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Severe Weather Warnings: A Comprehensive Overview for April 2, 2026 · 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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  2,
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  2026.
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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
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  has
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  the
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  country
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  at
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  preparedness
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  level
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  2
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  with
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  51
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires
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  burning
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  across
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  the
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  country
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  as
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  of
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  the
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  April
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  1st
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  IMSR
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  with
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  2,331
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  personnel
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  assigned
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  to
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  active
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  incidents.
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  Two
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  fuels
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  and
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  fire
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  behavior
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  advisories
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  remain
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  in
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  effect
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  one
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  for
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  the
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  Northern
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  and
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  central
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  Great
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  Plains
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  where
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  historically
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  dry
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  fuels
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  are
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  driving
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  extreme
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  fire
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  spread
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  not
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  typically
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  seen
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  at
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  this
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  time
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  of
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  year,
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  and
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  a
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  second
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  for
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  the
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  central
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  and
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  southern
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  Great
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  Plains
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  where
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  above
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  normal
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  to
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  exceptional
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  grass
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  loads
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  are
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  widespread.
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  Dry
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  and
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  warm
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  conditions
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  through
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  early
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  April
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  are
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  expected
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  to
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  keep
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  fuel
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  moisture
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  critically
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  low
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  across
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  these
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  regions.
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  An
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  active
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  and
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  potentially
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  dangerous
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  severe
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  weather
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  outbreak
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  is
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  unfolding
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  across
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  a
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  broad
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  stretch
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  of
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  the
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  central
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  and
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  eastern
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  United
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  States
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  today.
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  The
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  Storm
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  Prediction
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  center
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  has
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  flagged
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  an
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  elevated
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  tornado
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  threat
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  for
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  Iowa,
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  Illinois,
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  Wisconsin,
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  Indiana
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  and
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  Missouri
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  with
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  EF2
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  or
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  stronger
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  tornadoes
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  considered
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  possible
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  in
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  a
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  corridor
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  spanning
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  Chicago,
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  Milwaukee,
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  Des
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  Moines,
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  Indianapolis
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  and
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  St.
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  Louis
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  if
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  morning
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  convective
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  activity
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  clears
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  sufficiently
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  to
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  allow
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  afternoon
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  destabilization.
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  Separately,
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  a
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  tornado
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  watch
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  remains
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  active
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  for
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  the
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  majority
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  of
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  Oklahoma
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  and
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  portions
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  of
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  south
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  central
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  Kansas
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  and
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  northern
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  Texas
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  with
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  an
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  enhanced
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  risk
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  for
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  severe
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  wind
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  gusts,
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  large
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  hail
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  and
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  multiple
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  tornadoes
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  near
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  the
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  I35
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  corridor.
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  All
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  severe
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  modestornadoes.
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  Large
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  hail
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  and
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  damaging
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  winds
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  have
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  also
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  been
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  flagged
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  across
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  parts
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  of
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  Kentucky,
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  Virginia,
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  Maryland
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  and
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  New
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  Jersey.
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  Governor
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  Abbott
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  activated
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  Texas
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  State
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  Emergency
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  Resources
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  ahead
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  of
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  this
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  multi
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  day
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  storm
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  threat,
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  deploying
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  Swift
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  Water
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  Rescue
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  Teams,
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  USAR
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  assets
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  and
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  TX
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  DOT
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  and
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  TPWD
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  personnel.
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  On
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  the
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  federal
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  preparedness
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  front,
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  FEMA
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  has
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  reopened
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  applications
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  for
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  the
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  Building
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  Resilient
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  Infrastructure
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  and
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  Communities
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  program
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  following
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  a
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  federal
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  court
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  order.
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  The
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  agency
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  made
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  $1
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  billion
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  available
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  covering
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  fiscal
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  years
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  2024
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  and
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  2025,
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  providing
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  states,
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  local
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  governments,
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  territories
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  and
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  tribes
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  with
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  a
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  120
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  day
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  application
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  window
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  to
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  pursue
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  pre
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  disaster
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  hazard
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  mitigation
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  projects
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  including
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  hardening
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  against
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  floods,
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  fires,
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  earthquakes
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  and
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  hurricanes.
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  The
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  reinstatement
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  comes
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  after
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  FEMA
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  paused
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  the
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  program
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  last
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  year
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  under
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  a
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  now
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  overturned
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  administrative
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  decision.
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  Note
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  that
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  new
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  rules
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  limit
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  funding
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  for
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  hazard
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  mitigation
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  planning
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  and
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  non
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  financial
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  direct
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  technical
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  assistance
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  which
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  could
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  disproportionately
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  affect
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  smaller
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  communities.
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  The
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  Department
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  of
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  State
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  elevated
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  the
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  United
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  Arab
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  Emirates
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  to
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  a
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  Level
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  3
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  travel
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  advisory
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  reconsider
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  travel
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  effective
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  April
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  1,
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  2026,
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  citing
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  escalating
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  security
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  threats
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  following
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  the
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  U.S.
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  israel,
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  Iran
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  regional
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  conflict,
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  including
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  Iranian
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  threats
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  to
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  target
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  U.S.
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  affiliated
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  businesses,
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  organizations
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  and
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  diplomatic
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  institutions
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  in
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  the
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  UAE.
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  Separately,
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  the
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  State
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  Department
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  renewed
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  its
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  Level
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  3
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  travel
• 3:08
  advisory
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  for
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  Ethiopia,
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  updating
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  the
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  advisory
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  to
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  reflect
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  exit
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  ban
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  risks
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  and
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  communication
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  disruptions.
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  Several
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  additional
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  Middle
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  east
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  nations
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  including
• 3:18
  Saudi
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  Arabia,
• 3:18
  Kuwait,
• 3:19
  Bahrain
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  and
• 3:20
  Qatar
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  are
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  also
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  at
• 3:21
  level
• 3:21
  three.
• 3:23
  Americans
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  in
• 3:23
  or
• 3:24
  traveling
• 3:24
  to
• 3:24
  the
• 3:24
  region
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  should
• 3:25
  monitor
• 3:25
  guidance
• 3:26
  closely.
• 3:27
  CISA
• 3:28
  continues
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  to
• 3:28
  flag
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  the
• 3:29
  Brickstorm
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  backdoor
• 3:30
  malware
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  developed
• 3:31
  and
• 3:31
  deployed
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  by
• 3:32
  People's
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  Republic
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  of
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  China
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  state
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  sponsored
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  actors
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  as
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  an
• 3:35
  active
• 3:35
  threat
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  against
• 3:36
  U.S.
• 3:36
  critical
• 3:37
  infrastructure,
• 3:38
  government
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  and
• 3:39
  IT
• 3:39
  sector
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  organizations.
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  Updated
• 3:42
  analysis
• 3:43
  released
• 3:43
  in
• 3:43
  February
• 3:44
  2026
• 3:45
  identified
• 3:45
  new
• 3:46
  Rust
• 3:46
  based
• 3:46
  variants.
• 3:47
  CISA
• 3:48
  recommends
• 3:49
  organizations
• 3:49
  scan
• 3:50
  for
• 3:50
  brickstorm
• 3:50
  using
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  published
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  detection
• 3:52
  signatures,
• 3:53
  inventory
• 3:53
  all
• 3:54
  network
• 3:54
  edge
• 3:54
  devices
• 3:55
  and
• 3:55
  implement
• 3:56
  network
• 3:56
  segmentation.
• 3:57
  Let's
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  run
• 3:58
  through
• 3:58
  the
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  States
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  Shishaldin
• 4:01
  volcano
• 4:01
  holds
• 4:01
  a
• 4:02
  yellow
• 4:02
  aviation
• 4:02
  color
• 4:03
  code
• 4:03
  with
• 4:03
  resuspended
• 4:04
  ash
• 4:05
  observed
• 4:05
  at
• 4:05
  ground
• 4:06
  level
• 4:06
  but
• 4:07
  no
• 4:07
  eruption
• 4:07
  in
• 4:07
  progress.
• 4:09
  California's
• 4:09
  statewide
• 4:10
  snowpack
• 4:10
  stands
• 4:11
  at
• 4:11
  just
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  18%
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  of
• 4:12
  normal,
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  with
• 4:13
  the
• 4:13
  Northern
• 4:14
  Sierra
• 4:14
  Nevada
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  at
• 4:15
  only
• 4:15
  6%,
• 4:16
  raising
• 4:17
  significant
• 4:17
  water
• 4:18
  supply
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  wildfire
• 4:19
  concerns
• 4:20
  heading
• 4:20
  into
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  dry
• 4:21
  season.
• 4:22
  Florida
• 4:22
  is
• 4:22
  experiencing
• 4:23
  its
• 4:23
  worst
• 4:24
  drought
• 4:24
  in
• 4:24
  25
• 4:25
  years
• 4:25
  with
• 4:26
  99%
• 4:27
  of
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  state
• 4:27
  under
• 4:27
  drought
• 4:28
  conditions
• 4:28
  and
• 4:29
  approximately
• 4:30
  85%
• 4:31
  in
• 4:31
  severe
• 4:31
  drought
• 4:32
  or
• 4:32
  worse
• 4:33
  as
• 4:33
  of
• 4:33
  recent
• 4:33
  monitoring.
• 4:35
  Emergency
• 4:36
  burn
• 4:36
  bans
• 4:36
  are
• 4:36
  in
• 4:37
  effect
• 4:37
  across
• 4:37
  34
• 4:38
  of
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  state's
• 4:38
  67
• 4:39
  counties
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  more
• 4:40
  than
• 4:41
  650
• 4:41
  wildfires
• 4:42
  have
• 4:42
  been
• 4:43
  recorded
• 4:43
  statewide
• 4:44
  since
• 4:44
  January
• 4:44
  1,
• 4:45
  burning
• 4:46
  over
• 4:46
  21,000
• 4:47
  acres.
• 4:47
  Governor
• 4:47
  DeSantis
• 4:48
  declared
• 4:48
  a
• 4:49
  state
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  emergency
• 4:50
  earlier
• 4:50
  in
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  season
• 4:51
  in
• 4:51
  response
• 4:51
  to
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  historic
• 4:52
  drought
• 4:53
  and
• 4:53
  cold
• 4:53
  conditions.
• 4:54
  Residents
• 4:55
  in
• 4:55
  burn
• 4:55
  ban
• 4:56
  counties
• 4:56
  are
• 4:56
  prohibited
• 4:57
  from
• 4:57
  open
• 4:57
  burning,
• 4:58
  campfires
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  yard
• 4:59
  waste.
• 5:00
  Burning
• 5:02
  Hawaii
• 5:02
  continues
• 5:03
  recovery
• 5:03
  operations
• 5:04
  following
• 5:04
  the
• 5:05
  catastrophic
• 5:05
  March
• 5:06
  Kona
• 5:06
  Lo
• 5:06
  storm
• 5:07
  system
• 5:07
  that
• 5:08
  delivered
• 5:08
  more
• 5:08
  than
• 5:09
  2
• 5:09
  trillion
• 5:09
  gallons
• 5:10
  of
• 5:10
  rain
• 5:10
  in
• 5:10
  14
• 5:11
  days,
• 5:12
  the
• 5:12
  worst
• 5:12
  flooding
• 5:13
  in
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  state
• 5:13
  in
• 5:14
  20
• 5:14
  years.
• 5:15
  An
• 5:16
  estimated
• 5:16
  $1
• 5:16
  billion
• 5:17
  in
• 5:17
  damages
• 5:18
  was
• 5:18
  reported
• 5:18
  across
• 5:19
  Oahu,
• 5:20
  Maui
• 5:20
  and
• 5:20
  Molokai,
• 5:21
  with
• 5:21
  at
• 5:22
  least
• 5:22
  5,500
• 5:23
  people
• 5:23
  under
• 5:23
  evacuation
• 5:24
  orders
• 5:25
  at
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  height
• 5:25
  of
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  event
• 5:26
  and
• 5:26
  236
• 5:27
  people
• 5:27
  rescued.
• 5:28
  Governor
• 5:29
  Green's
• 5:29
  state
• 5:30
  emergency
• 5:30
  proclamation
• 5:31
  remains
• 5:31
  in
• 5:31
  effect
• 5:32
  through
• 5:32
  April
• 5:32
  13th.
• 5:34
  As
• 5:34
  of
• 5:34
  April
• 5:34
  1st,
• 5:35
  Hawaii's
• 5:35
  request
• 5:36
  for
• 5:36
  a
• 5:36
  presidential
• 5:37
  disaster
• 5:37
  declaration
• 5:38
  remains
• 5:39
  pending
• 5:39
  before
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  White
• 5:40
  House,
• 5:40
  with
• 5:40
  the
• 5:41
  delegation
• 5:41
  urging
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  Trump
• 5:42
  administration
• 5:43
  to
• 5:43
  act.
• 5:45
  Illinois
• 5:46
  is
• 5:46
  included
• 5:46
  in
• 5:46
  today's
• 5:47
  elevated
• 5:47
  tornado
• 5:48
  threat
• 5:48
  Zone
• 5:48
  issued
• 5:49
  by
• 5:49
  the
• 5:49
  Storm
• 5:49
  Prediction
• 5:50
  center
• 5:52
  if
• 5:52
  morning
• 5:52
  convection
• 5:53
  clears.
• 5:54
  Conditions
• 5:54
  favor
• 5:55
  the
• 5:55
  development
• 5:55
  of
• 5:55
  organized
• 5:56
  supercells
• 5:57
  capable
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  producing
• 5:58
  EF2
• 5:58
  or
• 5:59
  stronger
• 5:59
  tornadoes
• 6:00
  during
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  afternoon
• 6:00
  and
• 6:01
  evening.
• 6:02
  The
• 6:03
  Chicago
• 6:03
  metropolitan
• 6:04
  area
• 6:04
  falls
• 6:04
  within
• 6:05
  the
• 6:05
  elevated
• 6:05
  risk
• 6:06
  corridor.
• 6:07
  Indiana
• 6:08
  is
• 6:08
  also
• 6:08
  within
• 6:08
  today's
• 6:09
  elevated
• 6:09
  tornado
• 6:10
  threat
• 6:10
  area,
• 6:10
  with
• 6:11
  Indianapolis
• 6:12
  in
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  potential
• 6:12
  risk
• 6:13
  corridor
• 6:13
  for
• 6:13
  significant
• 6:14
  tornadoes
• 6:14
  if
• 6:15
  storm
• 6:15
  conditions
• 6:15
  organize
• 6:16
  as
• 6:16
  forecast.
• 6:18
  Forecasters
• 6:18
  note
• 6:19
  that
• 6:19
  intense
• 6:20
  low
• 6:20
  level
• 6:20
  wind
• 6:20
  shear
• 6:21
  could
• 6:21
  support
• 6:21
  well
• 6:22
  organized
• 6:22
  long
• 6:23
  track
• 6:23
  tornadoes
• 6:24
  during
• 6:24
  the
• 6:24
  afternoon.
• 6:25
  All
• 6:26
  severe
• 6:26
  hazards
• 6:27
  tornadoes,
• 6:27
  damaging
• 6:28
  winds
• 6:28
  and
• 6:28
  large
• 6:29
  hail
• 6:29
  remain
• 6:30
  possible.
• 6:31
  Iowa
• 6:32
  faces
• 6:32
  one
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  the
• 6:33
  higher
• 6:33
  tornado
• 6:33
  risk
• 6:34
  corridors
• 6:34
  in
• 6:34
  today's
• 6:35
  severe
• 6:35
  weather
• 6:35
  setup.
• 6:37
  The
• 6:37
  Storm
• 6:37
  Prediction
• 6:38
  center
• 6:38
  has
• 6:38
  flagged
• 6:38
  Des
• 6:38
  Moines
• 6:39
  and
• 6:39
  surrounding
• 6:39
  areas
• 6:40
  for
• 6:40
  potential
• 6:40
  EF2
• 6:41
  or
• 6:41
  stronger
• 6:42
  tornadoes
• 6:42
  during
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  afternoon
• 6:43
  and
• 6:44
  evening
• 6:44
  hours
• 6:45
  contingent
• 6:46
  on
• 6:46
  morning
• 6:46
  storm
• 6:46
  clearing.
• 6:48
  Multiple
• 6:48
  rounds
• 6:49
  of
• 6:49
  severe
• 6:49
  storms
• 6:49
  are
• 6:50
  expected
• 6:50
  with
• 6:51
  damaging
• 6:51
  winds
• 6:52
  up
• 6:52
  to
• 6:52
  60-70
• 6:53
  mph
• 6:54
  also
• 6:54
  possible.
• 6:56
  Kansas
• 6:57
  A
• 6:57
  tornado
• 6:58
  watch
• 6:58
  is
• 6:58
  in
• 6:58
  effect
• 6:59
  for
• 6:59
  Cowley,
• 6:59
  Harper,
• 7:00
  Sumner
• 7:00
  and
• 7:01
  Chautauqua
• 7:01
  counties
• 7:02
  in
• 7:02
  south
• 7:02
  central
• 7:03
  Kansas,
• 7:03
  valid
• 7:04
  through
• 7:04
  midnight
• 7:04
  CDT
• 7:05
  tonight.
• 7:06
  Enhanced
• 7:07
  risk
• 7:07
  conditions
• 7:08
  are
• 7:08
  in
• 7:08
  place
• 7:08
  for
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  watch
• 7:09
  area
• 7:09
  with
• 7:10
  large
• 7:10
  hail,
• 7:10
  damaging
• 7:11
  winds
• 7:11
  and
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  tornadoes
• 7:12
  all
• 7:13
  possible.
• 7:14
  Multiple
• 7:15
  wildfires
• 7:15
  were
• 7:15
  also
• 7:16
  reported
• 7:16
  in
• 7:16
  Cowley
• 7:17
  county
• 7:17
  earlier
• 7:17
  today
• 7:18
  with
• 7:18
  crews
• 7:19
  working
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  contain
• 7:19
  the
• 7:20
  blazes
• 7:20
  amid
• 7:20
  fire
• 7:21
  weather
• 7:21
  conditions.
• 7:23
  Kentucky
• 7:23
  falls
• 7:24
  within
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  severe
• 7:24
  weather
• 7:25
  zone
• 7:25
  for
• 7:25
  April
• 7:26
  1st
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  2nd
• 7:27
  with
• 7:27
  all
• 7:27
  severe
• 7:28
  modes
• 7:28
  including
• 7:29
  tornadoes,
• 7:30
  large
• 7:30
  hail
• 7:30
  and
• 7:30
  damaging
• 7:31
  winds
• 7:32
  flagged
• 7:32
  by
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  NWS
• 7:33
  Machine
• 7:33
  Learning
• 7:34
  Severe
• 7:34
  Weather
• 7:35
  Model.
• 7:36
  Maryland
• 7:37
  is
• 7:37
  included
• 7:37
  in
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  Mid
• 7:38
  Atlantic
• 7:38
  Severe
• 7:39
  Weather
• 7:39
  Corridor
• 7:40
  with
• 7:40
  the
• 7:40
  NWS
• 7:41
  flagging
• 7:42
  all
• 7:42
  severe
• 7:42
  hazards
• 7:43
  as
• 7:43
  possible,
• 7:44
  including
• 7:44
  tornadoes
• 7:45
  during
• 7:46
  the
• 7:46
  April
• 7:46
  1st
• 7:47
  to
• 7:47
  2nd
• 7:47
  storm
• 7:47
  system.
• 7:49
  The
• 7:49
  Baltimore,
• 7:50
  Washington
• 7:50
  corridor
• 7:50
  and
• 7:51
  surrounding
• 7:51
  areas
• 7:51
  should
• 7:52
  monitor
• 7:52
  NWS
• 7:53
  alerts
• 7:53
  and
• 7:54
  be
• 7:54
  prepared
• 7:54
  to
• 7:55
  take
• 7:55
  shelter
• 7:55
  if
• 7:55
  warnings
• 7:56
  are
• 7:56
  issued.
• 7:57
  Missouri,
• 7:58
  including
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  St.
• 7:59
  Louis
• 7:59
  metro
• 7:59
  area,
• 8:00
  is
• 8:00
  within
• 8:01
  today's
• 8:01
  tornado
• 8:02
  threat
• 8:02
  corridor
• 8:02
  identified
• 8:03
  by
• 8:03
  the
• 8:03
  Storm
• 8:04
  Prediction
• 8:04
  Center.
• 8:05
  Multiple
• 8:06
  rounds
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  severe
• 8:07
  storms
• 8:07
  are
• 8:07
  expected
• 8:08
  and
• 8:08
  if
• 8:09
  morning
• 8:09
  convective
• 8:09
  clearing
• 8:10
  allows,
• 8:10
  well
• 8:11
  organized
• 8:11
  supercells
• 8:12
  producing
• 8:12
  significant
• 8:13
  tornadoes
• 8:14
  and
• 8:14
  60-70
• 8:15
  mph
• 8:16
  wind
• 8:16
  gusts
• 8:16
  are
• 8:17
  possible
• 8:17
  during
• 8:17
  afternoon
• 8:18
  and
• 8:18
  evening
• 8:19
  hours.
• 8:21
  Nebraska
• 8:21
  continues
• 8:22
  recovery
• 8:22
  from
• 8:23
  the
• 8:23
  catastrophic
• 8:23
  2026
• 8:24
  wildfire
• 8:25
  season,
• 8:25
  which
• 8:26
  produced
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  largest
• 8:27
  fire
• 8:27
  in
• 8:27
  state
• 8:28
  history.
• 8:29
  The
• 8:29
  Morrell
• 8:30
  Fire
• 8:30
  burned
• 8:30
  642,029
• 8:32
  acres
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  is
• 8:33
  now
• 8:34
  100%
• 8:34
  contained
• 8:35
  as
• 8:35
  of
• 8:35
  March
• 8:36
  25,
• 8:37
  with
• 8:37
  all
• 8:37
  evacuation
• 8:38
  orders
• 8:38
  lifted.
• 8:39
  Cleanup
• 8:40
  and
• 8:40
  livestock
• 8:40
  recovery
• 8:41
  efforts
• 8:41
  are
• 8:41
  ongoing
• 8:42
  and
• 8:43
  state
• 8:43
  mental
• 8:43
  health
• 8:43
  resources
• 8:44
  remain
• 8:44
  available
• 8:45
  for
• 8:45
  impacted
• 8:46
  ranchers
• 8:46
  and
• 8:46
  families.
• 8:47
  A
• 8:47
  new
• 8:47
  small
• 8:48
  wildfire
• 8:48
  near
• 8:49
  Bertrand
• 8:49
  in
• 8:49
  central
• 8:50
  Nebraska
• 8:50
  was
• 8:51
  reported
• 8:51
  March
• 8:52
  29
• 8:53
  but
• 8:53
  has
• 8:53
  since
• 8:53
  been
• 8:53
  contained.
• 8:55
  New
• 8:55
  Jersey
• 8:55
  is
• 8:55
  included
• 8:56
  in
• 8:56
  the
• 8:56
  Mid
• 8:56
  Atlantic
• 8:57
  Severe
• 8:57
  weather
• 8:57
  Corridor
• 8:58
  for
• 8:58
  the
• 8:58
  April
• 8:58
  1st
• 8:59
  and
• 8:59
  2nd
• 8:59
  storm
• 9:00
  system
• 9:01
  with
• 9:01
  all
• 9:01
  severe
• 9:02
  modes,
• 9:02
  tornadoes,
• 9:03
  hail
• 9:04
  and
• 9:04
  damaging
• 9:04
  winds
• 9:05
  flagged.
• 9:06
  North
• 9:07
  Carolina's
• 9:07
  wildfire
• 9:08
  season
• 9:08
  is
• 9:08
  in
• 9:08
  full
• 9:09
  surge.
• 9:10
  The
• 9:10
  NC
• 9:10
  Forest
• 9:11
  Service
• 9:11
  recorded
• 9:12
  626
• 9:13
  new
• 9:13
  wildfire
• 9:14
  ignitions
• 9:14
  between
• 9:15
  March
• 9:15
  20
• 9:15
  and
• 9:15
  March
• 9:16
  31
• 9:17
  and
• 9:17
  a
• 9:17
  statewide
• 9:18
  ban
• 9:18
  on
• 9:18
  open
• 9:18
  burning
• 9:19
  has
• 9:19
  been
• 9:19
  in
• 9:19
  effect
• 9:20
  since
• 9:20
  March
• 9:20
  28
• 9:21
  at
• 9:21
  6pm
• 9:23
  in
• 9:23
  McDowell
• 9:24
  County.
• 9:24
  A
• 9:24
  woman
• 9:24
  has
• 9:25
  been
• 9:25
  charged
• 9:25
  in
• 9:25
  connection
• 9:26
  with
• 9:26
  a
• 9:26
  420
• 9:27
  acre
• 9:27
  wildfire
• 9:28
  in
• 9:28
  the
• 9:28
  mountain
• 9:28
  region
• 9:29
  allegedly
• 9:30
  sparked
• 9:30
  by
• 9:30
  a
• 9:31
  lit
• 9:31
  cigar.
• 9:31
  The
• 9:32
  NC
• 9:32
  Forest
• 9:32
  Service
• 9:33
  urges
• 9:33
  all
• 9:33
  residents
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  comply
• 9:34
  with
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  burn
• 9:35
  ban
• 9:36
  and
• 9:36
  report
• 9:36
  suspicious
• 9:37
  fire
• 9:37
  activity
• 9:38
  immediately.
• 9:39
  Ohio
• 9:40
  an
• 9:40
  area
• 9:41
  Flood
• 9:41
  warning
• 9:41
  for
• 9:41
  portions
• 9:42
  of
• 9:42
  eastern
• 9:42
  Ohio,
• 9:43
  including
• 9:43
  Belmont,
• 9:44
  Guernsey,
• 9:45
  Harrison
• 9:45
  and
• 9:45
  Jefferson
• 9:46
  counties
• 9:47
  expired
• 9:47
  April
• 9:48
  1
• 9:48
  at
• 9:48
  11am
• 9:49
  after
• 9:49
  more
• 9:49
  than
• 9:49
  an
• 9:50
  inch
• 9:50
  of
• 9:50
  rainfall.
• 9:51
  Severe
• 9:52
  weather
• 9:52
  remains
• 9:52
  possible
• 9:53
  in
• 9:53
  Ohio
• 9:54
  today
• 9:54
  as
• 9:54
  part
• 9:54
  of
• 9:54
  the
• 9:54
  broader
• 9:55
  Midwest
• 9:55
  storm
• 9:56
  system.
• 9:57
  Residual
• 9:57
  flooding
• 9:58
  and
• 9:58
  road
• 9:58
  impacts
• 9:59
  may
• 9:59
  persist
• 9:59
  in
• 9:59
  low
• 10:00
  lying
• 10:00
  areas.
• 10:02
  A
• 10:02
  Tornado
• 10:02
  Watch,
• 10:03
  Watch
• 10:03
  86
• 10:04
  is
• 10:04
  in
• 10:04
  effect
• 10:05
  for
• 10:05
  the
• 10:05
  majority
• 10:05
  of
• 10:05
  Oklahoma,
• 10:06
  including
• 10:07
  27
• 10:07
  counties
• 10:08
  spanning
• 10:08
  Central,
• 10:09
  northern,
• 10:10
  northwest,
• 10:10
  southern
• 10:11
  and
• 10:11
  southwest
• 10:12
  regions
• 10:12
  of
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  state.
• 10:13
  Valid
• 10:13
  through
• 10:13
  midnight
• 10:14
  CDT
• 10:15
  tonight.
• 10:15
  An
• 10:16
  enhanced
• 10:16
  risk
• 10:16
  level
• 10:17
  is
• 10:17
  in
• 10:17
  place
• 10:17
  with
• 10:18
  all
• 10:18
  severe
• 10:18
  modes
• 10:19
  possible,
• 10:20
  including
• 10:20
  large
• 10:20
  hail,
• 10:21
  damaging
• 10:22
  winds
• 10:22
  and
• 10:22
  multiple
• 10:23
  tornadoes.
• 10:24
  This
• 10:24
  is
• 10:25
  considered
• 10:25
  one
• 10:25
  of
• 10:25
  the
• 10:25
  more
• 10:26
  significant
• 10:26
  severe
• 10:27
  weather
• 10:27
  events
• 10:27
  of
• 10:27
  the
• 10:28
  2026
• 10:28
  spring
• 10:29
  season
• 10:29
  for
• 10:29
  Oklahoma.
• 10:31
  Governor
• 10:32
  Abbott
• 10:32
  has
• 10:32
  activated
• 10:33
  state
• 10:33
  emergency
• 10:34
  response
• 10:34
  resources
• 10:35
  in
• 10:35
  anticipation
• 10:36
  of
• 10:36
  a
• 10:36
  multi
• 10:36
  day
• 10:37
  severe
• 10:37
  weather
• 10:37
  threat
• 10:38
  across
• 10:38
  north,
• 10:39
  west
• 10:39
  and
• 10:39
  central
• 10:40
  Texas
• 10:40
  with
• 10:41
  multiple
• 10:41
  rounds
• 10:41
  of
• 10:42
  severe
• 10:42
  thunderstorms
• 10:43
  expected
• 10:43
  through
• 10:43
  the
• 10:44
  end
• 10:44
  of
• 10:44
  the
• 10:44
  week.
• 10:45
  Primary
• 10:46
  hazards
• 10:46
  include
• 10:47
  large
• 10:47
  hail,
• 10:48
  damaging
• 10:48
  wind
• 10:48
  gusts,
• 10:49
  flash
• 10:49
  flooding
• 10:50
  and
• 10:50
  and
• 10:50
  possible
• 10:50
  tornadoes.
• 10:52
  Deployed
• 10:53
  resources
• 10:53
  include
• 10:53
  Texas
• 10:54
  A
• 10:54
  and
• 10:54
  M
• 10:54
  Engineering
• 10:55
  Extension
• 10:55
  Service,
• 10:56
  Swift
• 10:56
  Water
• 10:56
  Rescue
• 10:57
  Boat
• 10:57
  Squads
• 10:58
  and
• 10:58
  USAR
• 10:58
  teams,
• 10:59
  the
• 10:59
  State
• 11:00
  incident
• 11:00
  management
• 11:00
  team,
• 11:01
  TxDOT
• 11:02
  personnel
• 11:03
  monitoring
• 11:03
  road
• 11:03
  conditions
• 11:04
  and
• 11:04
  TPWD
• 11:05
  helicopters
• 11:06
  for
• 11:06
  water
• 11:06
  rescue
• 11:07
  operations.
• 11:08
  A
• 11:09
  Tornado
• 11:09
  Watch
• 11:09
  includes
• 11:10
  seven
• 11:10
  counties
• 11:10
  in
• 11:11
  northern
• 11:11
  Texas
• 11:11
  as
• 11:12
  part
• 11:12
  of
• 11:12
  Watch
• 11:12
  86,
• 11:13
  which
• 11:13
  is
• 11:13
  also
• 11:14
  in
• 11:14
  effect
• 11:14
  for
• 11:14
  most
• 11:15
  of
• 11:15
  Oklahoma
• 11:15
  and
• 11:15
  southern
• 11:16
  Kansas.
• 11:17
  Texans
• 11:18
  are
• 11:18
  urged
• 11:18
  to
• 11:18
  monitor
• 11:19
  local
• 11:19
  forecasts
• 11:20
  and
• 11:20
  follow
• 11:20
  guidance
• 11:21
  from
• 11:21
  state
• 11:21
  and
• 11:21
  local
• 11:22
  officials.
• 11:23
  Virginia
• 11:24
  the
• 11:24
  city
• 11:24
  of
• 11:25
  Colonial
• 11:25
  Heights
• 11:26
  issued
• 11:26
  a
• 11:26
  boil
• 11:26
  water
• 11:27
  advisory
• 11:27
  on
• 11:28
  April
• 11:28
  1st
• 11:28
  following
• 11:29
  a
• 11:29
  break
• 11:29
  in
• 11:29
  a
• 11:29
  16
• 11:30
  inch
• 11:30
  water
• 11:30
  line
• 11:31
  in
• 11:31
  Old
• 11:31
  Town
• 11:31
  Creek
• 11:32
  near
• 11:32
  South
• 11:32
  Park
• 11:33
  Crossing.
• 11:34
  The
• 11:35
  main
• 11:35
  break
• 11:35
  caused
• 11:36
  zero
• 11:36
  to
• 11:36
  negative
• 11:37
  system
• 11:37
  pressure,
• 11:38
  requiring
• 11:38
  a
• 11:38
  precautionary
• 11:39
  advisory
• 11:40
  for
• 11:40
  affected
• 11:40
  customers
• 11:41
  due
• 11:42
  to
• 11:42
  the
• 11:42
  likelihood
• 11:42
  of
• 11:43
  bacterial
• 11:43
  contamination.
• 11:45
  Residents
• 11:46
  should
• 11:46
  continue
• 11:46
  to
• 11:46
  boil
• 11:47
  water
• 11:47
  before
• 11:47
  consumption
• 11:48
  until
• 11:49
  the
• 11:49
  advisory
• 11:49
  is
• 11:50
  lifted.
• 11:50
  Virginia
• 11:51
  Also
• 11:51
  falls
• 11:51
  within
• 11:52
  the
• 11:52
  Mid
• 11:52
  Atlantic
• 11:52
  Severe
• 11:53
  Weather
• 11:53
  Zone
• 11:54
  through
• 11:54
  today
• 11:55
  with
• 11:55
  tornado
• 11:56
  and
• 11:56
  damaging
• 11:56
  wind
• 11:57
  potential
• 11:57
  flagged.
• 11:59
  West
• 11:59
  Virginia
• 12:00
  an
• 12:00
  aerial
• 12:01
  flood
• 12:01
  warning
• 12:01
  affecting
• 12:02
  Marshall,
• 12:02
  Ohio
• 12:03
  Brooke
• 12:03
  and
• 12:04
  Hancock
• 12:04
  counties
• 12:04
  in
• 12:05
  the
• 12:05
  northern
• 12:05
  panhandle
• 12:06
  Expired
• 12:06
  April
• 12:07
  1
• 12:07
  at
• 12:07
  11am
• 12:08
  after
• 12:08
  rainfall
• 12:09
  events
• 12:09
  overnight,
• 12:11
  residual
• 12:11
  high
• 12:11
  water
• 12:12
  may
• 12:12
  remain
• 12:12
  in
• 12:12
  low
• 12:13
  lying
• 12:13
  areas.
• 12:14
  Severe
• 12:15
  weather
• 12:15
  remains
• 12:15
  possible
• 12:16
  in
• 12:16
  the
• 12:16
  state
• 12:16
  as
• 12:17
  part
• 12:17
  of
• 12:17
  the
• 12:17
  broader
• 12:17
  Appalachian
• 12:18
  Weather
• 12:18
  System
• 12:19
  tracking
• 12:19
  eastward.
• 12:22
  Wisconsin,
• 12:22
  including
• 12:23
  the
• 12:23
  Milwaukee
• 12:23
  metro
• 12:24
  area,
• 12:24
  is
• 12:25
  within
• 12:25
  today's
• 12:25
  elevated
• 12:26
  tornado
• 12:26
  risk
• 12:27
  corridor.
• 12:28
  The
• 12:28
  Storm
• 12:29
  Prediction
• 12:29
  center
• 12:29
  warns
• 12:30
  that
• 12:30
  if
• 12:30
  morning
• 12:30
  convection
• 12:31
  clears,
• 12:32
  organized
• 12:32
  supercells
• 12:33
  capable
• 12:33
  of
• 12:33
  producing
• 12:34
  EF2
• 12:35
  or
• 12:35
  stronger
• 12:35
  tornadoes
• 12:36
  are
• 12:36
  possible
• 12:36
  during
• 12:37
  afternoon
• 12:37
  and
• 12:38
  early
• 12:38
  evening
• 12:39
  hours.
• 12:40
  Residents
• 12:40
  should
• 12:40
  finalize
• 12:41
  shelter
• 12:41
  plans
• 12:42
  and
• 12:42
  keep
• 12:42
  weather
• 12:42
  apps
• 12:43
  active.
• 12:45
  All
• 12:45
  other
• 12:45
  states
• 12:46
  have
• 12:46
  no
• 12:46
  significant
• 12:47
  updates
• 12:47
  in
• 12:47
  the
• 12:47
  last
• 12:48
  24
• 12:48
  hours.
• 12:50
  That's
• 12:50
  your
• 12:50
  EM
• 12:50
  morning
• 12:51
  brief
• 12:51
  for
• 12:51
  Thursday,
• 12:51
  April
• 12:52
  2,
• 12:53
  2026.
• 12:54
  Stay
• 12:54
  safe.