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Midwest Tornado and Flooding Cleanup Expands with Michigan State of Emergency; NOAA SWPC Reports G2 Geomagnetic 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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  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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  Monday,
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  April
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  20,
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  2026
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  federal
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  response
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  to
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  Super
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  Typhoon
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  Sinlaku
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  continues
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  across
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  Guam
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  and
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  the
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  Commonwealth
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  of
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  the
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  Northern
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  Mariana
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  Islands.
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  The
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  US
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  Coast
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  Guard
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  cutter
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  Oliver
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  Henry
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  moored
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  in
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  Tinian
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  on
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  April
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  20
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  as
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  crews
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  pressed
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  north
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  to
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  reach
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  communities
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  still
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  isolated
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  by
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  storm
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  damage
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  and
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  April
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  harbor
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  safety
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  assessments
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  were
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  completed
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  the
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  day
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  before.
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  Ports
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  in
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  Saipan,
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  Tinian
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  and
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  Rota
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  remain
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  closed
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  pending
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  post
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  storm
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  assessments
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  of
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  waterways
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  and
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  navigational
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  aids.
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  Federal
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  emergency
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  declarations
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  cover
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  both
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  territories
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  and
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  power.
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  Water
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  and
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  road
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  restoration
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  is
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  ongoing
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  with
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  federal
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  resources
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  deployed.
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  Michigan
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  remains
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  under
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  an
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  active
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  statewide
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  emergency
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  as
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  spring
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  snowmelt
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  and
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  repeated
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  rounds
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  of
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  heavy
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  rain
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  keep
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  rivers
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  at
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  or
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  above
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  flood
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  stage.
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  Governor
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  Gretchen
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  Whitmer's
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  State
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  of
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  Emergency
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  now
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  covers
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  Ann
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  Arbor,
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  Kalamazoo
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  and
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  38
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  counties
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  after
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  an
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  April
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  18
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  expansion.
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  Official
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  update
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  Published
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  48
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  hours
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  ago
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  the
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  Sheboygan
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  Lock
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  and
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  Dam
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  complex
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  remains
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  at
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  level
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  two,
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  indicating
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  a
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  high
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  probability
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  of
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  needed
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  evacuation,
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  and
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  the
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  State
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  Emergency
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  Operations
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  center
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  remains
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  activated.
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  Statewide
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  recovery
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  continues
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  across
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  the
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  central
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  United
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  States
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  after
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  Friday's
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  multistate
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  tornado
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  outbreak.
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  The
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  confirmed
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  an
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  EF3
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  tornado
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  with
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  estimated
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  peak
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  winds
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  of
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  145
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  mph
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  that
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  tracked
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  13.5
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  miles
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  through
• 1:30
  Cronenwetter,
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  Weston
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  and
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  Ringle
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  in
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  Marathon
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  County,
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  Wisconsin,
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  damaging
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  approximately
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  75
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  homes.
• 1:38
  EF2
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  tornadoes
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  were
• 1:39
  confirmed
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  in
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  Lena,
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  Illinois
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  Stevenson
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  county
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  and
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  near
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  Stewartville
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  and
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  Marion
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  Township,
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  Minnesota
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  Olmsted
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  county,
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  where
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  more
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  than
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  50
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  homes
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  sustained
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  damage.
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  Debris
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  removal
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  and
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  damage
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  assessment
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  continue
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  across
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  affected
• 1:52
  communities.
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  The
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Fire
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  Center's
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  Incident
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  Management
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  Situation
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  Report
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  for
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  Sunday,
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  April
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  19th
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  lists
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  the
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  national
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  preparedness
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  level
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  at
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  PL2,
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  with
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  992
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  personnel
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  assigned
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  to
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires.
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  Official
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  update
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  published
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  24
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  hours
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  ago.
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  Year
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  to
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  date
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  totals
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  stand
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  at
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  20,915
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  fires
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  and
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  roughly
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  1.75
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  million
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  acres
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  burned,
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  approximately
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  200%
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  of
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  the
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  10
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  year
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  average.
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  In
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  Texas,
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  the
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  neon
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  white
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  fire
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  near
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  Dickens
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  is
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  1,259
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  acres
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  and
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  90%
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  contained
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  as
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  of
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  Sunday.
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  The
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  NOAA
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  Space
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  Weather
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  prediction
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  center
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  reports
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  G2
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  moderate
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  geomagnetic
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  storm
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  levels
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  were
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  reached
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  on
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  April
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  19th
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  as
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  a
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  fast
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  solar
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  wind
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  stream
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  from
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  a
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  large
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  coronal
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  hole
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  combined
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  with
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  a
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  CO
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  rotating
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  interaction
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  region
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  G1.
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  G2
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  conditions
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  can
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  cause
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  weak
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  power
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  grid
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  fluctuations,
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  limited
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  HF
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  radio
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  impacts
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  at
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  higher
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  latitudes
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  and
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  aurora
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  visible
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  at
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  high
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  latitudes.
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  Separately,
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  the
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  US
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  Geological
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  Survey
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  recorded
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  a
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  shallow
• 2:55
  M4.7
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  earthquake
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  about
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  43
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  miles
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  from
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  Reno,
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  Nevada
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  on
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  April
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  19
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  and
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  a
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  small
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  M3.0
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  offshore
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  earthquake
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  near
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  Charlotte,
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  Amelie,
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  US
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  Virgin
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  Islands
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  on
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  April
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  20.
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  No
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  damage
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  was
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  reported
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  from
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  either
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  event.
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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.
• 3:12
  Hawaii
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  FEMA's
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  Major
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  Disaster
• 3:14
  Declaration
• 3:14
  Dr.
• 3:15
  4909
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  Hawaii
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  for
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  the
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  March
• 3:17
  Kona
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  low
• 3:18
  remains
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  in
• 3:18
  effect.
• 3:19
  Residents
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  of
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  Hawaii,
• 3:21
  Maui
• 3:21
  and
• 3:21
  Honolulu
• 3:22
  counties
• 3:22
  who
• 3:22
  sustained
• 3:23
  damage
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  between
• 3:23
  March
• 3:24
  10th
• 3:24
  and
• 3:24
  24th
• 3:25
  can
• 3:25
  apply
• 3:25
  for
• 3:26
  individual
• 3:26
  assistance
• 3:27
  at
• 3:27
  disasterassistance.gov
• 3:29
  by
• 3:29
  phone
• 3:30
  at
• 3:30
  800-621-3362
• 3:33
  or
• 3:33
  at
• 3:33
  a
• 3:33
  disaster
• 3:34
  recovery
• 3:34
  center.
• 3:35
  The
• 3:35
  Application
• 3:36
  deadline
• 3:36
  is
• 3:36
  June
• 3:37
  7,
• 3:37
  2026.
• 3:39
  Illinois
• 3:39
  Recovery
• 3:40
  continues
• 3:41
  in
• 3:41
  Lena
• 3:41
  Stevenson
• 3:42
  county
• 3:42
  after
• 3:43
  an
• 3:43
  EF2
• 3:43
  tornado
• 3:44
  on
• 3:44
  April
• 3:45
  17
• 3:45
  cut
• 3:46
  an
• 3:46
  8.5
• 3:47
  mile
• 3:47
  path
• 3:47
  with
• 3:47
  estimated
• 3:48
  peak
• 3:48
  winds
• 3:48
  of
• 3:49
  130
• 3:49
  miles
• 3:49
  per
• 3:50
  hour.
• 3:50
  Three
• 3:51
  homes
• 3:51
  on
• 3:51
  Grove
• 3:51
  street
• 3:52
  lost
• 3:52
  their
• 3:52
  roof
• 3:52
  structures
• 3:53
  and
• 3:53
  two
• 3:54
  experienced
• 3:54
  partial
• 3:55
  exterior
• 3:55
  wall
• 3:56
  collapses.
• 3:57
  The
• 3:57
  Stevenson
• 3:58
  County
• 3:58
  Sheriff's
• 3:58
  Office
• 3:59
  is
• 3:59
  limiting
• 3:59
  access
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  the
• 4:00
  village
• 4:00
  while
• 4:01
  downed
• 4:01
  power
• 4:01
  lines
• 4:02
  and
• 4:02
  debris
• 4:02
  are
• 4:02
  cleared.
• 4:05
  Michigan
• 4:05
  governor
• 4:06
  Whitmer's
• 4:07
  state
• 4:07
  of
• 4:07
  emergency
• 4:07
  now
• 4:08
  covers
• 4:08
  Ann
• 4:08
  Arbor,
• 4:09
  Kalamazoo
• 4:10
  and
• 4:10
  38
• 4:10
  counties
• 4:11
  following
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  April
• 4:12
  15
• 4:13
  EF1
• 4:13
  Ann
• 4:13
  Arbor
• 4:14
  tornado
• 4:14
  and
• 4:15
  ongoing
• 4:15
  flooding
• 4:16
  across
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  Lower
• 4:16
  Peninsula.
• 4:17
  The
• 4:18
  city
• 4:18
  of
• 4:18
  Ann
• 4:18
  Arbor
• 4:19
  began
• 4:19
  emergency
• 4:19
  debris
• 4:20
  removal
• 4:20
  on
• 4:20
  April
• 4:21
  20th
• 4:21
  in
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  hardest
• 4:22
  hit
• 4:22
  areas.
• 4:23
  The
• 4:23
  Sheboygan
• 4:24
  Lock
• 4:24
  and
• 4:24
  Dam
• 4:25
  complex
• 4:25
  remains
• 4:26
  at
• 4:26
  Level
• 4:26
  two,
• 4:27
  with
• 4:27
  residents
• 4:27
  in
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  flood
• 4:28
  zone
• 4:28
  asked
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  prepare
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  evacuate.
• 4:32
  Minnesota
• 4:32
  the
• 4:33
  Olmsted
• 4:33
  County
• 4:33
  Sheriff's
• 4:34
  Office
• 4:34
  reports
• 4:34
  more
• 4:35
  than
• 4:35
  50
• 4:35
  homes
• 4:36
  damaged
• 4:36
  in
• 4:36
  Marion
• 4:37
  and
• 4:37
  Quincy
• 4:37
  townships
• 4:38
  and
• 4:38
  northeastern
• 4:39
  Stewartville
• 4:40
  after
• 4:40
  a
• 4:40
  9.67
• 4:41
  mile
• 4:42
  EF2
• 4:42
  tornado
• 4:43
  with
• 4:43
  estimated
• 4:44
  peak
• 4:44
  winds
• 4:44
  near
• 4:45
  130
• 4:46
  mph
• 4:46
  on
• 4:47
  April
• 4:47
  17.
• 4:48
  No
• 4:48
  injuries
• 4:49
  were
• 4:49
  reported.
• 4:50
  Portions
• 4:50
  of
• 4:51
  Marion
• 4:51
  Road
• 4:51
  southeast
• 4:52
  saw
• 4:52
  temporary
• 4:53
  closures
• 4:53
  on
• 4:53
  April
• 4:54
  18th
• 4:54
  for
• 4:54
  cleanup.
• 4:56
  Nevada
• 4:56
  USGS
• 4:57
  recorded
• 4:58
  a
• 4:58
  shallow
• 4:58
  M4.7
• 4:59
  earthquake
• 5:00
  approximately
• 5:01
  43
• 5:01
  miles
• 5:01
  from
• 5:02
  Reno
• 5:02
  on
• 5:02
  the
• 5:02
  morning
• 5:02
  of
• 5:03
  April
• 5:03
  19th.
• 5:04
  No
• 5:04
  injuries
• 5:05
  or
• 5:05
  damage
• 5:05
  have
• 5:06
  been
• 5:06
  reported.
• 5:07
  Texas
• 5:07
  the
• 5:08
  Texas
• 5:08
  A
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  M
• 5:08
  Forest
• 5:09
  Service
• 5:09
  reports
• 5:09
  the
• 5:10
  neon
• 5:10
  Whitefire,
• 5:11
  approximately
• 5:12
  nine
• 5:12
  miles
• 5:12
  northeast
• 5:13
  of
• 5:13
  Dickens
• 5:14
  is
• 5:14
  1,259
• 5:16
  acres
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  90%
• 5:17
  contained
• 5:17
  as
• 5:18
  of
• 5:18
  Sunday,
• 5:18
  April
• 5:19
  19.
• 5:20
  Additional
• 5:20
  firefighters
• 5:21
  and
• 5:21
  heavy
• 5:21
  equipment
• 5:22
  remain
• 5:22
  on
• 5:22
  scene.
• 5:24
  Wisconsin
• 5:24
  the
• 5:25
  NWS
• 5:25
  confirmed
• 5:26
  an
• 5:26
  EF3
• 5:27
  tornado
• 5:27
  with
• 5:27
  winds
• 5:28
  of
• 5:28
  145
• 5:29
  mph
• 5:29
  that
• 5:30
  tracked
• 5:30
  13.5
• 5:31
  miles
• 5:31
  through
• 5:32
  Cronenwetter,
• 5:32
  Weston,
• 5:33
  Ringel
• 5:33
  and
• 5:33
  near
• 5:34
  Easton
• 5:34
  in
• 5:34
  Marathon
• 5:35
  county
• 5:35
  on
• 5:35
  April
• 5:36
  17,
• 5:36
  damaging
• 5:37
  about
• 5:37
  75
• 5:38
  homes.
• 5:39
  No
• 5:39
  fatalities
• 5:40
  have
• 5:40
  been
• 5:40
  reported.
• 5:41
  Separately,
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  Wisconsin
• 5:43
  river
• 5:43
  at
• 5:43
  Portage
• 5:43
  crested
• 5:44
  at
• 5:44
  20.47ft,
• 5:46
  just
• 5:46
  below
• 5:46
  the
• 5:46
  record
• 5:47
  before
• 5:48
  Wisconsin
• 5:48
  DNR
• 5:49
  reported
• 5:49
  floodwaters
• 5:50
  beginning
• 5:50
  to
• 5:50
  recede.
• 5:51
  Several
• 5:51
  road
• 5:51
  closures
• 5:52
  remain
• 5:52
  in
• 5:52
  place.
• 5:53
  All
• 5:54
  other
• 5:54
  states
• 5:54
  have
• 5:55
  no
• 5:55
  significant
• 5:55
  updates
• 5:56
  in
• 5:56
  the
• 5:56
  last
• 5:56
  24
• 5:57
  hours.
• 5:59
  Guam
• 6:00
  Federal
• 6:01
  response
• 6:01
  to
• 6:01
  Super
• 6:02
  Typhoon
• 6:02
  Sinlaku
• 6:03
  continues
• 6:03
  under
• 6:03
  the
• 6:04
  Presidential
• 6:04
  Emergency
• 6:05
  declaration
• 6:05
  approved
• 6:06
  April
• 6:06
  17.
• 6:08
  USCGC
• 6:09
  Oliver
• 6:09
  Henry
• 6:09
  moored
• 6:10
  in
• 6:10
  Tinian
• 6:10
  on
• 6:10
  April
• 6:11
  20
• 6:11
  after
• 6:11
  crews
• 6:12
  completed
• 6:12
  safety
• 6:13
  assessments
• 6:13
  at
• 6:13
  Apra
• 6:14
  harbor
• 6:14
  on
• 6:14
  April
• 6:15
  19.
• 6:16
  Port
• 6:16
  status
• 6:17
  in
• 6:17
  Apra
• 6:17
  remains
• 6:18
  under
• 6:18
  active
• 6:18
  evaluation
• 6:19
  as
• 6:19
  waterway
• 6:20
  and
• 6:20
  navigational
• 6:21
  aid
• 6:21
  assessments
• 6:21
  continue.
• 6:23
  Northern
• 6:23
  Mariana
• 6:24
  Islands,
• 6:24
  Saipan,
• 6:25
  Tinian
• 6:26
  and
• 6:26
  Rota
• 6:26
  remain
• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
  active
• 6:27
  response
• 6:28
  under
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  Presidential
• 6:29
  Emergency
• 6:29
  declaration
• 6:30
  approved
• 6:30
  April
• 6:31
  17.
• 6:32
  Power,
• 6:33
  Water
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  road
• 6:34
  access
• 6:34
  are
• 6:34
  not
• 6:34
  fully
• 6:35
  restored
• 6:35
  across
• 6:35
  all
• 6:36
  three
• 6:36
  islands,
• 6:36
  and
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  CNMI
• 6:37
  has
• 6:38
  requested
• 6:38
  additional
• 6:39
  labor
• 6:39
  support.
• 6:40
  Shelter
• 6:40
  operations
• 6:41
  may
• 6:41
  be
• 6:41
  extended
• 6:42
  as
• 6:42
  lifeline
• 6:42
  restoration
• 6:43
  continues.
• 6:44
  FEMA
• 6:44
  damage
• 6:45
  assessments
• 6:45
  are
• 6:46
  ongoing.
• 6:48
  US
• 6:48
  Virgin
• 6:48
  Islands
• 6:49
  USGS
• 6:49
  recorded
• 6:50
  a
• 6:50
  small
• 6:50
  M3.0
• 6:51
  offshore
• 6:51
  earthquake
• 6:52
  near
• 6:52
  Charlotte
• 6:53
  Amelie,
• 6:53
  St
• 6:53
  Thomas
• 6:54
  island
• 6:54
  on
• 6:54
  April
• 6:55
  20
• 6:55
  at
• 6:55
  a
• 6:55
  depth
• 6:56
  of
• 6:56
  13
• 6:56
  km.
• 6:57
  No
• 6:58
  injuries
• 6:58
  or
• 6:58
  damage
• 6:59
  reported.
• 7:00
  All
• 7:00
  other
• 7:01
  territories
• 7:01
  and
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  District
• 7:02
  of
• 7:02
  Columbia
• 7:03
  have
• 7:03
  no
• 7:03
  significant
• 7:04
  updates
• 7:05
  in
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  last
• 7:05
  24
• 7:06
  hours.
• 7:07
  That's
• 7:07
  your
• 7:07
  EM
• 7:07
  morning
• 7:08
  brief
• 7:08
  for
• 7:08
  Monday,
• 7:08
  April
• 7:09
  20,
• 7:10
  2026.
• 7:11
  Stay
• 7:11
  safe.