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Emergency Declarations and Preparedness Actions · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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  Cedric: The National Hurricane Center named Tropical Storm Isaias at 4:00 AM Central, and the storm is the operational story of the week for the Gulf Coast.
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  Cedric: Isaias sits about 580 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River with 40 mile per hour sustained winds, moving east-northeast at 8 miles per hour.
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  Cedric: Forecasters expect rapid strengthening and say Isaias becomes a hurricane by Thursday before approaching the northern Gulf Coast on Friday.
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  Cedric: The Hurricane Center states that hurricane watches will likely be required for a portion of the northern Gulf coast later today.
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  Cedric: Rainfall forecasts run 3 to 6 inches from far southeastern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, with localized totals up to 10 inches, and 1 to 3 inches across much of the Southeast as far north as the Tennessee Valley and
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  Cedric: the Carolinas.
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  Cedric: Flash, urban and isolated river flooding are possible, and swells reaching the coast late this week bring life threatening surf and rip currents.
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  Cedric: Florida moved first.
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  Cedric: Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 26-202 on Tuesday, declaring a state of emergency for 25 counties across North Florida and the Panhandle while the system was still Tropical Depression Nine.
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  Cedric: The order lets the Florida Division of Emergency Management stage preparedness resources, and the State Emergency Response Team is positioning generators, fuel, flood barriers, boxed water, shelf stable meals, tarps, Tiger Dams and sandbags at sites in Tallahassee and the
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  Cedric: Santa Rosa area.
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  Cedric: An unseasonable October heat event holds across Southern California and the desert Southwest, with Extreme Heat Warnings reaching all the way to the coast.
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  Cedric: On the fire side, the National Interagency Fire Center reports National Preparedness Level 2 with nine uncontained large fires and 3,994 personnel assigned nationally, while Southern California sits at Preparedness Level 3.
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  Cedric: Two new fires started in Riverside County during the heat.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Alabama.
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  Cedric: The Alabama Emergency Management Agency issued a meteorologist briefing Tuesday afternoon ahead of Isaias.
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  Cedric: State forecasters expect rain to begin across Mobile and Baldwin counties Friday afternoon or evening, spread statewide Saturday and continue into Sunday afternoon, with 1 to 3 inches statewide and 3 to 6 inches in far southern sections.
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  Cedric: The agency states that a few tornadoes will be possible on the east side of the circulation.
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  Cedric: Sustained winds of 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts to 40 are forecast for southern Alabama Saturday into early Sunday.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Mobile also has a rip current statement running for Mobile and Baldwin coastal areas through late Saturday night.
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  Cedric: Alaska.
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  Cedric: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 92 kilometers north-northwest of Aleneva along the Alaska Peninsula Tuesday morning at a depth of 88 kilometers, and the USGS logged 335 felt reports with a community intensity of 4.6.
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  Cedric: A powerful Bering Sea storm is driving the state's bigger operational concern.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Anchorage has Hurricane Force Wind Warnings up for eight marine zones and High Wind Warnings for Shemya, Attu, Atka and Adak.
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  Cedric: Fairbanks forecasters issued a Coastal Flood Advisory for the Bering Strait Coast and Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, with water running 4 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line, flooding expected on portions of Front Avenue in Teller and
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  Cedric: water approaching yards and homes in Nome's Belmont Subdivision.
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  Cedric: Six High Surf Advisories cover the Western Arctic Coast, the Yukon Delta Coast, Shishmaref, Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Northern Seward Peninsula and Eastern Norton Sound.
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  Cedric: The Alaska Volcano Observatory reports Great Sitkin remains at Watch and aviation color code Orange with slow lava eruption continuing inside the summit crater.
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: Extreme Heat Warnings cover coastal and inland Southern California into Thursday night.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Los Angeles and Oxnard forecasts 90 to 100 degrees at the coast and 106 in the valleys and notes the heat may continue into the second week of October.
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  Cedric: San Diego forecasters put the Coachella Valley, the county deserts and San Gorgonio Pass at 105 to 108 with overnight lows in the upper 70s to low 80s, and separately warned the San Diego and Orange county coasts, the inland
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  Cedric: valleys and the Inland Empire.
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  Cedric: Las Vegas forecasters added Death Valley at near 110 degrees.
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  Cedric: Two fires started Tuesday in Riverside County.
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  Cedric: The Pico Fire near Nuevo stands at 173 acres and 30 percent containment after three roadside fires merged and ran up a hillside south of Lake Perris, and the city of Perris closed Ramona Expressway between Rider Street and Lakeview
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  Cedric: Drive.
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  Cedric: The Carancho Fire near Temecula reached 35 acres at 10 percent containment and destroyed one home.
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  Cedric: On the Bouquet Fire in Los Angeles County, Cal Fire lists 1,048 acres and 71 percent containment, while the federal situation report puts containment at 63 percent.
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  Cedric: Crews lifted evacuation warnings for six zones and evacuation orders for two, and a Level 3 evacuation order remains for one zone.
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  Cedric: A shelter is open at the Castaic Sports Complex, and Bouquet Canyon Road stays closed from Spunky Canyon to milepost 5.7.
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  Cedric: We have more to cover this morning, but first, a quick word from our sponsors.
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  Cedric: Now, back to this morning’s updates.
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  Cedric: Florida.
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  Cedric: Beyond the emergency declaration, flooding is already on the ground.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Jacksonville issued a Flood Warning Wednesday morning for southeastern Duval and north central St.
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  Cedric: Johns counties, reporting that streams continue to rise from runoff after heavy rainfall over the previous 12 hours.
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  Cedric: Tampa Bay forecasters have a Flood Warning for Citrus, Levy and Marion counties on the Withlacoochee River at Dunnellon, where excessive hydrilla growth along a 4.5 mile stretch has been acting like a dam and holding water levels up.
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  Cedric: Melbourne forecasters warned Lake and Volusia counties of a steady rise on the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River near Astor through the week.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Advisories run for coastal Duval and the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River basin into Saturday afternoon, with isolated road closures expected.
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  Cedric: Georgia.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Charleston issued a High Surf Advisory and high rip current risk Wednesday morning for coastal Bryan, Chatham, Liberty and McIntosh counties, with breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports Kilauea remains at Volcano Alert Level Watch and aviation color code Orange.
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  Cedric: Minor spattering continues at both the north and south summit vents following the shallow intrusion beneath Halemaumau at the end of September.
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  Cedric: Observatory scientists state they cannot forecast the onset of episode 55 fountaining or whether it will occur.
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  Cedric: Eruptive activity stays confined to Halemaumau crater inside the closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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  Cedric: Iowa.
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  Cedric: River flooding is the state's active operation.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in the Quad Cities issued a Flood Warning Tuesday evening for the Wapsipinicon River near De Witt in Clinton and Scott counties, where moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast, with a crest near 12.7
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  Cedric: feet expected early Thursday afternoon against an 11 foot flood stage.
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  Cedric: At 12.5 feet water affects old U.S.
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  Cedric: Highway 61 near the river.
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  Cedric: Four more warnings cover minor flooding on the Iowa River at Oakville, Wapello and Marengo and the Cedar River near Conesville, touching Louisa, Muscatine, Benton and Iowa counties, with crests Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
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  Cedric: Kansas.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Topeka issued a Flood Warning Tuesday evening for the Big Blue River near Blue Rapids in Marshall County, where the river stood at 29.4 feet against a 26 foot flood stage with minor lowland flooding from
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  Cedric: Marysville to Tuttle Creek Lake.
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  Cedric: Louisiana.
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  Cedric: The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness held its initial coordination call Tuesday on the system now named Isaias, according to the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center.
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  Cedric: Offshore, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reports roughly 9.24 percent of Gulf oil production and 3.36 percent of natural gas production shut in as of Tuesday morning.
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  Cedric: Southeastern Louisiana sits at the western edge of the heaviest rainfall forecast, where the Hurricane Center expects 3 to 6 inches with localized totals to 10 inches beginning Friday.
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  Cedric: Missouri.
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  Cedric: The Small Business Administration published an administrative disaster declaration Wednesday for Crawford and Reynolds counties covering severe storms, straight line winds and flooding from July 9 through 11.
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  Cedric: Physical damage loan applications are due December 1, and economic injury applications are due July 6, 2027.
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  Cedric: Nevada.
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  Cedric: Crews lifted all evacuation warnings on the Bull Fire north of Verdi, 15 miles west of Reno.
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  Cedric: The fire stands at 1,529 acres with containment near 44 percent under a Type 3 incident management team, with 225 personnel assigned, down 155 from the previous day.
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  Cedric: Area, road and trail closures stay in effect.
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  Cedric: North Carolina.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Wilmington issued a Coastal Flood Advisory Wednesday morning for inland New Hanover County, with up to a half foot of inundation expected on the lowest portions of USS North Carolina Road and Battleship Road and water
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  Cedric: spreading from storm drains onto Water Street in downtown Wilmington.
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  Cedric: Ohio.
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  Cedric: The Small Business Administration published loan availability Wednesday under the major disaster declaration for the August storms, straight line winds, tornadoes, flooding and landslides.
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  Cedric: Clermont, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum and Perry counties qualify for physical damage and economic injury loans, with physical damage applications due December 1.
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  Cedric: Contiguous counties in Indiana and Kentucky qualify for economic injury loans only.
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  Cedric: South Carolina.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Charleston issued a Coastal Flood Advisory Wednesday morning for coastal Colleton and Charleston counties, forecasting up to a half foot of inundation above ground level and warning that some roads could become impassable.
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  Cedric: A High Surf Advisory covers Beaufort and coastal Jasper counties.
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  Cedric: Texas.
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  Cedric: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality declared an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas and Fort Worth area for Wednesday, covering 13 counties including Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton.
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  Cedric: Washington.
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  Cedric: The Sisi Fire, 10 miles northwest of Stehekin on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, stands at 4,368 acres and 29 percent containment with residences threatened.
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  Cedric: Fire managers report group tree torching and spotting, with the greatest growth potential along the southern and eastern flanks near the communities of Lucerne, Holden Village and Stehekin.
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  Cedric: Area, road and trail closures remain in effect.
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  Cedric: Guam.
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  Cedric: Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense relayed a Flood Advisory from the Weather Service forecast office in Tiyan for central and southern Guam, with an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain expected and minor flooding in
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  Cedric: low lying and poor drainage areas.
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  Cedric: Fifteen villages were named, including Tamuning, Mangilao, Barrigada, Yona and Talofofo.
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  Cedric: Officials repeated the standing guidance to avoid driving on flooded roads.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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