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FEMA major disaster declared for CNMI; CISA flags ConnectWise and Windows zero-days; Southern wildfires push the South to PL 4 · 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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  Thursday,
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  April
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  30,
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  2026
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  and
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  today's
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  episode
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  is
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  sponsored
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  by
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  the
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  NIMS
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  Store.
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  National
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  Snapshot
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  the
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  National
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  Wildfire
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  picture
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  remains
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  active.
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  The
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  latest
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  Incident
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  Management
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  situation
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  report
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  shows
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  109
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  new
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  fires
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  reported,
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  six
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  new
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  large
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  fires
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  and
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  25
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires
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  nationally
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  with
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  about
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  1900
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  personnel
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  assigned.
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  The
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  national
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  preparedness
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  level
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  holds
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  at
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  PL2,
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  but
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  the
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  southern
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  area
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  sits
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  at
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  PL4,
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  where
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  exceptional
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  drought,
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  low
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  humidity
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  and
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  gusty
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  winds
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  continue
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  to
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  drive
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  growth
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  on
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  fires
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  in
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  southern
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  Georgia
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  and
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  northern
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  Florida.
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  Critical
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  fire
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  weather
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  is
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  expected
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  today
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  across
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  eastern
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  New
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  Mexico,
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  far
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  western
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  Texas
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  and
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  the
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  southern
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  High
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  Plains,
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  with
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  relative
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  humidity
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  dropping
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  into
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  single
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  digits
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  and
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  wind
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  gusts
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  to
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  40
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  mph.
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  On
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  the
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  Cyber
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  front,
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  the
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  Cybersecurity
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  and
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  Infrastructure
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  Security
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  Agency
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  added
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  two
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  actively
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  exploited
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  vulnerabilities
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  to
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  the
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  known
• 1:01
  exploited
• 1:01
  Vulnerabilities
• 1:02
  catalog
• 1:02
  yesterday,
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  a
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  path
• 1:04
  traversal
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  flaw
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  in
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  ConnectWise
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  Screen
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  Connect
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  and
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  a
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  Windows
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  shell
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  spoofing
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  vulnerability.
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  Federal
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  civilian
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  agencies
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  must
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  remediate
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  both
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  by
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  May
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  12,
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  2026
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  and
• 1:20
  CISA
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  recommends
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  private
• 1:22
  organizations
• 1:22
  apply
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  the
• 1:23
  same
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  priority.
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  On
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  the
• 1:25
  FEMA
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  side,
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  the
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  Federal
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  Register
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  published
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  yesterday
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  the
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  Presidential
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  Major
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  Disaster
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  Declaration
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  FEMA
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  4910
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  Doctor
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  for
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  the
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  Commonwealth
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  of
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  the
• 1:34
  Northern
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  Mariana
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  Islands
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  following
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  Super
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  Typhoon
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  Sinlaku
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  with
• 1:38
  an
• 1:38
  incident
• 1:39
  period
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  of
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  April
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  11
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  through
• 1:40
  April
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  18,
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  2026.
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  In
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  Alaska,
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  FEMA
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  reports
• 1:45
  more
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  than
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  $46
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  million
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  in
• 1:47
  federal
• 1:47
  individual
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  assistance
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  approved
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  to
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  2,492
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  households
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  recovering
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  from
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  severe
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  storms,
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  flooding
• 1:54
  and
• 1:54
  the
• 1:55
  remnants
• 1:55
  of
• 1:55
  typhoon
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  Halong
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  with
• 1:56
  $4.67
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  million
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  in
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  rental
• 1:59
  assistance.
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  Kilauea
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  remains
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  at
• 2:01
  Volcano
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  Alert
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  Level
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  Advisory
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  and
• 2:03
  aviation
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  color
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  Code
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  yellow.
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  The
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  eruption
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  is
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  paused
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  with
• 2:07
  the
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  next
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  episode
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  forecast
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  between
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  May
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  3
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  and
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  May
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  7.
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  There
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  are
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  no
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  current
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  National
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  Terrorism
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  Advisory
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  System
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  bulletins
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  in
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  effect.
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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.
• 2:18
  Alaska
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  FEMA
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  reported
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  yesterday
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  that
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  more
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  than
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  $46
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  million
• 2:22
  in
• 2:22
  federal
• 2:23
  individual
• 2:23
  assistance
• 2:24
  has
• 2:24
  been
• 2:24
  approved
• 2:25
  to
• 2:25
  2,492
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  households
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  affected
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  by
• 2:27
  the
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  October
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  severe
• 2:29
  storms,
• 2:29
  flooding
• 2:30
  and
• 2:30
  the
• 2:30
  remnants
• 2:30
  of
• 2:31
  typhoon
• 2:31
  Halong,
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  including
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  $4.67
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  million
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  in
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  rental
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  assistance.
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  Designated
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  areas
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  include
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  the
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  Northwest
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  Arctic
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  Borough,
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  several
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  Regional
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  Education
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  Attendance
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  Areas,
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  and
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  The
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  city
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  of
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  St.
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  Mary's
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  FEMA
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  continues
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  to
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  encourage
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  applicants
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  to
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  keep
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  contact
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  information
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  current
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  with
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  the
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  dedicated
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  Alaska
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  Call
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  Center.
• 2:53
  California,
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  the
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  Albuquerque
• 2:57
  Office
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  and
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  the
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  Storm
• 2:58
  Prediction
• 2:58
  Center
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  Extended
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  elevated
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  to
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  critical
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  fire
• 3:00
  weather
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  conditions
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  across
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  the
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  greater
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  Four
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  Corners
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  region,
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  with
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  portions
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  of
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  southeastern
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  California
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  exposed
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  to
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  dry
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  westerly
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  flow
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  and
• 3:08
  low
• 3:08
  humidity,
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  Cal
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  Fire
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  continues
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  to
• 3:11
  track
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  an
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  active
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  early
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  season.
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  The
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  agency
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  directs
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  the
• 3:14
  public
• 3:14
  to
• 3:14
  fire.ca.gov
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  for
• 3:16
  current
• 3:17
  incident
• 3:17
  maps,
• 3:18
  evacuations
• 3:19
  and
• 3:19
  air
• 3:19
  attack
• 3:20
  positioning.
• 3:21
  Colorado
• 3:22
  Critical
• 3:23
  fire
• 3:23
  weather
• 3:24
  is
• 3:24
  forecast
• 3:24
  today
• 3:24
  for
• 3:25
  portions
• 3:25
  of
• 3:25
  eastern
• 3:26
  Colorado
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  where
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  strongest
• 3:27
  overlap
• 3:28
  of
• 3:28
  25-40
• 3:29
  mph,
• 3:30
  wind
• 3:30
  gusts
• 3:30
  and
• 3:31
  single
• 3:31
  digit
• 3:32
  humidity
• 3:32
  is
• 3:32
  anticipated.
• 3:34
  The
• 3:34
  state
• 3:34
  has
• 3:34
  now
• 3:35
  logged
• 3:35
  114
• 3:36
  red
• 3:36
  flag
• 3:36
  warnings
• 3:37
  statewide
• 3:37
  so
• 3:38
  far
• 3:38
  in
• 3:38
  2026,
• 3:40
  more
• 3:40
  than
• 3:40
  double
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  count
• 3:41
  by
• 3:41
  this
• 3:41
  point
• 3:41
  last
• 3:42
  year
• 3:42
  and
• 3:42
  the
• 3:43
  highest
• 3:43
  year
• 3:43
  to
• 3:43
  date
• 3:44
  total
• 3:44
  in
• 3:44
  at
• 3:44
  least
• 3:45
  two
• 3:45
  decades.
• 3:47
  Florida
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  US
• 3:48
  Forest
• 3:49
  Service
• 3:49
  issued
• 3:49
  a
• 3:50
  public
• 3:50
  warning
• 3:50
  yesterday
• 3:51
  on
• 3:51
  the
• 3:51
  gun
• 3:51
  range
• 3:51
  and
• 3:52
  sand
• 3:52
  drain
• 3:52
  fires
• 3:53
  in
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  national
• 3:53
  forests.
• 3:54
  In
• 3:54
  Florida,
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  gun
• 3:56
  range
• 3:56
  fire
• 3:56
  southwest
• 3:57
  of
• 3:57
  Watertown
• 3:58
  is
• 3:58
  at
• 3:58
  129
• 3:59
  acres
• 3:59
  and
• 4:00
  60%
• 4:00
  contained.
• 4:01
  The
• 4:02
  sand
• 4:02
  drain
• 4:02
  fire
• 4:03
  northeast
• 4:03
  of
• 4:03
  Olistee
• 4:04
  remains
• 4:05
  under
• 4:05
  management
• 4:06
  by
• 4:06
  a
• 4:06
  complex
• 4:07
  incident
• 4:07
  management
• 4:07
  team.
• 4:09
  Crews
• 4:09
  are
• 4:09
  bolstering
• 4:09
  containment
• 4:10
  lines
• 4:10
  to
• 4:11
  protect
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  community
• 4:11
  of
• 4:12
  Watertown
• 4:13
  and
• 4:13
  hot,
• 4:13
  dry,
• 4:14
  windy
• 4:14
  conditions
• 4:15
  continue
• 4:15
  to
• 4:16
  require
• 4:16
  vigilance.
• 4:17
  Georgia
• 4:19
  The
• 4:19
  Brantley
• 4:20
  Highway
• 4:20
  82
• 4:20
  fire
• 4:21
  in
• 4:21
  Brantley
• 4:21
  county
• 4:22
  is
• 4:22
  reported
• 4:22
  at
• 4:22
  roughly
• 4:23
  35
• 4:23
  square
• 4:24
  miles
• 4:24
  and
• 4:24
  32%
• 4:25
  contained,
• 4:26
  with
• 4:27
  more
• 4:27
  than
• 4:27
  80
• 4:27
  homes
• 4:28
  destroyed
• 4:28
  since
• 4:29
  ignition
• 4:29
  on
• 4:29
  April
• 4:30
  20.
• 4:31
  The
• 4:31
  larger
• 4:32
  fire
• 4:32
  in
• 4:32
  Clinch
• 4:33
  and
• 4:33
  Echols
• 4:33
  counties
• 4:34
  has
• 4:34
  charred
• 4:35
  more
• 4:35
  than
• 4:35
  50
• 4:35
  square
• 4:36
  miles
• 4:37
  along
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  Georgia
• 4:37
  Florida
• 4:38
  line
• 4:38
  and
• 4:39
  is
• 4:39
  23%
• 4:40
  contained.
• 4:42
  The
• 4:42
  Georgia
• 4:42
  Emergency
• 4:43
  Management
• 4:43
  and
• 4:43
  Homeland
• 4:44
  Security
• 4:44
  Agency
• 4:45
  continues
• 4:45
  to
• 4:45
  coordinate
• 4:46
  response
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  the
• 4:47
  Salvation
• 4:47
  army
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  Georgia
• 4:48
  is
• 4:49
  expanding
• 4:49
  wildfire
• 4:50
  response
• 4:50
  operations
• 4:51
  in
• 4:51
  the
• 4:51
  south
• 4:51
  of
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  state.
• 5:23
  Hawaii
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  U.S.
• 5:24
  geological
• 5:25
  Survey
• 5:25
  Hawaiian
• 5:25
  Volcano
• 5:26
  Observatory
• 5:26
  issued
• 5:27
  an
• 5:27
  updated
• 5:27
  notice
• 5:28
  yesterday.
• 5:28
  Kilauea
• 5:29
  remains
• 5:30
  at
• 5:30
  Volcano
• 5:30
  Alert
• 5:31
  Level
• 5:31
  A
• 5:31
  advisory
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  aviation
• 5:33
  color
• 5:33
  code
• 5:33
  yellow
• 5:35
  episode
• 5:35
  45
• 5:36
  of
• 5:36
  the
• 5:36
  ongoing
• 5:37
  Halemaumau
• 5:37
  eruption
• 5:38
  ended
• 5:38
  April
• 5:38
  23.
• 5:39
  The
• 5:40
  eruption
• 5:40
  is
• 5:40
  currently
• 5:41
  paused
• 5:41
  with
• 5:41
  episode
• 5:42
  46
• 5:43
  forecast
• 5:43
  between
• 5:43
  Sunday,
• 5:44
  May
• 5:44
  3
• 5:44
  and
• 5:44
  Thursday,
• 5:45
  May
• 5:45
  7
• 5:45
  based
• 5:46
  on
• 5:46
  tilt
• 5:46
  data.
• 5:47
  No
• 5:47
  significant
• 5:48
  activity
• 5:48
  is
• 5:49
  noted
• 5:49
  along
• 5:49
  Kilauea's
• 5:50
  east
• 5:50
  or
• 5:51
  southwest
• 5:51
  rift
• 5:52
  zones.
• 5:52
  Illinois
• 5:54
  the
• 5:55
  National
• 5:55
  Weather
• 5:55
  Service
• 5:56
  confirmed
• 5:56
  three
• 5:56
  tornadoes
• 5:57
  from
• 5:57
  Monday
• 5:57
  night's
• 5:58
  outbreak,
• 5:58
  including
• 5:59
  an
• 5:59
  EF2
• 6:00
  near
• 6:00
  Mascuda
• 6:00
  with
• 6:01
  winds
• 6:01
  of
• 6:01
  118
• 6:02
  mph
• 6:03
  and
• 6:03
  EF1
• 6:04
  near
• 6:04
  Germantown
• 6:04
  at
• 6:05
  107
• 6:05
  mat
• 6:06
  hour
• 6:06
  and
• 6:06
  an
• 6:06
  EF0
• 6:07
  near.
• 6:07
  Marine
• 6:09
  damage
• 6:09
  assessments
• 6:10
  and
• 6:10
  power
• 6:10
  restoration
• 6:11
  continue
• 6:11
  across
• 6:12
  Clinton
• 6:12
  county
• 6:13
  where
• 6:13
  homes
• 6:13
  and
• 6:13
  outbuildings
• 6:14
  were
• 6:14
  damaged
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  roads
• 6:15
  were
• 6:16
  blocked
• 6:16
  by
• 6:16
  trees
• 6:16
  and
• 6:17
  downed
• 6:17
  lines.
• 6:18
  Kentucky
• 6:19
  NWS
• 6:20
  Storm
• 6:20
  survey
• 6:20
  teams
• 6:21
  preliminarily
• 6:21
  confirmed
• 6:22
  an
• 6:22
  EF0
• 6:23
  tornado
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  Ohio
• 6:24
  county
• 6:24
  with
• 6:25
  peak
• 6:25
  winds
• 6:25
  of
• 6:25
  85-90
• 6:26
  mph
• 6:27
  formed
• 6:28
  southwest
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  Heflin.
• 6:30
  A
• 6:30
  flash
• 6:30
  flood
• 6:30
  watch
• 6:31
  remains
• 6:31
  in
• 6:31
  effect
• 6:31
  for
• 6:32
  much
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  central
• 6:32
  Kentucky
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  additional
• 6:34
  rounds
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  storms
• 6:35
  with
• 6:35
  damaging
• 6:35
  winds,
• 6:36
  large
• 6:36
  hail
• 6:37
  and
• 6:37
  isolated
• 6:37
  tornadoes
• 6:38
  are
• 6:38
  possible
• 6:39
  into
• 6:39
  tonight.
• 6:40
  Michigan
• 6:41
  Official
• 6:42
  Update
• 6:42
  published
• 6:43
  roughly
• 6:43
  36
• 6:44
  hours
• 6:44
  ago,
• 6:46
  Governor
• 6:46
  Gretchen
• 6:47
  Whitmer
• 6:47
  signed
• 6:47
  Executive
• 6:48
  Order
• 6:49
  2026-10,
• 6:50
  expanding
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  existing
• 6:51
  state
• 6:52
  of
• 6:52
  emergency
• 6:52
  to
• 6:53
  include
• 6:53
  Tuscola
• 6:54
  county
• 6:54
  and
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  Village
• 6:55
  of
• 6:55
  Holly
• 6:55
  in
• 6:55
  Oakland
• 6:56
  county,
• 6:57
  bringing
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  count
• 6:57
  to
• 6:57
  41
• 6:58
  counties
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  three
• 6:59
  municipalities
• 7:00
  under
• 7:00
  emergency
• 7:01
  declaration.
• 7:02
  Tuscola
• 7:03
  county
• 7:03
  reports
• 7:03
  widespread
• 7:04
  flood
• 7:04
  damage
• 7:05
  to
• 7:05
  roads,
• 7:06
  culverts
• 7:06
  and
• 7:06
  bridges.
• 7:07
  The
• 7:07
  Village
• 7:07
  of
• 7:07
  Holly
• 7:08
  reports
• 7:08
  significant
• 7:09
  flood
• 7:09
  damage
• 7:10
  at
• 7:10
  its
• 7:10
  wastewater
• 7:11
  treatment
• 7:11
  plant,
• 7:12
  requiring
• 7:12
  ongoing
• 7:13
  repairs.
• 7:15
  Mississippi
• 7:16
  the
• 7:16
  city
• 7:16
  of
• 7:16
  Meridian
• 7:17
  issued
• 7:17
  a
• 7:17
  boil
• 7:18
  water
• 7:18
  notice
• 7:18
  yesterday
• 7:19
  for
• 7:19
  affected
• 7:19
  customers.
• 7:20
  Residents
• 7:21
  and
• 7:21
  businesses
• 7:22
  are
• 7:22
  advised
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  boil
• 7:23
  water
• 7:23
  for
• 7:23
  drinking,
• 7:24
  cooking,
• 7:24
  brushing
• 7:25
  teeth
• 7:25
  and
• 7:25
  ice.
• 7:27
  Taylorsville
• 7:27
  lifted
• 7:28
  its
• 7:28
  townwide
• 7:28
  boilwater
• 7:29
  notice
• 7:29
  yesterday
• 7:30
  after
• 7:30
  a
• 7:30
  scheduled
• 7:31
  outage
• 7:31
  and
• 7:32
  maintenance.
• 7:33
  Severe
• 7:33
  weather
• 7:34
  also
• 7:34
  produced
• 7:34
  a
• 7:35
  tornado
• 7:35
  warning
• 7:35
  yesterday
• 7:36
  afternoon
• 7:36
  for
• 7:37
  parts
• 7:37
  of
• 7:37
  Jasper,
• 7:38
  Clark
• 7:38
  and
• 7:39
  Jones
• 7:39
  counties.
• 7:40
  Mobile
• 7:41
  home
• 7:41
  damage
• 7:41
  and
• 7:42
  roof
• 7:42
  damage
• 7:42
  were
• 7:43
  possible
• 7:43
  based
• 7:43
  on
• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  storm's
• 7:44
  signature.
• 7:46
  Missouri
• 7:47
  Strong
• 7:47
  storms
• 7:48
  early
• 7:48
  this
• 7:48
  week
• 7:49
  left
• 7:49
  damage
• 7:49
  at
• 7:49
  two
• 7:50
  state
• 7:50
  correctional
• 7:51
  facilities
• 7:51
  and
• 7:52
  and
• 7:52
  across
• 7:52
  portions
• 7:53
  of
• 7:53
  central
• 7:53
  Missouri,
• 7:54
  including
• 7:54
  Randolph
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  Saline
• 7:56
  counties.
• 7:56
  A
• 7:57
  severe
• 7:57
  thunderstorm
• 7:58
  produced
• 7:58
  baseball
• 7:59
  sized
• 7:59
  hail
• 8:00
  in
• 8:00
  Springfield,
• 8:01
  where
• 8:01
  city
• 8:01
  utilities
• 8:02
  reported
• 8:02
  more
• 8:02
  than
• 8:03
  10,000
• 8:03
  customer
• 8:04
  outages
• 8:04
  and
• 8:05
  widespread
• 8:05
  vehicle
• 8:06
  and
• 8:06
  structural
• 8:07
  damage.
• 8:09
  Nevada
• 8:10
  The
• 8:10
  U.S.
• 8:11
  geological
• 8:11
  Survey
• 8:12
  reports
• 8:12
  a
• 8:12
  magnitude
• 8:13
  4.4
• 8:13
  earthquake
• 8:14
  yesterday
• 8:14
  in
• 8:15
  Paranagat
• 8:15
  National
• 8:16
  Wildlife
• 8:16
  Refuge
• 8:17
  about
• 8:17
  17
• 8:17
  miles
• 8:18
  southwest
• 8:18
  of
• 8:18
  Alamo
• 8:19
  at
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  depth
• 8:20
  of
• 8:20
  4
• 8:20
  kilometers.
• 8:21
  Shaking
• 8:22
  was
• 8:22
  felt
• 8:22
  in
• 8:22
  Las
• 8:22
  Vegas,
• 8:23
  roughly
• 8:23
  60
• 8:24
  miles
• 8:24
  to
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  south.
• 8:25
  The
• 8:25
  USGS
• 8:26
  lists
• 8:26
  98
• 8:27
  felt
• 8:27
  reports
• 8:28
  and
• 8:28
  a
• 8:28
  series
• 8:28
  of
• 8:28
  aftershocks
• 8:29
  up
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  magnitude
• 8:30
  3.2.
• 8:31
  New
• 8:32
  Mexico
• 8:33
  NWS
• 8:34
  Albuquerque
• 8:34
  has
• 8:35
  red
• 8:35
  flag
• 8:35
  warnings
• 8:36
  posted
• 8:36
  across
• 8:36
  portions
• 8:37
  of
• 8:37
  east
• 8:37
  central
• 8:37
  and
• 8:38
  southeastern
• 8:38
  New
• 8:39
  Mexico
• 8:39
  with
• 8:40
  relative
• 8:40
  humidity
• 8:41
  dropping
• 8:41
  below
• 8:41
  10%
• 8:42
  for
• 8:42
  several
• 8:43
  hours
• 8:43
  and
• 8:43
  wind
• 8:43
  gusts
• 8:44
  of
• 8:44
  35-40
• 8:45
  mph.
• 8:47
  The
• 8:47
  storm
• 8:47
  prediction
• 8:48
  center
• 8:48
  placed
• 8:48
  the
• 8:49
  strongest
• 8:49
  overlap
• 8:49
  of
• 8:50
  dry,
• 8:50
  windy
• 8:50
  conditions
• 8:51
  over
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  same
• 8:51
  area
• 8:52
  today.
• 8:53
  Oklahoma
• 8:55
  Recovery
• 8:55
  continues
• 8:56
  in
• 8:56
  enid
• 8:56
  following
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  April
• 8:57
  23rd
• 8:58
  EF4
• 8:59
  tornado,
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  first
• 9:00
  EF4
• 9:00
  of
• 9:00
  2026
• 9:02
  and
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  first
• 9:02
  in
• 9:02
  Garfield
• 9:03
  county
• 9:03
  since
• 9:03
  1991.
• 9:05
  Local
• 9:06
  officials
• 9:06
  report
• 9:06
  nearly
• 9:07
  95%
• 9:08
  of
• 9:08
  approximately
• 9:09
  50
• 9:09
  homes
• 9:09
  in
• 9:10
  the
• 9:10
  hardest
• 9:10
  hit
• 9:10
  Grey
• 9:11
  Ridge
• 9:11
  neighborhood
• 9:11
  were
• 9:11
  destroyed.
• 9:13
  Cleanup
• 9:13
  donations
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  volunteer
• 9:15
  coordination
• 9:15
  continue
• 9:16
  through
• 9:16
  ywca,
• 9:17
  enid,
• 9:17
  the
• 9:18
  Salvation
• 9:18
  army
• 9:18
  and
• 9:19
  other
• 9:19
  partners.
• 9:21
  Pennsylvania
• 9:22
  NWS
• 9:22
  Pittsburgh
• 9:23
  issued
• 9:23
  a
• 9:23
  tornado
• 9:24
  warning
• 9:24
  yesterday
• 9:24
  afternoon
• 9:25
  for
• 9:25
  northeastern
• 9:26
  Indiana
• 9:26
  county
• 9:27
  after
• 9:27
  a
• 9:27
  severe
• 9:27
  thunderstorm
• 9:28
  capable
• 9:28
  of
• 9:29
  producing
• 9:29
  a
• 9:29
  Tornado
• 9:30
  was
• 9:30
  tracked
• 9:31
  nine
• 9:31
  miles
• 9:31
  north
• 9:31
  of
• 9:32
  Indiana
• 9:32
  moving
• 9:33
  east
• 9:33
  at
• 9:34
  30
• 9:34
  miles
• 9:34
  per
• 9:34
  hour.
• 9:35
  The
• 9:35
  warning
• 9:36
  was
• 9:36
  canceled
• 9:36
  at
• 9:37
  4:17pm
• 9:38
  after
• 9:38
  the
• 9:38
  cell
• 9:38
  weakened.
• 9:40
  Locations
• 9:40
  included
• 9:41
  Marion
• 9:41
  Center,
• 9:42
  Plumville
• 9:42
  and
• 9:43
  Rochester
• 9:43
  Mills.
• 9:45
  NWS
• 9:46
  Nashville
• 9:47
  confirmed
• 9:47
  an
• 9:47
  EF1
• 9:48
  tornado
• 9:48
  in
• 9:48
  Davidson
• 9:49
  and
• 9:49
  Robertson
• 9:50
  counties
• 9:50
  from
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  early
• 9:51
  week
• 9:51
  severe
• 9:51
  weather
• 9:52
  with
• 9:52
  damage
• 9:52
  in
• 9:52
  the
• 9:53
  Goodlettsville
• 9:53
  area,
• 9:54
  a
• 9:54
  tornado
• 9:55
  track
• 9:55
  south
• 9:55
  of
• 9:56
  Ridgetop
• 9:56
  and
• 9:57
  a
• 9:57
  confirmed
• 9:57
  damaging
• 9:58
  microburst
• 9:59
  in
• 9:59
  Lawrence
• 9:59
  county
• 10:00
  with
• 10:00
  peak
• 10:00
  gusts
• 10:00
  near
• 10:01
  90
• 10:01
  mph.
• 10:03
  Nashville
• 10:04
  Electric
• 10:04
  Service
• 10:04
  reported
• 10:05
  more
• 10:05
  than
• 10:05
  16,000
• 10:06
  customers
• 10:07
  without
• 10:07
  power
• 10:08
  at
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  storm's
• 10:08
  peak.
• 10:10
  Duck
• 10:10
  River
• 10:10
  EMC
• 10:11
  reported
• 10:11
  widespread
• 10:12
  outages
• 10:12
  affecting
• 10:13
  more
• 10:13
  than
• 10:13
  5,000
• 10:14
  customers
• 10:14
  across
• 10:15
  four
• 10:15
  substations.
• 10:16
  No
• 10:17
  injuries
• 10:17
  are
• 10:17
  reported.
• 10:20
  Official
• 10:20
  update
• 10:21
  published
• 10:21
  roughly
• 10:21
  30
• 10:22
  hours
• 10:22
  ago
• 10:23
  Governor
• 10:24
  Greg
• 10:24
  Abbott
• 10:24
  issued
• 10:25
  a
• 10:25
  state
• 10:25
  disaster
• 10:26
  declaration
• 10:26
  for
• 10:26
  Lamar,
• 10:27
  Parker
• 10:27
  and
• 10:28
  Wise
• 10:28
  counties
• 10:29
  following
• 10:29
  severe
• 10:29
  storms
• 10:30
  with
• 10:30
  T
• 10:30
  mobilizing
• 10:31
  Swiftwater
• 10:32
  Rescue
• 10:32
  and
• 10:32
  debris
• 10:33
  teams
• 10:33
  and
• 10:34
  requesting
• 10:34
  SBA
• 10:35
  participation
• 10:35
  in
• 10:35
  preliminary
• 10:36
  damage
• 10:36
  assessments.
• 10:38
  Recovery
• 10:39
  continues
• 10:39
  in
• 10:39
  Mineral
• 10:40
  Wells
• 10:40
  after
• 10:40
  Tuesday's
• 10:41
  EF3
• 10:41
  tornado,
• 10:42
  which
• 10:42
  sent
• 10:43
  five
• 10:43
  people
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  the
• 10:44
  hospital,
• 10:44
  including
• 10:44
  two
• 10:45
  by
• 10:45
  ambulance.
• 10:46
  The
• 10:46
  Weather
• 10:47
  Prediction
• 10:47
  center
• 10:48
  maintains
• 10:48
  a
• 10:48
  slight
• 10:48
  risk
• 10:49
  of
• 10:49
  excessive
• 10:49
  rainfall
• 10:50
  across
• 10:50
  Central
• 10:51
  Texas
• 10:51
  through
• 10:52
  tonight.
• 10:54
  All
• 10:54
  other
• 10:54
  states
• 10:55
  have
• 10:55
  no
• 10:55
  significant
• 10:56
  updates
• 10:56
  in
• 10:57
  the
• 10:57
  last
• 10:57
  24
• 10:57
  hours.
• 11:00
  Northern
• 11:01
  Mariana
• 11:01
  Islands
• 11:03
  the
• 11:04
  Federal
• 11:04
  Register
• 11:04
  yesterday
• 11:05
  published
• 11:05
  the
• 11:05
  Presidential
• 11:06
  Major
• 11:06
  Disaster
• 11:07
  Declaration
• 11:10
  for
• 11:10
  Super
• 11:10
  Typhoon
• 11:11
  sinlaku,
• 11:11
  formalizing
• 11:12
  the
• 11:12
  April
• 11:13
  23
• 11:13
  declaration.
• 11:14
  The
• 11:15
  incident
• 11:15
  period
• 11:15
  covers
• 11:16
  April
• 11:16
  11
• 11:17
  through
• 11:17
  April
• 11:18
  18,
• 11:18
  2026.
• 11:19
  Power
• 11:20
  restoration
• 11:20
  continues
• 11:21
  nearly
• 11:21
  two
• 11:21
  weeks
• 11:22
  after
• 11:22
  the
• 11:22
  Category
• 11:23
  5
• 11:23
  storm,
• 11:23
  which
• 11:24
  made
• 11:24
  landfall
• 11:24
  over
• 11:25
  Northern
• 11:25
  Tinian
• 11:25
  with
• 11:26
  sustained
• 11:26
  winds
• 11:26
  estimated
• 11:27
  at
• 11:27
  145
• 11:28
  miles
• 11:28
  per
• 11:28
  hour
• 11:29
  and
• 11:29
  gusts
• 11:29
  up
• 11:29
  to
• 11:30
  185
• 11:30
  mile
• 11:31
  hour.
• 11:32
  FEMA's
• 11:32
  distribution
• 11:33
  center
• 11:33
  in
• 11:33
  Guam
• 11:34
  continues
• 11:34
  to
• 11:34
  support
• 11:35
  the
• 11:35
  response
• 11:35
  with
• 11:36
  prepositioned
• 11:36
  water,
• 11:37
  meals,
• 11:37
  cots,
• 11:38
  blankets,
• 11:38
  tarps
• 11:39
  and
• 11:39
  generators.
• 11:40
  All
• 11:41
  other
• 11:41
  territories
• 11:42
  and
• 11:42
  the
• 11:42
  District
• 11:42
  of
• 11:42
  Colombia
• 11:43
  have
• 11:43
  no
• 11:44
  significant
• 11:44
  updates
• 11:45
  in
• 11:45
  the
• 11:45
  last
• 11:45
  24
• 11:46
  hours.
• 11:47
  That
• 11:48
  wraps
• 11:48
  today's
• 11:48
  EM
• 11:49
  Morning
• 11:49
  Brief.
• 11:50
  New
• 11:50
  episodes
• 11:51
  drop
• 11:51
  Monday
• 11:51
  through
• 11:52
  Friday
• 11:52
  in
• 11:52
  the
• 11:52
  5am
• 11:53
  hour
• 11:53
  PT,
• 11:55
  so
• 11:55
  the
• 11:55
  day
• 11:55
  starts
• 11:56
  with
• 11:56
  clarity
• 11:56
  instead
• 11:56
  of
• 11:57
  catch
• 11:57
  up.
• 11:58
  Subscribe
• 11:58
  on
• 11:58
  the
• 11:59
  Emergency
• 11:59
  Management
• 11:59
  Network
• 12:00
  on
• 12:00
  Substack
• 12:01
  or
• 12:01
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• 12:01
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