• 5:35
  or
• 5:36
  4
• 5:36
  typhoon
• 5:36
  strength
• 5:37
  by
• 5:37
  Monday
• 5:38
  with
• 5:38
  destructive
• 5:39
  winds
• 5:39
  of
• 5:39
  74
• 5:40
  mph
• 5:41
  or
• 5:41
  greater
• 5:42
  possible
• 5:42
  Monday
• 5:42
  night
• 5:43
  into
• 5:43
  Tuesday
• 5:44
  and
• 5:44
  rainfall
• 5:45
  totals
• 5:45
  of
• 5:45
  10
• 5:46
  to
• 5:46
  15
• 5:46
  inches
• 5:47
  expected.
• 5:49
  Northern
• 5:49
  Mariana
• 5:50
  Islands
• 5:50
  Tropical
• 5:51
  Storm
• 5:51
  sinlaku,
• 5:53
  tracked
• 5:53
  approximately
• 5:54
  605
• 5:54
  nautical
• 5:55
  miles
• 5:55
  southeast
• 5:56
  of
• 5:56
  Saipan,
• 5:57
  is
• 5:57
  forecast
• 5:57
  to
• 5:57
  reach
• 5:58
  typhoon
• 5:58
  strength
• 5:59
  before
• 5:59
  closest
• 5:59
  approach
• 6:00
  Monday.
• 6:01
  Four
• 6:01
  to
• 6:01
  8
• 6:01
  inches
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  rainfall
• 6:02
  are
• 6:03
  expected
• 6:03
  for
• 6:03
  Saipan,
• 6:04
  with
• 6:04
  tropical
• 6:05
  storm
• 6:05
  force
• 6:05
  winds
• 6:06
  possible
• 6:06
  by
• 6:06
  Tuesday.
• 6:07
  The
• 6:08
  U.S.
• 6:08
  coast
• 6:08
  Guard
• 6:08
  is
• 6:09
  coordinating
• 6:09
  a
• 6:09
  unified
• 6:10
  one
• 6:10
  Marianas
• 6:11
  response.
• 6:13
  U.S.
• 6:13
  virgin
• 6:13
  Islands
• 6:14
  the
• 6:15
  Water
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  Power
• 6:15
  Authority
• 6:16
  continues
• 6:16
  to
• 6:16
  manage
• 6:17
  widespread
• 6:17
  power
• 6:18
  rotations
• 6:18
  across
• 6:19
  St.
• 6:19
  Thomas,
• 6:19
  St.
• 6:20
  John
• 6:20
  and
• 6:20
  St.
• 6:20
  Croix
• 6:21
  as
• 6:21
  three
• 6:21
  major
• 6:22
  generation
• 6:22
  units
• 6:23
  remain
• 6:23
  offline
• 6:23
  for
• 6:24
  maintenance.
• 6:25
  Water
• 6:25
  service
• 6:26
  disruptions
• 6:26
  are
• 6:27
  also
• 6:27
  reported.
• 6:28
  All
• 6:29
  other
• 6:29
  states
• 6:29
  have
• 6:30
  no
• 6:30
  significant
• 6:30
  updates
• 6:31
  in
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  last
• 6:31
  24
• 6:32
  hours.
• 6:33
  That's
• 6:34
  your
• 6:34
  EM
• 6:34
  morning
• 6:35
  brief
• 6:35
  for
• 6:35
  Friday,
• 6:36
  April
• 6:36
  10th.
• 6:37
  Stay
• 6:37
  safe.