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NHC watches Gulf system Invest 90L for first named storm; life-threatening flooding hits Texas and Louisiana as Abbott activates state response · EM Morning Brief

• 0:30
  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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  Tuesday,
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  June
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  16,
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  2026
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  and
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  today's
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  episode
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  is
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  sponsored
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  by
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  the
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  NIM
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  Store.
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  The
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  dominant
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  national
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  story
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  is
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  a
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  multi
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  day
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  life
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  threatening
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  flooding
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  event
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  across
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  the
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  western
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  Gulf
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  and
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  lower
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  Mississippi
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  Valley.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  is
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  monitoring
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  Invest90L
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  a
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  disturbance
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  over
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  northeastern
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  Mexico
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  that
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  carries
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  a
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  50%
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  chance
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  of
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  developing
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  in
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  into
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  the
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  season's
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  first
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  named
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  storm
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  as
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  it
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  reemerges
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  over
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  the
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  northwestern
• 1:00
  Gulf
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  late
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  Tuesday
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  into
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  Wednesday.
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  If
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  it
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  strengthens,
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  it
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  takes
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  the
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  name
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  Arthur
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  whether
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  or
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  not
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  it
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  organizes
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  the
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  Weather
• 1:08
  Prediction
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  center
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  has
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  flagged
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  a
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  level
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  3
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  of
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  4
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  moderate
• 1:11
  risk
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  of
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  excessive
• 1:12
  rainfall
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  each
• 1:13
  day
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  through
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  Thursday
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  across
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  parts
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  of
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  Texas,
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  Louisiana
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  and
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  Mississippi,
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  with
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  flood
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  watches
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  covering
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  roughly
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  19
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  million
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  people
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  and
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  storm
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  totals
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  of
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  5
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  to
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  10
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  inches.
• 1:24
  Locally,
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  higher
• 1:26
  water
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  rescues
• 1:27
  and
• 1:27
  road
• 1:27
  closures
• 1:28
  are
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  already
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  underway
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  across
• 1:30
  central
• 1:30
  and
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  southeast
• 1:31
  Texas
• 1:31
  and
• 1:32
  northwest
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  Louisiana.
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  On
• 1:34
  the
• 1:34
  wildfire
• 1:35
  side,
• 1:35
  the
• 1:36
  National
• 1:36
  Interagency
• 1:37
  Fire
• 1:37
  Center's
• 1:38
  June
• 1:38
  15
• 1:38
  Incident
• 1:39
  Management
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  Situation
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  Report
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  official
• 1:41
  update
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  published
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  roughly
• 1:43
  21
• 1:43
  hours
• 1:43
  ago,
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  keeps
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  the
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  national
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  preparedness
• 1:45
  level
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  at
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  2.
• 1:48
  It
• 1:48
  lists
• 1:48
  15
• 1:49
  uncontained
• 1:50
  large
• 1:50
  fires,
• 1:51
  8
• 1:51
  new
• 1:51
  large
• 1:51
  incidents
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  and
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  2
• 1:53
  fires
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  contained.
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  Year
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  to
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  date,
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  the
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  country
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  has
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  recorded
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  more
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  than
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  32,000
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  wildfires
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  across
• 1:58
  over
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  2.5
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  million
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  acres,
• 2:00
  with
• 2:01
  widespread
• 2:01
  drought
• 2:02
  driving
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  an
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  early
• 2:03
  and
• 2:03
  active
• 2:04
  season.
• 2:05
  The
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  most
• 2:06
  significant
• 2:06
  active
• 2:06
  incident
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  remains
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  the
• 2:07
  lightning
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  caused
• 2:08
  bear
• 2:09
  fire
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  on
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  the
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  Gila
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  National
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  Forest
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  in
• 2:11
  New
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  Mexico,
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  covered
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  in
• 2:12
  the
• 2:12
  state
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  section
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  below.
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  Elsewhere,
• 2:15
  the
• 2:15
  picture
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  is
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  quieter.
• 2:17
  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  notes
• 2:18
  a
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  separate
• 2:19
  low
• 2:19
  pressure
• 2:20
  area
• 2:20
  in
• 2:20
  the
• 2:20
  central
• 2:21
  Pacific
• 2:21
  east
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  southeast
• 2:22
  of
• 2:22
  Hawaii
• 2:23
  with
• 2:23
  a
• 2:23
  low
• 2:24
  20%
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  chance
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  of
• 2:25
  development
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  and
• 2:26
  no
• 2:26
  expected
• 2:27
  impact
• 2:27
  to
• 2:27
  land.
• 2:28
  There
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  are
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  no
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  new
• 2:29
  National
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  Terrorism
• 2:30
  Advisory
• 2:31
  System
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  bulletins,
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  no
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  new
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  CISA
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  known
• 2:33
  exploited
• 2:34
  vulnerabilities
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  additions
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  and
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  no
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  new
• 2:36
  CDC
• 2:37
  Health
• 2:37
  Alert
• 2:38
  Network
• 2:38
  advisories
• 2:39
  in
• 2:39
  the
• 2:39
  last
• 2:39
  24
• 2:40
  hours.
• 2:41
  Minor
• 2:41
  seismic
• 2:42
  activity,
• 2:42
  a
• 2:43
  magnitude
• 2:43
  3.8
• 2:44
  off
• 2:44
  the
• 2:44
  Oregon
• 2:44
  coast
• 2:45
  and
• 2:45
  a
• 2:45
  magnitude
• 2:45
  3.6
• 2:46
  near
• 2:46
  Jal,
• 2:47
  New
• 2:47
  Mexico
• 2:48
  produced
• 2:48
  no
• 2:49
  reported
• 2:49
  damage
• 2:49
  or
• 2:50
  operational
• 2:50
  impact.
• 2:52
  Let's
• 2:52
  run
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  through
• 2:52
  the
• 2:52
  states
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  Louisiana
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  the
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  Gulf
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  flooding
• 2:55
  event
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  is
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  producing
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  serious
• 2:57
  impacts
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  statewide.
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  In
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  Shreveport,
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  floodwater
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  stranded
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  drivers
• 3:01
  and
• 3:01
  entered
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  several
• 3:02
  commercial
• 3:03
  buildings
• 3:03
  and
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  at
• 3:04
  least
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  one
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  building
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  at
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  a
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  technical
• 3:05
  college
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  with
• 3:07
  the
• 3:07
  Sheriff's
• 3:07
  office
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  reporting
• 3:08
  52
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  water
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  rescue
• 3:09
  calls
• 3:10
  in
• 3:10
  roughly
• 3:10
  a
• 3:10
  six
• 3:11
  hour
• 3:11
  span.
• 3:11
  On
• 3:12
  Monday,
• 3:13
  a
• 3:13
  flash
• 3:14
  flood
• 3:14
  emergency
• 3:14
  was
• 3:15
  declared
• 3:15
  in
• 3:15
  St.
• 3:15
  Tammany
• 3:16
  Parish
• 3:16
  where
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  flooded
• 3:17
  streets
• 3:18
  and
• 3:18
  stranded
• 3:18
  vehicles
• 3:19
  were
• 3:19
  reported.
• 3:20
  The
• 3:21
  Weather
• 3:21
  prediction
• 3:21
  center
• 3:22
  keeps
• 3:22
  Louisiana
• 3:23
  in
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  level
• 3:23
  3
• 3:24
  of
• 3:24
  4
• 3:24
  excessive
• 3:25
  rainfall
• 3:25
  risk
• 3:26
  through
• 3:26
  Thursday.
• 3:28
  The
• 3:28
  National
• 3:28
  Weather
• 3:29
  Service
• 3:29
  office
• 3:29
  in
• 3:30
  Jackson
• 3:30
  has
• 3:30
  a
• 3:31
  flood
• 3:31
  watch
• 3:31
  in
• 3:31
  effect
• 3:32
  from
• 3:32
  Monday
• 3:32
  morning
• 3:32
  through
• 3:33
  Wednesday
• 3:33
  morning
• 3:33
  for
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  Jackson
• 3:34
  metro
• 3:35
  and
• 3:35
  surrounding
• 3:35
  counties
• 3:36
  including
• 3:37
  Hinds,
• 3:37
  Madison,
• 3:38
  Warren
• 3:39
  and
• 3:39
  Yazoo.
• 3:40
  Doppler
• 3:41
  radar
• 3:42
  indicated
• 3:42
  2
• 3:42
  to
• 3:43
  3
• 3:43
  inches
• 3:43
  of
• 3:43
  rain
• 3:43
  had
• 3:44
  already
• 3:44
  fallen
• 3:44
  by
• 3:45
  Monday
• 3:45
  morning,
• 3:46
  with
• 3:46
  an
• 3:46
  additional
• 3:47
  2
• 3:47
  to
• 3:47
  3
• 3:47
  inches
• 3:48
  possible.
• 3:49
  Jackson
• 3:50
  sits
• 3:50
  at
• 3:50
  the
• 3:50
  eastern
• 3:50
  edge
• 3:51
  of
• 3:51
  the
• 3:51
  Level
• 3:51
  three
• 3:52
  of
• 3:52
  four
• 3:52
  flood
• 3:53
  threat.
• 3:54
  NEW
• 3:54
  MEXICO
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  bear
• 3:55
  fire
• 3:55
  on
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  Gila
• 3:56
  National
• 3:56
  Forest
• 3:57
  about
• 3:57
  18
• 3:58
  miles
• 3:58
  southeast
• 3:59
  of
• 3:59
  Kamado
• 3:59
  has
• 4:00
  grown
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  roughly
• 4:01
  6,920
• 4:02
  acres
• 4:03
  at
• 4:03
  at
• 4:03
  11%
• 4:04
  containment
• 4:04
  as
• 4:05
  of
• 4:05
  the
• 4:05
  June
• 4:05
  15
• 4:06
  update,
• 4:06
  with
• 4:07
  growth
• 4:07
  slowing.
• 4:08
  The
• 4:09
  lightning
• 4:09
  caused
• 4:09
  fire
• 4:10
  first
• 4:10
  reported
• 4:11
  June
• 4:11
  9
• 4:12
  has
• 4:12
  about
• 4:12
  500
• 4:13
  personnel
• 4:13
  assigned.
• 4:15
  Catron
• 4:15
  County
• 4:16
  Emergency
• 4:16
  Management
• 4:16
  and
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  Sheriff's
• 4:17
  Office
• 4:18
  are
• 4:18
  using
• 4:18
  the
• 4:18
  Ready
• 4:19
  Set
• 4:19
  Go
• 4:19
  framework
• 4:20
  with
• 4:20
  identified
• 4:21
  zones
• 4:21
  of
• 4:21
  private
• 4:21
  land
• 4:22
  east
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  the
• 4:22
  fire
• 4:23
  placed
• 4:23
  in
• 4:23
  SIT
• 4:23
  status.
• 4:25
  Long
• 4:25
  term
• 4:25
  severe
• 4:26
  drought
• 4:26
  and
• 4:26
  heavy
• 4:27
  fuel
• 4:27
  loading
• 4:27
  continue
• 4:28
  to
• 4:28
  drive
• 4:28
  fire
• 4:29
  behavior.
• 4:30
  TEXAS
• 4:31
  Texas
• 4:32
  is
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  center
• 4:33
  of
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  flooding
• 4:33
  response
• 4:35
  governor
• 4:35
  Greg
• 4:35
  Abbott
• 4:36
  directed
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  Texas
• 4:37
  Division
• 4:37
  of
• 4:37
  Emergency
• 4:38
  Management
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  activate
• 4:39
  additional
• 4:39
  state
• 4:40
  emergency
• 4:40
  response
• 4:41
  resources
• 4:42
  and
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  move
• 4:42
  the
• 4:42
  state
• 4:43
  operations
• 4:43
  center
• 4:44
  to
• 4:44
  24
• 4:44
  hour
• 4:45
  operations
• 4:45
  as
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  flood
• 4:46
  threat
• 4:46
  continues.
• 4:48
  Heavy
• 4:48
  rainfall
• 4:49
  overwhelmed
• 4:50
  parts
• 4:50
  of
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  Houston
• 4:51
  Metro
• 4:51
  on
• 4:51
  Monday,
• 4:52
  flooding
• 4:53
  roads
• 4:53
  and
• 4:53
  stalling
• 4:54
  vehicles,
• 4:55
  while
• 4:55
  flash
• 4:55
  flooding
• 4:56
  on
• 4:56
  Interstate
• 4:56
  35
• 4:57
  in
• 4:57
  Waco
• 4:58
  prompted
• 4:58
  water
• 4:58
  rescues
• 4:59
  by
• 4:59
  Texas
• 5:00
  game
• 5:00
  wardens
• 5:00
  and
• 5:01
  stranded
• 5:01
  numerous
• 5:02
  vehicles.
• 5:03
  Road
• 5:03
  closures
• 5:04
  and
• 5:04
  safety
• 5:04
  warnings
• 5:05
  remain
• 5:05
  in
• 5:05
  place
• 5:05
  across
• 5:06
  Waco,
• 5:06
  Temple
• 5:07
  Killeen
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  the
• 5:08
  broader
• 5:08
  Central
• 5:09
  Texas
• 5:09
  corridor.
• 5:11
  Separately,
• 5:11
  a
• 5:12
  24
• 5:12
  inch
• 5:12
  water
• 5:13
  transmission
• 5:13
  main
• 5:14
  break
• 5:14
  in
• 5:14
  Fort
• 5:14
  Worth
• 5:15
  dropped
• 5:15
  pressure
• 5:15
  below
• 5:16
  state
• 5:16
  standards
• 5:17
  and
• 5:17
  triggered
• 5:18
  a
• 5:18
  boil
• 5:18
  water
• 5:18
  notice
• 5:19
  for
• 5:19
  parts
• 5:19
  of
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  near
• 5:20
  north
• 5:20
  side
• 5:20
  and
• 5:21
  areas
• 5:21
  around
• 5:21
  Lake
• 5:22
  Worth.
• 5:23
  The
• 5:23
  notice
• 5:23
  remains
• 5:24
  until
• 5:24
  testing
• 5:25
  confirms
• 5:25
  the
• 5:26
  water
• 5:26
  is
• 5:26
  safe.
• 5:27
  All
• 5:27
  other
• 5:28
  states
• 5:28
  and
• 5:28
  territories
• 5:29
  have
• 5:29
  no
• 5:29
  significant
• 5:30
  updates
• 5:30
  in
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  last
• 5:31
  24
• 5:31
  hours
• 5:33
  that
• 5:33
  wraps
• 5:34
  today's
• 5:34
  EM
• 5:35
  Morning
• 5:35
  Brief.
• 5:36
  New
• 5:36
  episodes
• 5:36
  drop
• 5:37
  Monday
• 5:37
  through
• 5:37
  Friday
• 5:38
  in
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  5am
• 5:38
  hour
• 5:39
  PT,
• 5:40
  so
• 5:40
  the
• 5:40
  day
• 5:41
  starts
• 5:41
  with
• 5:41
  clarity
• 5:42
  instead
• 5:42
  of
• 5:42
  catch
• 5:42
  up.
• 5:43
  Subscribe
• 5:44
  on
• 5:44
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• 5:44
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• 5:45
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• 5:45
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• 5:46
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• 5:48
  player.
• 5:49
  EM
• 5:50
  Morning
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  Brief
• 5:50
  is
• 5:50
  an
• 5:51
  EOC
• 5:51
  Voices
• 5:52
  podcast.
• 5:52
  Stay
• 5:53
  safe.