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Emergency Preparedness: States Gear Up for Winter Storm · 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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  Thursday,
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  January
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  22,
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  2026.
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  A
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  large,
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  long
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  duration
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  winter
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  storm
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  organizes
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  today
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  and
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  spreads
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  from
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  the
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  Southern
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  Plains
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  into
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  the
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  Ohio
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  Valley
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  and
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  Mid
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  Atlantic
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  this
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  weekend.
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  Winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  are
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  posted
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  across
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  parts
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  of
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  Texas,
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  New
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  Mexico,
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  Missouri,
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  Ohio
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  and
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  into
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  the
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  Northeast
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  with
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  NWS
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  guidance
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  highlighting
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  the
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  potential
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  for
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  heavy
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  snow
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  and
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  damaging
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  ice
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  in
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  some
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  southern
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  and
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  central
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  areas
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  in
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  the
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  mid
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  Atlantic.
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  NWS
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  Mount
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  Holly's
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  5am
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  briefing
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  calls
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  for
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  major
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  winter
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  weather
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  impacts
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  and
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  widespread
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  travel
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  disruption
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  beginning
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  Saturday
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  night
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  through
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  Monday
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  in
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  the
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  Texas
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  Panhandle.
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  Forecasters
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  are
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  signaling
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  6
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  to
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  12
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  inches
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  of
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  snow
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  along
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  with
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills.
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  El
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  Paso
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  and
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  southern
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  New
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  Mexico
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  remain
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  under
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  winter
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  storm
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  and
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  extreme
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  cold
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  watches
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  with
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  accumulating
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  snow
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  mainly
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  east
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  of
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  El
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  Paso.
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  Seismically,
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  USGS
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  reports
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  a
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  magnitude
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  4.3
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  earthquake
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  this
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  morning
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  about
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  94
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  kilometers
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  west
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  of
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  Ferndale,
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  California.
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  No
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  tsunami
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  threat
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  indicated.
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  DHS
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  check
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  no
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  new
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  National
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  Terrorism
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  Advisory
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  System
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  update.
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  The
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  current
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  bulletin
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  remains
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  the
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  June
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  22,
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  2025
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  NTAS
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  bulletin.
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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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  California
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  Northern
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  coastal
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  waters
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  feel
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  a
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  magnitude
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  4.3
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  quake
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  this
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  morning
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  roughly
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  60
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  miles
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  west
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  of
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  Ferndale.
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  Shaking
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  is
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  light
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  with
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  no
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  tsunami
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  messaging
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  along
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  the
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  north
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  coast
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  should
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  expect
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  routine
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  aftershocks
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  but
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  no
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  special
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  protective
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  actions
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  at
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  this
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  time.
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  Separately,
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  NWS
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  Bay
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  Area
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  notes
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  a
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  planned
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  service
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  outage
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  today
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  that
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  temporarily
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  affects
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  NOAA.
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  Weather
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  Radio
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  and
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  the
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  KMUX
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  radar
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  have
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  multiple
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  ways
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  to
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  receive
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  warnings
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  as
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  the
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  broader
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  weekend
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  system
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  evolves.
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  Louisiana
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  USGS
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  logs
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  A
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  minor
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  magnitude
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  2.6
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  earthquake
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  near
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  Edgefield
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  in
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  northwestern
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  Louisiana
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  early
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  today.
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  Quakes
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  of
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  this
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  size
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  are
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  typically
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  felt
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  locally
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  but
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  do
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  not
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  cause
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  damage.
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  No
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  protective
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  actions
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  are
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  advised
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  beyond
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  standard
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  awareness.
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  Governor
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  Wes
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  Moore
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  declares
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  a
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  state
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  of
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  preparedness
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  ahead
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  of
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  the
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  weekend
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  Winter
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  storm
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  authorizing
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  Maryland
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  Emergency
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  Management
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  to
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  coordinate
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  readiness
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  actions
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  for
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  potential
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  snow,
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  ice,
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  power
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  outages
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  and
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  cold
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  statewide
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  from
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  Saturday.
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  Winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  now
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  cover
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  much
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  of
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  central
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  and
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  southern
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  Missouri
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  with
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  with
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  NWS
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  calling
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  for
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  3
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  to
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  8
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  inches
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  of
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  snow
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  in
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  some
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  areas
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  and
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills
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  into
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  the
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  weekend.
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  Travel
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  hazards
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  escalate
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  Friday
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  night
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  through
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  Sunday.
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  New
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  Mexico
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  A
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  significant
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  winter
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  storm
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  spreads
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  across
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  central
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  and
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  northern
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  New
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  Mexico
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  Friday
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  through
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  Saturday
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  night.
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  Highest
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  totals
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  favor
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  the
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  central
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  mountain
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  chain.
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  Eastern
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  NM
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  may
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  see
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  deteriorating
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  travel
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  Friday
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  night
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  into
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  Saturday
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  with
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills
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  Friday
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  night
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  through
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  Monday.
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  Ohio
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  Winter
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  storm
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  watches
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  expand
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  across
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  parts
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  of
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  northern
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  and
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  central
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  Ohio
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  for
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  Saturday
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  into
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  Sunday
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  night.
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  NWS
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  highlights
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  accumulating
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  snow
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  and
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  sub
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  zero
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  wind
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  chills
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  by
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  late
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  weekend.
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  NWS
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  Mount
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  Holly
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  briefings
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  indicate
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  high
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  confidence
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  in
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  major
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  winter
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  storm
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  impacts
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  late
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  Saturday
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  through
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  Monday
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  across
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  southeast
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  Pennsylvania
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  with
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  widespread
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  travel
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  disruptions
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  and
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  periods
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  of
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  heavy
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  snow
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  possible
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  mixed
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  precipitation
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  risks
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  increase
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  farther
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  South
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  Texas
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  faces
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  a
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  high
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  impact
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  winter
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  event
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  from
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  Friday
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  through
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  Sunday.
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  The
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  Panhandle
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  and
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  South
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  plains
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  trend
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  toward
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  6
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  to
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  12
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  inches
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  of
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  snow,
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  with
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  wind
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  chills
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  as
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  low
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  as
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  15
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  below.
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  Hill
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  country
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  and
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  Central
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  Texas
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  carry
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  ice
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  risks
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  and
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  extreme
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  cold
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  watches.
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  West
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  Texas
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  and
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  the
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  El
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  Paso
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  area
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  hold
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  winter
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  storm
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  and
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  extreme
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  cold
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  watches
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  with
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  accumulating
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  snow
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  mainly
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  east
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  of
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  El
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  Paso
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  and
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  very
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  cold
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  conditions
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  region
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  wide.
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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
• 3:49
  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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  We'll
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  continue
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  to
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  monitor
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  the
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  winter
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  storm's
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  evolution
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  and
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  any
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  new
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  official
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  actions.
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  Source
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  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.