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Understanding the Impact of the Ongoing Cold Snap · 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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  Tuesday,
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  January
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  27,
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  2026.
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  A
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  wave
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  continues
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  today
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  from
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  the
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  Plains
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  to
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  the
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  east
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  coast
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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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  keeping
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  widespread
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  extreme
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  cold
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  warnings
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  and
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  cold
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  weather
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  advisories
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  in
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  effect.
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  Expect
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  wind
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  chills
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  well
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  below
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  zero
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  in
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  many
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  areas
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  and
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  slick
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  travel
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  where
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  ice
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  lingers.
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  A
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  national
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  Live
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  desk
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  counts
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  more
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  than
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  half
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  a
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  million
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  customers
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  without
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  power
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  early
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  this
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  morning
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  as
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  utilities
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  work
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  restorations
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  and
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  officials
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  attribute
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  dozens
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  of
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  deaths
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  to
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  the
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  storm.
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  For
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  situational
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  awareness,
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  USGS
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  reports
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  numerous
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  small
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  earthquakes
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  over
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  the
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  past
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  day
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  with
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  no
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  major
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  damaging
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  events
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  in
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  the
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  U.S.
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  tropical
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  Outlook
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  is
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  quiet.
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  There
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  are
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  no
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  active
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  cyclones
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  in
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  the
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  Atlantic
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  or
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  Eastern
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  Pacific
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  during
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  the
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  off
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  season.
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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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  the
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  eastern
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  Alaska
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  Range
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  is
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  under
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  a
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  winter
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  storm
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  warning
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  from
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  noon
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  today
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  to
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  3am
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  Wednesday
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  with
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  heavy
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  snow
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow
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  expected
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  along
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  the
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  Richardson
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  highway
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  between
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  MP
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  202
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  and
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  224,
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  including
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  Trim's
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  camp.
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  Travel
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  can
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  become
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  difficult
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  with
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  low
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  visibility.
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  A
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  broader
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  suite
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  of
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  winter
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  headlines
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  remains
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  in
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  effect
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  across
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  interior
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  zones.
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  Watch
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  for
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  rapid
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  changes
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  and
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  drifting
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  snow
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  on
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  exposed
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  routes.
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  Southern
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  California
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  faces
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  cold
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  surf
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  and
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  marine
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  hazards
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  today.
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  A
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  beach
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  hazards
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  statement
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  and
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  small
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  craft
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  advisory
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  highlight
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  dangerous
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  rip
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  currents
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  and
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  elevated
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  seas
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  with
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  patchy,
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  dense
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  fog,
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  reducing
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  visibility
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  at
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  times.
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  Inland
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  Florida
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  Arctic
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  air
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  drives
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  freeze
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  warnings
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  and
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  cold
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  weather
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  advisories
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  across
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  north
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  and
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  central
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  Florida
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  today
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  and
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  tonight
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  with
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  wind
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  chills
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  in
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  the
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  teens
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  and
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  twenties
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  along
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  the
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  Nature
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  coast
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  and
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  twenties
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  to
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  thirties
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  farther
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  south.
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  Hazardous
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  boating
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  continues
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  with
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  a
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  small
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  craft
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  advisory
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  and
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  sees
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  up
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  to
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  around
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  10
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  to
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  13ft
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  in
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  the
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  Gulf
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  Stream
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  off
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  the
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  Space
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  coast
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  this
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  morning.
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  Northern
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  Ohio
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  and
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  northwest
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  Pennsylvania
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  remain
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  under
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  this
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  morning.
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  NWS
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  Cleveland
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  briefs
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  an
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  extreme
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  cold
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  warning
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  through
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  11am
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  with
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  wind
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  chills
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  to
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  negative
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  27
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  degrees
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  Fahrenheit.
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  Light
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  snow
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  of
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  1
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  to
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  2
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  inches
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  today,
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  highest
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  in
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  the
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  snow
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  belt
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  and
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  a
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  cold
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  weather
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  advisory
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  tonight
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  into
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  Wednesday.
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  Pennsylvania
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  officials
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  responded
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  to
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  multiple
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  snowslides
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  that
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  buried
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  Coxton
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  Road
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  in
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  Duria,
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  Luzerne
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  County
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  Sunday.
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  The
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  roadway
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  was
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  later
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  cleared
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  but
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  remained
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  narrowed
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  by
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  drifts.
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  Avoid
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  the
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  area
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  if
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  new
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  slides
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  recur
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  and
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  use
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  caution
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  on
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  local
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  roads.
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  Extreme
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  cold
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  advisories
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  continue
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  state
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  today.
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  Texas
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  Extreme
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  cold
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  warnings
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  and
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  cold
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  advisories
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  persist
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  across
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  Texas
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  this
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  morning.
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  Black
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  ice
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  and
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  refreeze
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  keep
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  travel
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  hazardous,
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  especially
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  on
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  untreated
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  roads.
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  NWS
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  notes
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  wind
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  chills
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  from
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  negative
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  5°F
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  to
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  the
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  teens
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  and
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  cautions
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  for
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  lingering
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  slick
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  spots
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  as
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  as
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  temps
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  rise
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  above
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  freezing
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  later.
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  The
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  state's
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  disaster
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  declaration
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  for
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  the
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  winter
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  storm
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  was
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  expanded
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  on
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  Sunday
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  to
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  219
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  counties
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  with
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  warming
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  centers
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  operating
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  statewide.
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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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  We'll
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  keep
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  tracking
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  the
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  cold
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  and
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  any
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  midweek
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  changes.
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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.