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FEMA's Response: Over $1 Billion for 2026 FIFA World Cup Preparedness · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  This
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Wednesday,
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  October
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  29,
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  2025.
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  Overnight,
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  Hurricane
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  Melissa
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  made
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  landfall
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  in
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  eastern
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  Cuba
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  as
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  a
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  Category
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  3
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  and
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  is
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  racing
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  northeast
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  toward
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  the
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  Bahamas.
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  While
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  no
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  US
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  watches
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  are
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  posted,
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  swells
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  from
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  Melissa
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  drive
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  a
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  high
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  risk
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  of
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  rip
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  currents
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  and
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  rough
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  surf
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  along
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  parts
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  of
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  Florida
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  and
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  the
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  Southeast
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  coast
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  today.
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  Farther
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  north,
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  the
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  Weather
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  Prediction
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  center
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  highlights
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  a
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  Day
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  one
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  marginal
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  flash
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  flood
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  risk
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  across
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  the
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  Southern
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  and
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  Central
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  Appalachians
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  into
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  the
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  Ohio
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  Tennessee
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  valleys
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  with
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  rain
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  filling
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  in
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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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  also
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  notes
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  a
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  marginal
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  severe
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  risk
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  late
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  tonight
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  into
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  early
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  Thursday
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  for
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  eastern
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  North
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  Carolina
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  and
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  Southeast
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  Virginia.
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  Out
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  west,
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  eyes
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  turn
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  to
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  the
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  Pacific
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  Northwest.
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  A
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  moderate
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  atmospheric
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  river
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  is
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  set
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  to
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  arrive
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  Friday
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  into
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  Saturday
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  with
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  WPC
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  flagging
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  a
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  day
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  three
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  marginal
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  flood
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  risk
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  for
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  Western
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  Washington.
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  CW3E's
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  outlook
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  aligns
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  on
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  multiple
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  days
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  of
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  AR
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  conditions.
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  Finally,
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  FEMA
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  announced
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  more
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  than
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  $1
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  billion
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  in
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  federal
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  funding
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  to
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  secure
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  the
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  2026
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  FIFA
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  World
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  cup
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  host
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  cities.
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  An
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  operations
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  and
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  coordination
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  note
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  for
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  EM
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  partners
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  nationwide.
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  Let's
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  States
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  California
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  Santa
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  Ana
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  winds
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  and
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  very
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  low
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  humidity
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  bring
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  red
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  flag
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  warnings
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  today
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  for
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  parts
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  of
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  Los
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  Angeles,
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  Vic
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  Ventura
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  and
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  San
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  Diego
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  county
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  mountains
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  valleys.
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  Cal
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  OES
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  says
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  the
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  state
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  has
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  pre
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  deployed
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  firefighting
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  resources
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  in
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  Southern
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  California
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  ahead
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  of
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  dangerous
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  fire
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  weather.
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  Connecticut
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  heads
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  up
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  for
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  Thursday
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  WPC's
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  Day
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  2
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  outlook
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  places
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  the
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  I95
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  corridor
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  including
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  Southwest
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  CT
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  in
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  a
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  marginal
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  flash
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  flood
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  risk
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  as
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  a
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  coastal
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  low
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  lifts
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  through
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  the
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  Northeast.
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  Delaware
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  Similar
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  setup
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  for
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  Thursday.
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  A
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  coastal
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  low
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  could
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  bring
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  periods
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  of
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  heavy
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  rain.
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  WPC
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  keeps
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  DE
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  in
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  a
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  marginal
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  flood
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  risk.
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  Florida
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  Indirect
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  impacts
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  from
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  Hurricane
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  Melissa
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  continue
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  high
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  rip
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  current
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  risk,
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  rough
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  surf
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  along
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  portions
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  of
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  the
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  east
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  coast
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  and
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  small
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  craft
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  hazards
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  continue
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  across
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  segments
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  of
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  the
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  coastal
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  waters,
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  especially
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  keys
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  to
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  First
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  Coast.
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  Kentucky
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  WPC
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  highlights
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  a
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  Day
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  one
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  marginal
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  flood
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  risk
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  spreading
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  into
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  the
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  Ohio
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  Tennessee
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  valleys.
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  Periods
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  of
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  rain
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  today
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  could
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  overwhelm
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  poor
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  drainage
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  spots,
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  especially
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  near
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  the
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  Cumberland
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  and
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  Eastern
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  Bluegrass.
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  Maryland
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  Prepare
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  for
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  Thursday
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  rain
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  with
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  a
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  marginal
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  flood
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  risk
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  along
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  the
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  I95
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  urban
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  corridor
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  per
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  WPC.
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  Expect
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  slick
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  commutes
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  and
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  localized
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  ponding.
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  Massachusetts
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  WPC
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  Day
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  2
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  has
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  a
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  marginal
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  flood
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  risk
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  brushing
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  the
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  southern
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  New
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  England
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  urban
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  corridor
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  Thursday.
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  New
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  Jersey
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  Thursday
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  WPC
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  keeps
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  the
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  NYCNJ
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  metro
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  in
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  a
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  marginal
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  flood
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  risk
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  as
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  a
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  coastal
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  low
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  tracks
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  north.
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  New
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  York
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  Thursday
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  brings
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  periods
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  of
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  heavy
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  rain
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  with
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  a
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  marginal
• 2:50
  flood
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  risk
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  focused
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  along
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  the
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  i95
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  corridor
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  and
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  western
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  Long
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  Island.
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  Expect
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  ponding,
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  slower
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  travel
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  and
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  brief
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  visibility
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  reductions.
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  North
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  Carolina
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  2
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  notes
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  today
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisory,
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  high
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  rip
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  current
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  risk
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  around
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  Wilmington
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  and
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  adjacent
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  beaches
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  and
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  a
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  marginal
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  severe
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  risk
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  late
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  tonight
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  into
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  early
• 3:10
  Thursday
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  east
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  of
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  I95
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  per
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  SPC.
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  Pennsylvania
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  planned
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  for
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  Thursday
• 3:15
  rain
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  with
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  a
• 3:16
  marginal
• 3:16
  flood
• 3:17
  risk
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  along
• 3:17
  the
• 3:17
  southeast
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  urban
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  corridor,
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  per
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  wpc.
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  Localized
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  street
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  flooding
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  possible
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  in
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  heavier
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  bands.
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  Rhode
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  Island
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  Southern
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  New
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  England
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  sees
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  Thursday
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  showers
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  with
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  a
• 3:27
  marginal
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  urban
• 3:28
  poor
• 3:28
  drainage
• 3:29
  flood
• 3:29
  risk.
• 3:31
  South
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  Carolina
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  Rip
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  currents
• 3:33
  and
• 3:33
  rough
• 3:33
  surf
• 3:33
  continue
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  for
• 3:34
  some
• 3:34
  beaches.
• 3:35
  NWS
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  Charleston
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  highlights
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  ongoing
• 3:37
  rip
• 3:37
  current
• 3:38
  statement
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  and
• 3:38
  hazards.
• 3:40
  Tennessee
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  Rain
• 3:41
  overspreads
• 3:41
  the
• 3:41
  state
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  today
• 3:42
  with
• 3:42
  WPC
• 3:43
  flagging
• 3:44
  a
• 3:44
  Day
• 3:44
  one
• 3:44
  marginal
• 3:45
  flood
• 3:45
  risk
• 3:45
  into
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  Tennessee
• 3:46
  Valley
• 3:47
  and
• 3:47
  adjacent
• 3:47
  Appalachians.
• 3:49
  Isolated
• 3:49
  flash
• 3:50
  flooding
• 3:50
  possible
• 3:50
  in
• 3:51
  poor
• 3:51
  drainage
• 3:51
  or
• 3:51
  hilly
• 3:52
  terrain.
• 3:53
  Virginia
• 3:54
  SPC
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  outlines
• 3:55
  a
• 3:55
  marginal
• 3:56
  severe
• 3:56
  risk
• 3:56
  late
• 3:57
  tonight
• 3:57
  into
• 3:57
  early
• 3:57
  Thursday
• 3:58
  for
• 3:58
  southeast
• 3:59
  va.
• 3:59
  Isolated
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  damaging
• 4:00
  gusts
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  possible.
• 4:02
  Eastern
• 4:02
  VA
• 4:02
  also
• 4:03
  sees
• 4:03
  periods
• 4:03
  of
• 4:03
  rain
• 4:04
  today
• 4:04
  with
• 4:04
  ponding
• 4:05
  in
• 4:05
  low
• 4:05
  spots.
• 4:07
  Washington
• 4:07
  Prepare
• 4:08
  for
• 4:08
  a
• 4:08
  Friday
• 4:08
  Saturday
• 4:09
  atmospheric
• 4:10
  River
• 4:11
  WPC's
• 4:11
  Day
• 4:12
  3
• 4:12
  shows
• 4:12
  a
• 4:12
  marginal
• 4:13
  flood
• 4:13
  risk
• 4:13
  for
• 4:13
  western
• 4:14
  Washington.
• 4:15
  NWS
• 4:15
  Seattle
• 4:16
  notes
• 4:16
  increasing
• 4:17
  rain
• 4:17
  and
• 4:17
  mountain
• 4:18
  snow
• 4:18
  later
• 4:18
  in
• 4:18
  the
• 4:19
  week.
• 4:19
  West
• 4:20
  Virginia
• 4:20
  WPC
• 4:21
  keeps
• 4:21
  the
• 4:22
  central
• 4:22
  southern
• 4:22
  Appalachians
• 4:23
  in
• 4:23
  a
• 4:23
  Day
• 4:24
  one
• 4:24
  marginal
• 4:24
  flood
• 4:25
  risk.
• 4:26
  Steady
• 4:26
  rain
• 4:26
  today
• 4:27
  could
• 4:27
  cause
• 4:27
  localized
• 4:28
  issues
• 4:28
  in
• 4:28
  hollows
• 4:29
  and
• 4:29
  along
• 4:29
  small
• 4:29
  streams.
• 4:31
  All
• 4:31
  other
• 4:32
  states
• 4:32
  have
• 4:32
  no
• 4:32
  significant
• 4:33
  updates
• 4:33
  in
• 4:34
  the
• 4:34
  last
• 4:34
  24
• 4:35
  hours.
• 4:36
  We'll
• 4:36
  stay
• 4:36
  on
• 4:37
  Melissa's
• 4:37
  Offshore
• 4:38
  impacts.
• 4:38
  The
• 4:38
  Appalachians
• 4:39
  rain
• 4:39
  today
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  Pacific
• 4:41
  Northwest
• 4:41
  AR
• 4:42
  is
• 4:42
  lining
• 4:42
  up
• 4:43
  for
• 4:43
  late
• 4:43
  week.
• 4:44
  Stay
• 4:44
  safe.