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Weather Brief: Fire and Thunderstorms Across the Nation · 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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  February
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  27,
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  2026.
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  Nationally,
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  the
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  key
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  weather
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  story
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  has
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  elevated
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  wildfire
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  conditions
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  across
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Plains,
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  with
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  the
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  highlighting
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  fire
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  weather
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  concerns
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  alongside
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  thunderstorms
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Southeast
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  and
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  unusual
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  warmth
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  spreading
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  across
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  the
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  Southwest.
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  In
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  the
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  Southern
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  Plains,
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  the
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  latest
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  federal
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  drought
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  update
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  says
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  drought
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  persists
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  Texas
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  and
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  and
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  Oklahoma,
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  tightening
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  water
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  conditions
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  and
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  increasing
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  wildfire
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  risk
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  in
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  rangelands
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  and
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  dry
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  fuels.
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  On
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  geologic
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  hazards,
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  the
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  U.S.
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  geological
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  Survey's
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  significant
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  earthquakes
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  feed
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  shows
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  no
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  significant
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  quakes
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  in
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  the
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  past
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  day,
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  and
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  in
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  the
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  tropics,
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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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  at
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  this
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  time.
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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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  Kansas
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  is
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  broader
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  Southern
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  Plains
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  setup
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  where
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  recent
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  dryness
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  and
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  lingering
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  drought
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  pockets
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  keep
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  grasses
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  and
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  brush
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  more
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  receptive
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  to
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  ignition.
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  The
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  latest
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  federal
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  drought
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  status
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  update
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  notes
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  conditions
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  ranging
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  from
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  abnormally
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  dry
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  to
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  drought
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  along
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Kansas
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  Oklahoma
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  border,
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  and
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  it
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  points
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  to
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  this
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  winter's
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  fire
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  activity
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  across
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  the
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  region.
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  Oklahoma
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  remains
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  in
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  the
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  core
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  of
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  the
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  Southern
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  Plains
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  drought
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  picture
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  with
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  the
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  newest
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  drought
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  status
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  update
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  citing
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  significant
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  drought
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  challenges
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  Oklahoma
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  that
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  affect
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  rangelands
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  and
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  water
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  supplies
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  and
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  raise
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  wildfire
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  risk.
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  With
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  dry,
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  fine
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  fuels,
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  wind
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  can
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  drive
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  fast
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  moving
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  grass
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  fires.
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  Texas
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  is
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  also
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  highlighted
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  in
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  the
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  latest
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  Southern
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  Plains
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  Drought
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  Update,
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  which
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  says
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  drought
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  persists
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  in
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  multiple
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  regions
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  and
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  is
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  increasing
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  wildfire
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  risk,
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  especially
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  where
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  grasses
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  cure
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  out
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  and
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  winds
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  pick
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  up.
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  This
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  aligns
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  with
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  messaging
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  that
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  flags
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  fire
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  weather
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  concerns
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  in
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  the
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  Plains.
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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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  the
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  EM
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  morning
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  brief
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  for
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  February
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  27,
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  2026.
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  Stay
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  safe
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  and
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  have
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  a
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  great
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  weekend.