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FEMA Assistance Hub Reopens: Supporting Alaskan Storm Survivors · 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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  Wednesday,
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  January
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  21,
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  2026.
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  Arctic
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  Air
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  is
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  diving
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  into
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  the
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  Northern
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  Plains
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  today
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  with
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  winter
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  weather
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  advisories
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  in
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  effect
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  and
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  extreme
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  cold
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  watches
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  posted
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  later
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  this
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  week.
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  NWS
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  notes
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  a
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  major
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  winter
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  storm
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  is
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  likely
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  to
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  organize
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  Friday
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  from
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  the
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  Southern
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  Rockies
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  plains
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  into
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  the
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  mid
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  south,
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  planned
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  for
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills
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  and
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  and
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  rapidly
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  deteriorating
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  travel
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  where
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  advisories
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  are
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  up
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  overnight
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  in
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  Hawaii.
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  The
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  Weather
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  Service
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  issued
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  a
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  flood
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  advisory
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  for
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  Kauai
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  and
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  continues
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  high
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  surf
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  small
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  craft
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  headlines
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  Use
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  caution
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  near
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  west
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  and
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  north
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  facing
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  shores
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  and
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  avoid
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  flooded
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  road
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  crossings.
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  Seismically
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  USGS
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  reports
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  a
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  magnitude
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  4.9
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  earthquake
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  north
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  northeast
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  of
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  Indio,
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  California
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  late
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  Monday
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  with
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  a
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  robust
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  aftershock
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  sequence
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  through
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  Tuesday.
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  No
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  major
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  damage
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  reports
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  in
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  the
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  central
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  U.S.
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  a
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  quake
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  near
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  Ulman,
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  Illinois
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  early
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  Tuesday
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  is
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  listed
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  by
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  USGS
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  at
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  magnitude
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  3.5.
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  Several
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  outlets
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  initially
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  reported
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  magnitude
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  3.8.
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  No
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  damage
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  was
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  reported.
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  We're
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  following
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  the
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  USGS
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  magnitude.
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  FEMA
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  says
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  the
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  Bethel
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  Assistance
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  Hub
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  reopens
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  today
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  Wednesday,
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  January
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  21st
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  Local
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  Alaska
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  Time
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  to
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  support
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  survivors
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  of
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  the
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  October
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  2025
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  West
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  Coast
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  Alaska
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  storms.
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  Check
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  hours
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  and
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  deadlines
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  if
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  you're
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  in
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  the
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  region,
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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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  FEMA's
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  Bethel
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  Assistance
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  Hub
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  reopens
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  today
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  to
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  assist
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  survivors
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  of
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  the
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  October
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  8
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  to
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  13,
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  2025
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  storms
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  and
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  flooding.
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  Services
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  include
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  help
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  with
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  applications
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  and
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  case
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  questions.
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  Verify
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  location
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  and
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  hours
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  before
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  traveling
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  if
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  you
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  were
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  affected.
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  Note
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  existing
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  February
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  deadlines
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  for
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  state
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  FEMA
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  individual
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  assistance.
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  California
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  A
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  magnitude
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  4.9
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  earthquake
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  struck
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  north
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  northeast
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  of
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  Indio
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  late
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  Monday
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  with
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  ongoing
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  small
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  aftershocks
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  Tuesday.
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  USGS
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  intensity
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  maps
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  show
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  light
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  shaking
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  and
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  no
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  major
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  damage
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  is
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  reported.
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  NWS
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  Los
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  Angeles
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  has
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  routine
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  coastal
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  wind
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  advisories
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  posted.
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  Check
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  local
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  WFO
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  pages
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  for
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  any
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  shortfuse
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  updates
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  before
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  commuting.
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  Freeze
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  warnings
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  and
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  frost
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  advisories
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  continue
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  early
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  this
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  morning
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  across
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  inland
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  northeast
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  and
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  north
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  central
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  Florida
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  with
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  a
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  rip
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  current
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  statement
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  for
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  area
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  beaches.
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  Conditions
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  moderate
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  later
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  today,
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  but
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  another
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  cold
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  night
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  is
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  likely
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  inland.
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  Hawaii
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  NWS
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  issued
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  a
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  late
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  night
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  flood
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  advisory
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  for
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  Kauai
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  ended
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  around
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  1am
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  HST
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  due
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  to
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  heavy
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  rain.
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  High
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  surf
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  and
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  small
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  craft
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  headlines
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  continue
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  around
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  the
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  islands.
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  Illinois
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  USGS
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  records
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  an
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  early
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  morning
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  quake
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  near
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  Ulman
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  on
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  Tuesday
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  at
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  magnitude
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  3.5.
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  Media
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  initially
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  reported
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  magnitude
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  3.8
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  shaking
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  was
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  felt
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  widely
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  across
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  central
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  Illinois
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  and
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  metro
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  St.
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  Louis
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  with
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  no
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  damage.
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  Official
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  magnitude
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  may
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  be
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  revised
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  during
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  analysis.
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  Follow
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  USGS
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  for
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  final
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  values.
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  Official
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  update
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  differs
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  from
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  some
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  media
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  reports
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  following
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  USGS
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  data.
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  Minnesota
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  Winter
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  weather
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  advisories
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  today
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  generally
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  9am
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  to
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  6pm
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  CST
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  bring
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  light
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  snow
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  and
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  slick
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  travel
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  followed
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  by
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  extreme
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  cold
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  watches
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  starting
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  Thursday
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  night.
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  Plan
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  for
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  rapidly
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  falling
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  wind
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  chills
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  and
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  check
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  local
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  school
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  commute
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  impacts.
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  North
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  Dakota
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  Winter
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  Weather
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  Advisory
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  remains
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  in
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  effect
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  through
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  this
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  evening
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  for
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  much
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  of
• 3:18
  western
• 3:18
  North
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  Dakota.
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  Blowing
• 3:20
  snow
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  with
• 3:21
  gusts
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  to
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  55
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  mph
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  will
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  reduce
• 3:24
  visibility
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  and
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  create
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  hazardous
• 3:26
  travel.
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  All
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  other
• 3:28
  states
• 3:28
  have
• 3:29
  no
• 3:29
  significant
• 3:29
  updates
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  in
• 3:30
  the
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  last
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  24
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  hours.
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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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  That's
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  the
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  latest
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  as
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  of
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  Wednesday,
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  January
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  21st.
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  We'll
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  continue
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  to
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  track
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  the
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  cold
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  blast
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  and
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  late
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  week
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  storm
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  setup.
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  Stay
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  safe.