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Emergency Alerts: Severe Weather Challenges in the Southern and Central United States · 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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  April
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  7,
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  2026
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  Southern
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  Plains
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  Fire
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  weather
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  remains
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  the
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  dominant
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  national
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  emergency
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  story
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  heading
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  into
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  Tuesday.
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  Red
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  flag
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  warnings
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  are
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  active
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  across
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  Texas,
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  Oklahoma,
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  Kansas,
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  Colorado
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  and
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  New
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  Mexico
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  with
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  wind
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  gusts
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  reaching
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  40
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  mph,
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  temperatures
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  in
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  the
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  upper
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  80s
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  to
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  low
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  90s
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  and
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  relative
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  humidity
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  in
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  some
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  areas
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  as
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  low
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  as
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  2%.
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  Wildfires
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  are
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  actively
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  burning
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  across
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  the
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  region.
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  In
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  Oklahoma,
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  a
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  fast
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  moving
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  blaze
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  has
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  forced
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  evacuations
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  in
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  Dewey
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  county
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  while
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  the
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  Box
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  Fire
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  in
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  Osage
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  Agency
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  burning
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  through
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  timber,
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  grass
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  and
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  hardwood
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  litter
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  is
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  threatening
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  residences
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  with
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  crowning
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  and
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  long
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  range
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  spotting
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  behavior.
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  FEMA
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  has
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  issued
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  Fire
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  Management
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  Assistance
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  grants
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  for
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  three
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  Oklahoma
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  fires,
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  Dibble
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  Creek,
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  Jumping
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  Juniper
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  and
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  Buckhorn
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  and
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  Texas
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  Corner
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  Pocket
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  fire.
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  The
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  NIFC
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  April
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  3rd
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  situation
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  report
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  put
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  24
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  large
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  incidents
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  under
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  suppression
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  nationally
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  with
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  1,622,616
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  acres
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  burned
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  year
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  to
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  date
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  in
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  Kansas.
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  The
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  towns
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  of
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  Inglewood
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  and
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  Ashland
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  in
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  southwest
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  Kansas
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  have
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  been
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  evacuated
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  and
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  Herndon
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  in
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  the
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  Northwest
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  is
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  also
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  under
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  evacuation
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  orders.
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  The
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  Kansas
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  National
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  Guard
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  has
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  deployed
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  a
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  Wildfire
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  task
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  force
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  to
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  western
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  Kansas.
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  The
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  Bent
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  Willow
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  Fire
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  near
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  Amarillo,
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  Texas
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  is
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  under
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  active
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  inciweb
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  management
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  with
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  evacuations
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  in
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  progress
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  and
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  a
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  shelter
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  established
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  at
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  Chaparral
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  Hills
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  Baptist
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  Church,
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  4000
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  Cherry
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  Ave.
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  Amarillo.
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  In
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  sharp
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  contrast
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  to
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  the
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  fire
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  weather
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  emergency
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  in
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  the
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  Plains,
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  the
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  Midwest
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  is
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  contending
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  with
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  significant
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  river
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  flooding
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  following
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  heavy
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  Easter
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  weekend
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  rainfall.
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  Flood
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  warnings
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  remain
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  in
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  effect
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  across
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  Wisconsin,
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  Michigan,
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  Indiana,
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  Ohio,
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  Iowa
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  and
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  New
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  York
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  after
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  4
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  to
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  15
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  inches
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  of
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  rain
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  fell
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  between
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  April
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  1
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  and
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  April
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  6.
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  The
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  Baraboo
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  river
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  in
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  Wisconsin
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  is
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  forecast
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  to
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  crest
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  at
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  18.1ft
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  on
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  Tuesday,
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  matching
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  or
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  exceeding
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  historical
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  records.
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  The
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  Fox
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  river
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  near
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  New
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  Munster
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  is
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  at
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  first
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  floor
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  levels
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  for
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  some
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  homes
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  in
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  Michigan.
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  The
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  grand
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  river
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  at
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  multiple
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  measurement
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  points
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  is
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  approaching
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  moderate
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  to
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  major
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  flood
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  stage.
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  The
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  Tittabawassee
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  river
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  near
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  Midland
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  crested
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  at
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  approximately
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  25.8ft
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  Sunday.
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  In
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  Indiana
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  and
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  Ohio,
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  more
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  than
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  a
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  dozen
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  rivers
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  remain
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  above
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  flood
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  stage.
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  Flood
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  warnings
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Midwest
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  do
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  not
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  expire
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  until
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  Thursday
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  or
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  Friday.
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  On
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  the
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  cybersecurity
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  front,
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  CISA
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  updated
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  its
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  Known
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  Exploited
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  vulnerabilities
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  catalog
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  on
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  April
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  6,
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  adding
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  CVE2026
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  35616
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  and
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  improper
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  access
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  control
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  vulnerability
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  in
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  Fortnet.
• 2:40
  Forty
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  client
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  EMS
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  organizations
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  running
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  affected
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  Fortinet
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  products
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  are
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  directed
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  to
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  apply
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  patches
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  immediately
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  per
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  BAUD
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  2201.
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  This
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  follows
• 2:49
  earlier
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  April
• 2:50
  additions
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  to
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  the
• 2:51
  KEV
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  catalog.
• 2:52
  CVE2026
• 2:53
  5281
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  Google
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  Chrome
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  use
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  after
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  free
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  added
• 2:57
  April
• 2:57
  Force
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  and
• 2:58
  CVE2026
• 2:59
  3502
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  TrueConf
• 3:02
  client
• 3:02
  unsigned
• 3:02
  update
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  added
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  April
• 3:03
  2
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  Federal
• 3:05
  agencies
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  are
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  also
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  continuing
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  compliance
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  actions
• 3:07
  under
• 3:08
  CISA
• 3:08
  Emergency
• 3:09
  Directive
• 3:09
  2603,
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  which
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  requires
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  inventorying
• 3:12
  and
• 3:13
  hardening
• 3:13
  of
• 3:13
  Cisco
• 3:14
  Catalyst
• 3:14
  SD
• 3:14
  wan
• 3:15
  Systems
• 3:15
  against
• 3:15
  CVE2026
• 3:16
  27,
• 3:17
  a
• 3:18
  CVSS
• 3:19
  10.0
• 3:20
  authentication
• 3:20
  bypass
• 3:21
  vulnerability
• 3:22
  exploited
• 3:23
  in
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  wild
• 3:23
  since
• 3:24
  2023.
• 3:25
  The
• 3:25
  Centers
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  for
• 3:26
  Disease
• 3:26
  Control
• 3:26
  and
• 3:27
  Prevention
• 3:27
  issued
• 3:28
  Health
• 3:28
  Alert
• 3:28
  Network
• 3:29
  Notice
• 3:29
  HAN00527
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  on
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  April
• 3:32
  2,
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  warning
• 3:33
  clinicians
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  and
• 3:34
  public
• 3:34
  health
• 3:34
  professionals
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  of
• 3:35
  a
• 3:36
  sharp
• 3:36
  increase
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  in
• 3:36
  mettomidine,
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  a
• 3:38
  veterinary
• 3:38
  sedative
• 3:39
  not
• 3:39
  approved
• 3:39
  for
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  human
• 3:40
  use
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  detected
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  in
• 3:41
  the
• 3:41
  illicit
• 3:42
  fentanyl
• 3:42
  supply.
• 3:43
  Detections
• 3:44
  rose
• 3:44
  from
• 3:44
  247
• 3:46
  drug
• 3:46
  seizures
• 3:46
  in
• 3:47
  2023
• 3:47
  to
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  8233
• 3:49
  in
• 3:50
  2025.
• 3:51
  Concentrated
• 3:51
  in
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  Northeast
• 3:52
  and
• 3:52
  Midwest,
• 3:54
  mitatomidine
• 3:55
  exposure
• 3:55
  produces
• 3:56
  a
• 3:56
  severe
• 3:56
  withdrawal
• 3:57
  syndrome
• 3:57
  that
• 3:58
  does
• 3:58
  not
• 3:58
  respond
• 3:58
  to
• 3:59
  standard
• 3:59
  opioid
• 4:00
  reversal
• 4:00
  protocols.
• 4:01
  Healthcare
• 4:02
  systems
• 4:02
  in
• 4:02
  affected
• 4:03
  regions
• 4:03
  should
• 4:04
  update
• 4:04
  overdose
• 4:05
  treatment
• 4:05
  protocols
• 4:05
  accordingly.
• 4:08
  The
• 4:08
  US
• 4:08
  Department
• 4:09
  of
• 4:09
  State
• 4:09
  is
• 4:09
  maintaining
• 4:10
  a
• 4:10
  worldwide
• 4:11
  caution
• 4:11
  for
• 4:11
  all
• 4:12
  Americans
• 4:12
  traveling
• 4:13
  abroad.
• 4:13
  Renewed
• 4:14
  April
• 4:14
  1,
• 4:15
  2026
• 4:16
  in
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  context
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  ongoing
• 4:18
  U
• 4:18
  S
• 4:18
  Israel,
• 4:19
  Iran
• 4:19
  military
• 4:20
  conflict,
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  State
• 4:22
  Department
• 4:22
  separately
• 4:22
  approved
• 4:23
  up
• 4:23
  to
• 4:23
  $40
• 4:23
  million
• 4:24
  in
• 4:24
  emergency
• 4:25
  charter
• 4:25
  flight
• 4:26
  funds
• 4:26
  to
• 4:26
  evacuate
• 4:27
  American
• 4:27
  civilians
• 4:28
  from
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Middle
• 4:28
  East.
• 4:29
  Saudi
• 4:30
  Arabia,
• 4:30
  Oman,
• 4:31
  Kuwait
• 4:31
  and
• 4:32
  Bahrain
• 4:32
  have
• 4:32
  been
• 4:32
  elevated
• 4:33
  to
• 4:33
  level
• 4:33
  three
• 4:34
  reconsider
• 4:35
  travel.
• 4:36
  Ethiopia's
• 4:37
  level
• 4:37
  three
• 4:37
  advisory
• 4:38
  was
• 4:38
  renewed
• 4:38
  on
• 4:38
  April
• 4:39
  1
• 4:39
  with
• 4:39
  updated
• 4:40
  risk
• 4:40
  indicators
• 4:41
  for
• 4:41
  exit
• 4:41
  bans
• 4:42
  and
• 4:42
  communications
• 4:42
  disruptions.
• 4:44
  Domestically
• 4:45
  no
• 4:45
  active
• 4:46
  DHS
• 4:46
  National
• 4:47
  Terrorism
• 4:47
  Advisory
• 4:48
  System
• 4:48
  Bulletin
• 4:49
  is
• 4:49
  in
• 4:49
  effect.
• 4:50
  The
• 4:50
  NTAS
• 4:51
  bulletin
• 4:51
  issued
• 4:52
  in
• 4:52
  June
• 4:52
  2025,
• 4:53
  expired
• 4:54
  in
• 4:54
  September
• 4:55
  2025.
• 4:56
  There
• 4:56
  are
• 4:56
  currently
• 4:57
  no
• 4:57
  specific
• 4:57
  credible
• 4:58
  threats
• 4:58
  against
• 4:58
  the
• 4:59
  homeland,
• 4:59
  though
• 4:59
  the
• 5:00
  threat
• 5:00
  environment
• 5:00
  remains
• 5:01
  elevated.
• 5:02
  The
• 5:02
  US
• 5:03
  Navy
• 5:04
  has
• 5:04
  relocated
• 5:04
  approximately
• 5:05
  1500
• 5:06
  sailors,
• 5:07
  their
• 5:07
  families
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  several
• 5:08
  hundred
• 5:09
  pets
• 5:09
  from
• 5:10
  Naval
• 5:10
  Support
• 5:10
  Activity
• 5:11
  Bahrain
• 5:11
  to
• 5:12
  Norfolk,
• 5:12
  Virginia,
• 5:13
  following
• 5:13
  Iranian
• 5:14
  missile
• 5:14
  and
• 5:15
  drone
• 5:15
  strikes
• 5:15
  on
• 5:15
  that
• 5:16
  base.
• 5:17
  Let's
• 5:17
  run
• 5:18
  through
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  states.
• 5:19
  Colorado
• 5:20
  Red
• 5:20
  flag
• 5:21
  warnings
• 5:21
  active
• 5:22
  across
• 5:22
  southeastern
• 5:23
  portions
• 5:23
  of
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  state,
• 5:24
  including
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  Pueblo
• 5:25
  area,
• 5:26
  due
• 5:26
  to
• 5:26
  gusty
• 5:26
  winds,
• 5:27
  low
• 5:27
  humidity
• 5:27
  and
• 5:28
  dry
• 5:28
  fuels.
• 5:29
  Residents
• 5:29
  and
• 5:30
  firefighting
• 5:30
  resources
• 5:31
  remain
• 5:31
  on
• 5:31
  elevated
• 5:32
  alert.
• 5:33
  Florida
• 5:34
  A
• 5:34
  special
• 5:35
  marine
• 5:35
  warning
• 5:35
  was
• 5:36
  issued
• 5:36
  by
• 5:36
  NWS
• 5:37
  Miami
• 5:37
  early
• 5:38
  April
• 5:38
  7
• 5:38
  for
• 5:38
  coastal
• 5:39
  waters
• 5:39
  from
• 5:39
  Jupiter
• 5:40
  Inlet
• 5:40
  to
• 5:40
  Deerfield
• 5:41
  beach,
• 5:41
  with
• 5:42
  a
• 5:42
  strong
• 5:42
  thunderstorm
• 5:43
  producing
• 5:43
  wind
• 5:43
  gusts
• 5:44
  to
• 5:44
  40
• 5:44
  knots
• 5:45
  and
• 5:45
  small
• 5:45
  hail.
• 5:47
  Indiana
• 5:48
  Active
• 5:48
  flood
• 5:48
  warnings
• 5:49
  remain
• 5:49
  in
• 5:49
  effect
• 5:49
  through
• 5:50
  midweek
• 5:50
  for
• 5:51
  multiple
• 5:51
  rivers,
• 5:51
  including
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  St.
• 5:52
  Joseph
• 5:53
  and
• 5:53
  Tippecano
• 5:54
  rivers,
• 5:55
  which
• 5:55
  surged
• 5:55
  to
• 5:55
  moderate
• 5:56
  flood
• 5:56
  stage
• 5:56
  following
• 5:57
  3
• 5:57
  to
• 5:57
  6
• 5:58
  inches
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  rainfall
• 5:59
  between
• 5:59
  March
• 6:00
  31
• 6:00
  and
• 6:01
  April
• 6:01
  4.
• 6:03
  Northern
• 6:03
  Indiana
• 6:04
  is
• 6:04
  among
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  most
• 6:04
  broadly
• 6:05
  affected
• 6:05
  areas
• 6:06
  in
• 6:06
  the
• 6:06
  Midwest
• 6:06
  flooding
• 6:07
  event.
• 6:08
  Parks,
• 6:08
  roads
• 6:09
  and
• 6:09
  infrastructure
• 6:10
  have
• 6:10
  been
• 6:10
  impacted.
• 6:11
  Iowa
• 6:12
  the
• 6:13
  Cedar
• 6:13
  river
• 6:13
  at
• 6:13
  Cedar
• 6:14
  Falls
• 6:14
  is
• 6:14
  forecast
• 6:15
  to
• 6:15
  crest
• 6:15
  at
• 6:16
  90.8ft
• 6:17
  Monday
• 6:17
  evening
• 6:17
  with
• 6:18
  a
• 6:18
  flood
• 6:18
  warning
• 6:18
  through
• 6:19
  Wednesday.
• 6:20
  Iowa
• 6:21
  is
• 6:21
  one
• 6:21
  of
• 6:21
  six
• 6:21
  states
• 6:22
  under
• 6:22
  active
• 6:22
  flood
• 6:23
  warnings
• 6:23
  from
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  Easter
• 6:24
  weekend
• 6:24
  rainfall
• 6:25
  event.
• 6:27
  Wildfires
• 6:28
  continue
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  drive
• 6:29
  evacuations
• 6:30
  and
• 6:30
  a
• 6:30
  statewide
• 6:31
  response.
• 6:32
  The
• 6:32
  towns
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  Inglewood
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  Ashland
• 6:33
  in
• 6:34
  southwest
• 6:34
  Kansas
• 6:35
  and
• 6:35
  Herndon
• 6:35
  in
• 6:35
  northwest
• 6:36
  Kansas
• 6:36
  are
• 6:36
  under
• 6:37
  evacuation
• 6:37
  orders.
• 6:38
  The
• 6:39
  Kansas
• 6:39
  Highway
• 6:39
  Patrol
• 6:40
  and
• 6:40
  Kansas
• 6:40
  National
• 6:41
  Guard
• 6:41
  Wildfire
• 6:42
  Task
• 6:42
  Force
• 6:43
  are
• 6:43
  deployed
• 6:43
  to
• 6:43
  western
• 6:44
  Kansas
• 6:44
  for
• 6:45
  fire
• 6:45
  suppression,
• 6:46
  evacuation
• 6:46
  assistance
• 6:47
  and
• 6:47
  traffic
• 6:48
  control.
• 6:49
  Portions
• 6:49
  of
• 6:49
  I
• 6:50
  70
• 6:50
  in
• 6:50
  northwest
• 6:51
  Kansas
• 6:51
  and
• 6:51
  US
• 6:52
  50
• 6:52
  in
• 6:53
  southwest
• 6:53
  Kansas
• 6:53
  have
• 6:54
  been
• 6:54
  closed
• 6:54
  intermittently
• 6:55
  due
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  reduced
• 6:55
  visibility
• 6:56
  from
• 6:56
  blowing
• 6:57
  dust.
• 6:58
  Red
• 6:58
  flag
• 6:58
  warnings
• 6:59
  remain
• 6:59
  active
• 6:59
  statewide.
• 7:02
  Louisiana
• 7:03
  FEMA
• 7:03
  Major
• 7:03
  Disaster
• 7:04
  Declaration
• 7:05
  Dr.
• 7:05
  4900
• 7:06
  LA
• 7:07
  for
• 7:07
  severe
• 7:08
  winter
• 7:08
  storm
• 7:08
  damage
• 7:09
  remains
• 7:09
  active
• 7:10
  with
• 7:10
  individual
• 7:11
  assistance
• 7:11
  and
• 7:11
  public
• 7:12
  assistance
• 7:12
  programs
• 7:13
  open
• 7:13
  for
• 7:13
  affected
• 7:14
  residents
• 7:14
  and
• 7:14
  local
• 7:15
  governments.
• 7:17
  Michigan
• 7:18
  Significant
• 7:18
  river
• 7:19
  flooding
• 7:19
  continues
• 7:20
  across
• 7:20
  southern
• 7:20
  and
• 7:20
  central
• 7:21
  Michigan.
• 7:22
  The
• 7:22
  grand
• 7:22
  river
• 7:23
  at
• 7:23
  multiple
• 7:23
  points
• 7:24
  including
• 7:24
  Comstock
• 7:25
  park
• 7:25
  and
• 7:25
  Grand
• 7:25
  Rapids
• 7:26
  is
• 7:26
  approaching
• 7:26
  moderate
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  major
• 7:27
  flood
• 7:28
  stage
• 7:28
  and
• 7:28
  is
• 7:28
  forecast
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  crest
• 7:29
  late
• 7:30
  Tuesday.
• 7:31
  The
• 7:31
  Tittabawassee
• 7:32
  river
• 7:33
  near
• 7:33
  Midland
• 7:33
  crested
• 7:34
  at
• 7:34
  approximately
• 7:34
  25.8ft
• 7:36
  Sunday
• 7:36
  night.
• 7:37
  Flood
• 7:38
  warnings
• 7:38
  are
• 7:38
  active
• 7:39
  across
• 7:39
  multiple
• 7:40
  NWS
• 7:40
  forecast
• 7:41
  zones
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  are
• 7:42
  expected
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  extend
• 7:43
  through
• 7:43
  midweek.
• 7:45
  Missouri
• 7:45
  Flood
• 7:46
  warning
• 7:46
  issued
• 7:46
  by
• 7:47
  NWS
• 7:47
  KANSAS
• 7:48
  CITY
• 7:48
  Pleasant
• 7:48
  Hill
• 7:49
  was
• 7:49
  active
• 7:49
  through
• 7:49
  April
• 7:50
  7
• 7:50
  for
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  Kansas
• 7:51
  City
• 7:51
  metro
• 7:51
  area
• 7:52
  following
• 7:52
  heavy
• 7:53
  rainfall.
• 7:53
  Monitor
• 7:54
  local
• 7:54
  NWS
• 7:55
  for
• 7:55
  current
• 7:55
  conditions.
• 7:57
  NEW
• 7:57
  Jersey
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  National
• 7:59
  Weather
• 7:59
  Service's
• 7:59
  Mount
• 8:00
  Holly
• 8:00
  office
• 8:00
  notes
• 8:01
  elevated
• 8:01
  wildfire
• 8:02
  risk
• 8:02
  conditions
• 8:03
  on
• 8:03
  Monday
• 8:03
  and
• 8:04
  Tuesday
• 8:04
  despite
• 8:05
  recent
• 8:05
  rainfall
• 8:06
  and
• 8:06
  an
• 8:06
  approaching
• 8:07
  cold
• 8:07
  front.
• 8:08
  Dry
• 8:08
  conditions
• 8:09
  and
• 8:09
  wind
• 8:09
  are
• 8:09
  forecast
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  promote
• 8:10
  elevated
• 8:11
  fire
• 8:11
  spread
• 8:12
  potential.
• 8:14
  New
• 8:14
  Mexico
• 8:14
  Red
• 8:15
  Flag
• 8:15
  warnings
• 8:16
  active
• 8:16
  for
• 8:16
  portions
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  the
• 8:17
  state
• 8:17
  tied
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  broader
• 8:18
  Southern
• 8:19
  Plains
• 8:19
  fire
• 8:19
  weather
• 8:20
  event.
• 8:20
  Conditions
• 8:21
  include
• 8:21
  low
• 8:22
  relative
• 8:22
  humidity,
• 8:23
  gusty
• 8:23
  winds
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  critically
• 8:24
  dry
• 8:25
  fine
• 8:25
  fuels.
• 8:27
  New
• 8:27
  York
• 8:28
  Flood
• 8:29
  warnings
• 8:29
  are
• 8:29
  active
• 8:29
  for
• 8:30
  portions
• 8:30
  of
• 8:30
  western
• 8:31
  and
• 8:31
  central
• 8:31
  New
• 8:31
  York
• 8:32
  as
• 8:32
  part
• 8:33
  of
• 8:33
  the
• 8:33
  six
• 8:33
  state
• 8:33
  Midwest
• 8:34
  Northeast
• 8:35
  flooding
• 8:35
  event
• 8:36
  following
• 8:36
  Easter
• 8:37
  weekend
• 8:37
  rainfall.
• 8:39
  Flood
• 8:39
  warnings
• 8:39
  remain
• 8:40
  in
• 8:40
  effect
• 8:40
  for
• 8:40
  the
• 8:41
  Maumee
• 8:41
  river
• 8:41
  and
• 8:41
  multiple
• 8:42
  other
• 8:42
  waterways
• 8:43
  in
• 8:43
  northwest
• 8:43
  Ohio
• 8:44
  following
• 8:44
  significant
• 8:45
  rainfall
• 8:46
  March
• 8:46
  31
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  April
• 8:48
  4.
• 8:48
  Additional
• 8:49
  storm
• 8:49
  damage
• 8:50
  has
• 8:50
  been
• 8:50
  reported
• 8:50
  in
• 8:51
  parts
• 8:51
  of
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  state.
• 8:53
  Oklahoma
• 8:54
  Active
• 8:54
  wildfire
• 8:55
  emergency
• 8:56
  fast
• 8:56
  moving
• 8:57
  fires
• 8:57
  fueled
• 8:57
  by
• 8:57
  extreme
• 8:58
  dryness
• 8:58
  and
• 8:58
  wind
• 8:59
  gusts
• 8:59
  to
• 8:59
  35
• 9:00
  mph
• 9:01
  have
• 9:01
  forced
• 9:01
  evacuations
• 9:02
  in
• 9:02
  Dewey
• 9:02
  County.
• 9:04
  The
• 9:04
  Box
• 9:04
  Fire
• 9:04
  in
• 9:04
  Osage
• 9:05
  Agency
• 9:05
  near
• 9:06
  Grey
• 9:06
  Horse
• 9:06
  is
• 9:07
  threatening
• 9:07
  residences
• 9:08
  with
• 9:08
  extreme
• 9:08
  fire
• 9:09
  behavior
• 9:09
  including
• 9:09
  crowning
• 9:10
  and
• 9:10
  long
• 9:10
  range
• 9:11
  spotting.
• 9:12
  FEMA
• 9:12
  fire
• 9:13
  Management
• 9:13
  Assistance
• 9:14
  grants
• 9:14
  are
• 9:14
  in
• 9:14
  place
• 9:15
  for
• 9:15
  the
• 9:15
  Dibble
• 9:15
  Creek
• 9:16
  Fire,
• 9:16
  FM
• 9:17
  5627,
• 9:18
  jumping
• 9:18
  Juniper
• 9:19
  Fire
• 9:21
  and
• 9:22
  Buckhorn
• 9:22
  Fire.
• 9:25
  Oklahoma
• 9:26
  Department
• 9:26
  of
• 9:26
  Agriculture's
• 9:27
  April
• 9:27
  6
• 9:27
  Fire
• 9:28
  Situation
• 9:28
  Report
• 9:29
  indicates
• 9:29
  critically
• 9:30
  dangerous
• 9:30
  conditions.
• 9:31
  Statewide
• 9:33
  drought
• 9:33
  emergencies
• 9:34
  are
• 9:34
  declared
• 9:34
  in
• 9:35
  Baker,
• 9:35
  Umatilla,
• 9:36
  Deschutes,
• 9:37
  Jackson
• 9:37
  and
• 9:37
  Grant
• 9:38
  counties
• 9:38
  as
• 9:39
  Oregon
• 9:39
  faces
• 9:40
  its
• 9:40
  second
• 9:40
  worst
• 9:40
  snowpack
• 9:41
  on
• 9:41
  record.
• 9:42
  Statewide
• 9:43
  snow
• 9:43
  water
• 9:44
  equivalent
• 9:44
  at
• 9:45
  just
• 9:45
  29%
• 9:46
  of
• 9:46
  normal
• 9:46
  after
• 9:46
  the
• 9:47
  warmest
• 9:47
  winter
• 9:47
  season
• 9:48
  since
• 9:48
  the
• 9:48
  late
• 9:48
  1800s.
• 9:50
  Governor
• 9:50
  Kotech
• 9:51
  issued
• 9:51
  the
• 9:51
  first
• 9:51
  2026
• 9:52
  drought
• 9:53
  declarations
• 9:53
  on
• 9:54
  March
• 9:54
  26th.
• 9:55
  Reduced
• 9:56
  water
• 9:56
  allotments
• 9:56
  are
• 9:56
  in
• 9:57
  place
• 9:57
  for
• 9:57
  irrigation
• 9:58
  districts,
• 9:59
  municipal
• 9:59
  water
• 10:00
  systems.
• 10:01
  Farmers
• 10:01
  and
• 10:01
  ranchers
• 10:02
  with
• 10:02
  no
• 10:02
  supplemental
• 10:03
  reservoir
• 10:03
  storage
• 10:04
  are
• 10:04
  at
• 10:04
  elevated
• 10:05
  risk
• 10:05
  of
• 10:05
  supply
• 10:06
  failure
• 10:06
  this
• 10:06
  summer.
• 10:08
  Pennsylvania
• 10:09
  Elevated
• 10:09
  wildfire
• 10:10
  risk
• 10:10
  noted
• 10:11
  by
• 10:11
  NWS
• 10:11
  Mount
• 10:12
  Holly
• 10:12
  for
• 10:12
  portions
• 10:13
  of
• 10:13
  eastern
• 10:13
  Pennsylvania
• 10:14
  on
• 10:14
  Monday
• 10:14
  and
• 10:15
  Tuesday.
• 10:16
  No
• 10:16
  formal
• 10:16
  emergency
• 10:17
  Declarations
• 10:18
  confirmed
• 10:18
  for
• 10:19
  April
• 10:19
  7th.
• 10:20
  South
• 10:21
  Dakota
• 10:21
  FEMA
• 10:21
  Fire
• 10:22
  Management
• 10:22
  Assistance
• 10:23
  Grant
• 10:23
  Active
• 10:24
  for
• 10:24
  The
• 10:24
  Quarry
• 10:24
  Fire
• 10:25
  FM
• 10:25
  5622SD
• 10:27
  declared
• 10:27
  March
• 10:28
  12,
• 10:29
  2026.
• 10:31
  Active
• 10:31
  wildfire
• 10:32
  operations
• 10:32
  continue
• 10:33
  across
• 10:33
  the
• 10:33
  Panhandle
• 10:34
  and
• 10:34
  West
• 10:34
  Texas.
• 10:35
  The
• 10:35
  Bent
• 10:36
  Willow
• 10:36
  Fire
• 10:36
  is
• 10:36
  under
• 10:37
  active
• 10:37
  inciweb
• 10:38
  management
• 10:38
  with
• 10:38
  evacuations
• 10:39
  in
• 10:39
  progress
• 10:39
  near
• 10:40
  Amarillo.
• 10:41
  A
• 10:41
  public
• 10:41
  shelter
• 10:42
  is
• 10:42
  open
• 10:42
  at
• 10:42
  Chaparral
• 10:43
  Hills
• 10:43
  Baptist
• 10:43
  Church,
• 10:44
  4000
• 10:44
  Cherry
• 10:45
  Ave.
• 10:45
  Amarillo.
• 10:47
  FEMA
• 10:47
  Fire
• 10:48
  Management
• 10:48
  Assistance
• 10:48
  Grant
• 10:49
  FM
• 10:49
  5625
• 10:50
  TX
• 10:51
  is
• 10:51
  in
• 10:51
  effect
• 10:52
  for
• 10:52
  the
• 10:52
  Corner
• 10:52
  Pocket
• 10:53
  Fire.
• 10:54
  The
• 10:54
  broader
• 10:54
  Southern
• 10:54
  Plains
• 10:55
  fire
• 10:55
  outbreak
• 10:56
  has
• 10:56
  burned
• 10:56
  more
• 10:56
  than
• 10:57
  1.4
• 10:57
  million
• 10:58
  acres
• 10:58
  nationwide
• 10:59
  year
• 10:59
  to
• 10:59
  date.
• 11:00
  Red
• 11:01
  flag
• 11:01
  warnings
• 11:02
  remain
• 11:02
  active
• 11:02
  across
• 11:03
  the
• 11:03
  Panhandle.
• 11:06
  Wisconsin
• 11:06
  Emergency
• 11:07
  Management
• 11:07
  is
• 11:08
  responding
• 11:08
  to
• 11:08
  historic
• 11:09
  flooding
• 11:09
  in
• 11:09
  portions
• 11:10
  of
• 11:10
  the
• 11:10
  state
• 11:10
  following
• 11:11
  the
• 11:11
  Easter
• 11:11
  weekend
• 11:12
  rainfall
• 11:12
  event.
• 11:13
  The
• 11:14
  Baraboo
• 11:14
  river
• 11:14
  at
• 11:15
  Baraboo
• 11:15
  is
• 11:15
  forecast
• 11:16
  to
• 11:16
  crest
• 11:16
  at
• 11:17
  18.1ft
• 11:18
  Tuesday
• 11:18
  afternoon,
• 11:19
  matching
• 11:20
  or
• 11:20
  exceeding
• 11:20
  records.
• 11:22
  The
• 11:22
  Fox
• 11:22
  river
• 11:23
  near
• 11:23
  New
• 11:23
  Munster
• 11:24
  is
• 11:24
  at
• 11:24
  first
• 11:24
  floor
• 11:24
  levels
• 11:25
  for
• 11:25
  some
• 11:25
  riverside
• 11:26
  homes.
• 11:27
  Flood
• 11:28
  warnings
• 11:28
  remain
• 11:28
  in
• 11:29
  effect
• 11:29
  through
• 11:29
  at
• 11:29
  least
• 11:30
  Wednesday.
• 11:31
  All
• 11:31
  other
• 11:31
  states
• 11:32
  have
• 11:32
  no
• 11:32
  significant
• 11:33
  updates
• 11:33
  in
• 11:33
  the
• 11:34
  last
• 11:34
  24
• 11:34
  hours.
• 11:36
  That's
• 11:36
  your
• 11:36
  EM
• 11:37
  morning
• 11:37
  brief
• 11:37
  for
• 11:37
  Tuesday,
• 11:38
  April
• 11:38
  7,
• 11:39
  2026.
• 11:40
  Stay
• 11:40
  safe.