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The Aftermath of Blizzard Conditions: Recovery and Restoration · 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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  Tuesday,
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  December
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  30,
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  2025.
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  Lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  continues
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  today
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  downwind
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  of
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  lakes
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  Erie
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  and
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  Ontario
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  as
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  the
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  departing
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  cyclone
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  keeps
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  bands
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  locked
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  in
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  place.
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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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  lingering
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  heavy
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  bands
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  through
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  midweek.
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  Gale
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  conditions
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  persist
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  on
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  Lake
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  Erie
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  this
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  morning
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  with
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  30
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  to
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  35
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  knot
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  winds
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  and
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  8
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  to
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  13
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  foot
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  waves,
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  a
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  hazard
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  for
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  small
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  craft
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  and
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  shoreline
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  travel.
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  Power
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  restoration
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  and
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  travel
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  recovery
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  continue
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  after
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  widespread
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  blizzard
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  impacts
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  from
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  the
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  upper
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  Midwest
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  into
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  the
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  Northeast.
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  Reporting
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  today
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  notes
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  more
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  than
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  150,000
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  outages
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  at
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  the
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  peak
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  with
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  Michigan
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  hardest
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  hit
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  and
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  whiteouts
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  in
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  the
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  corridor
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  in
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  the
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  West.
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  Southern
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  California
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  faces
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  moderate
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  to
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  strong
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  Santa
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  Ana
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  winds
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  through
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  today
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  followed
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  by
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  a
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  multi
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  day
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  rain
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  event
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  mid
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  week
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  that
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  could
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  trigger
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  rock
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  slides,
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  mudslides
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  and
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  minor
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  debris
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  flows
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  on
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  recent
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  burn
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  scars.
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  Overnight
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  in
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  Alaska,
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  a
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  magnitude
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  5.1
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  earthquake
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  struck
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  north
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  of
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  Yakutat.
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  Tsunami
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  centers
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  issued
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  an
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  information
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  statement
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  with
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  no
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  warning
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  watch
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  or
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  advisory.
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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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  Alaska
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  overnight,
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  a
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  magnitude
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  5.1
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  quake
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  about
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  50
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  to
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  60
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  miles
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  north
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  of
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  Yakutat
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  triggered
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  a
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  tsunami
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  information
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  statement,
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  no
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  warning
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  watch
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  or
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  advisory
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  and
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  no
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  immediate
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  damage
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  reports
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  from
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  state
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  or
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  local
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  agencies.
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  California
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  NWS
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  Los
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  Angeles
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  Flags
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  moderate
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  to
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  strong
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  Santa
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  Anas
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  through
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  today
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  with
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  downed
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  tree
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  risk
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  over
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  saturated
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  soils
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  and
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  hazardous
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  near
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  shore
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  marine
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  conditions
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  from
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  Ventura
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  to
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  Santa
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  Monica.
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  A
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  series
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  of
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  systems
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  brings
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  significant
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  rain
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  Wednesday.
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  Saturday
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  1
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  to
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  3
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  inches
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  for
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  coasts
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  valleys
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  and
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  3
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  to
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  5
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  inches
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  in
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  mountains
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  foothills.
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  Expect
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  roadway
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  stream
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  flooding,
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  rock
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  slides
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  and
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  minor
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  debris
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  flows
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  on
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  recent
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  burn
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  scars.
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  Iowa
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  I35
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  closures
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  from
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  Ames
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  to
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  the
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  Minnesota
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  line
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  during
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  blizzard
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  conditions
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  have
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  fully
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  reopened.
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  Iowa
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  DOT
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  confirms
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  the
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  overnight
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  to
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  Monday
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  shutdown
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  and
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  phased
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  restoration.
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  Maryland
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  High
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  wind
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  warning
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  continues
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  today
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  across
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  the
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  western
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  high
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  terrain
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  with
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  gusts
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  meeting
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  warning
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  criteria.
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  Michigan
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  Post
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  blizzard
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  recovery
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  continues.
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  Power
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  restoration
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  is
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  ongoing
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  after
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  peak
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  outages
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  exceeding
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  100,000
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  statewide.
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  Lake
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  effect
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  bands
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow
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  still
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  reduce
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  visibility
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  in
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  favored
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  belts
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  with
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  marine
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  hazards
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  on
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  the
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  lakes
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  and
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  winter
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  advisories
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  active.
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  New
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  York
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  Lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  warnings
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  remain
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  for
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  portions
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  of
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  western
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  and
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  north
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  central
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  New
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  York
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  with
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  whiteouts
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  and
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  treacherous
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  travel
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  in
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  the
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  core
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  bands
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  through
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  midweek.
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  Ohio
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  Lake
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  Erie
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  Gale
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  warning
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  is
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  in
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  effect
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  for
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  nearshore
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  and
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  open
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  waters
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  with
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  30
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  to
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  35
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  knot
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  winds
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  and
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  8
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  to
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  13
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  foot
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  waves.
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  Adjacent
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  counties
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  see
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  winter
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  advisories
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  and
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  lake
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  effect
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  warnings
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  east
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  of
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  Cleveland.
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  Pennsylvania
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  Northwest
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  Pennsylvania
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  remains
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  under
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  lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  warnings
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  with
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  travel
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  impacts
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  through
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  Thursday
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  evening.
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  Winds
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  and
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  squalls
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  will
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  create
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  localized
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  whiteouts
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  and
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  drifting,
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  especially
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  in
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  Erie
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  and
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  Crawford
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  counties.
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  Virginia
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  High
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  wind
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  warning
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  continues
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  today
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  across
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  Highland
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  county
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  ridges
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  with
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  damaging
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  gusts.
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  West
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  Virginia
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  High
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  wind
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  warning
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  remains
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  in
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  effect
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  for
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  the
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  Potomac
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  Highlands.
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  Anticipate
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  tree
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  limbs
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  down
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  and
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  sporadic
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  outages.
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  All
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  other
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  states
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  have
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  no
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  significant
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  updates
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  in
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  the
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  last
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  24
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  hours.
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  We'll
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  keep
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  tracking
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  lake
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  effect
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  hazards
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  in
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  the
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  and
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  midweek
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  rain
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  impacts
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  in
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  Southern
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  California.
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  Source
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  links
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  are
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  in
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  the
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  show
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  notes
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  below.