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Navigating the Perils of a Frigid Winter: Mid-Atlantic Cold Snap · 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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  January
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  28,
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  2026
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  Dangerous
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  Cold
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  Hangs
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  on
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  across
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  the
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  Mid
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  Atlantic
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  and
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  Northeast
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  today
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  with
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  the
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  extending
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  cold
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  advisories
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  and
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  flagging
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  growing
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  confidence
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  in
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  a
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  coastal
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  storm
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  this
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  weekend
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  that
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  could
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  bring
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  and
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  wind
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  along
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  the
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  full
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  moon
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  tide
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  cycle.
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  Mariners
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  in
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  N.J.
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  de
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  waters
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  face
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  freezing
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  spray
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  and
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  developing
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  ice
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  in
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  the
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  Delaware
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  Bay
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  and
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  back
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  bays,
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  complicating
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  navigation.
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  Power
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  restoration
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  work
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  continues
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  after
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  the
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  weekend.
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  Ice
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  and
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  snow
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  utilities
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  still
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  report
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  large
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  pockets
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  of
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  customers
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  out
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  from
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  Texas
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  into
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  Tennessee
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  and
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  the
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  mid
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  south,
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  though
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  totals
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  are
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  steadily
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  declining
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  as
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  crews
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  repair
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  lines
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  and
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  replace
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  broken
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  poles
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  out
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  west
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  and
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  the
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  upper
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  Midwest.
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  Focused
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  winter
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  hazards
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  persist
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  Lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow
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  in
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  Michigan's
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  upper
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  and
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  blizzard
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  level
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  winds
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  over
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  Alaska's
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  Dalton
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  highway
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  summits.
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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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  Northern
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  Alaska
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  A
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  winter
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  storm
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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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  Dalton
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  highway
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  summits
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  through
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  this
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  afternoon
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  with
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  gusts
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  up
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  to
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  60
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  miles
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  per
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  hour,
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  creating
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  periods
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  of
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  near
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  whiteout
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  visibility.
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  Delaware
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  Prolonged
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  continues.
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  NWS
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  warns
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  of
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  freezing
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  spray
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  and
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  increasing
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  ice
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  across
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  sheltered
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  coastal
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  waters
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  with
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  the
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  greatest
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  threat
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  on
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  the
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  tidal
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  Delaware
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  river
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  and
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  Delaware
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  Bay.
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  Weekend
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  coastal
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  storm
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  potential
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  is
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  rising.
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  Georgia
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  Cold
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  Dry
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  conditions
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  persist
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  today
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  and
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  Thursday.
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  NWS
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  Peachtree
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  City
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  notes
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  low
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  predictability
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  around
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  a
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  Frye
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  sun
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  system
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  that
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  could
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  bring
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  snow
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  to
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  parts
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  of
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  north
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  and
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  central
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  Georgia.
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  Confidence
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  favors
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  snow
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  over
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  freezing
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  rain
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  at
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  this
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  time.
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  MICHIGAN
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  Upper
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  Peninsula
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  Winter
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  Storm
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  warnings
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  continue
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  for
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  Luce,
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  Alger
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  and
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  northern
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  Schoolcraft
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  counties
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  through
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  tonight
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  for
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  additional
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  lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow.
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  Localized
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  1
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  to
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  8
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  inches
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  worst
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  near
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  and
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  north
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  of
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  M28
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  from
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  Munising
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  eastward.
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  Mississippi
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  State
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  response
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  continues.
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  MEMA
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  and
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  the
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  Mississippi
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  National
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  Guard
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  delivered
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  water,
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  meals,
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  cots
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  and
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  blankets
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  to
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  northern
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  counties
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  Tuesday.
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  USACE
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  repositioned
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  an
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  emergency
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  power
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  team
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  to
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  support
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  power
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  needs.
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  Local
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  officials
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  report
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  ongoing
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  restoration
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  and
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  debris
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  control.
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  Residents
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  needing
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  assistance
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  should
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  use
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  MEMA
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  shelter
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  and
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  traffic
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  resources
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  and
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  check
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  local
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  outage
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  maps.
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  NWS
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  highlights
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  continued
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  dangerous
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  wind
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  chills
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  today
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  and
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  tonight
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  and
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  warns
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  of
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  marine
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  freezing
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  spray
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  with
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  ice
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  growth
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  in
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  back
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  bays.
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  Ice
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  could
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  rival
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  2018
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  impacts.
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  Confidence
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  is
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  increasing
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  in
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  a
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  weekend
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  coastal
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  storm
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  with
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  onshore
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  winds
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  and
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  risk
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  into
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  Sunday's
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  full
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  moon
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  tides.
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  NEW
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  YORK
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  New
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  York
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  City
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  maintains
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  enhanced
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  cold
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  weather
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  measures.
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  Local
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  officials
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  report
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  at
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  least
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  10
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  people
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  found
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  dead
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  outdoors
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  during
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  the
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  cold
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  snap
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  and
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  expanded
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  warming
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  options,
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  including
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  additional
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  shelters
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  and
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  warming
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  buses.
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  Code
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  Blue
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  remains
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  critical.
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  Guidance.
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  No
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  one
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  is
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  turned
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  away
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  from
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  shelter
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  during
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  these
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  conditions.
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  Pennsylvania
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  Eastern
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  PA
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  NWS
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  extends
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  cold
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  advisories
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  through
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  Thursday
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  morning.
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  Expect
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  wind
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  chills
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  0.10F
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  colder
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  in
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  the
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  Poconos
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  and
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  expanding
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  black
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  ice
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  risk
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  on
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  untreated
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  surfaces.
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  Confidence
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  is
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  rising
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  for
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  a
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  weekend
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  coastal
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  system.
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  Coastal
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  flooding
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  and
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  strong
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  onshore
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  winds
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  are
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  the
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  primary
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  concerns
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  at
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  this
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  range.
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  Tennessee
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  NASHVILLE
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  Davidson
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  County
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  Warming
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  transports
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  continue
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  OEM
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  reports
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  nearly
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  200
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  safe
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  transports
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  to
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  warming
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  locations
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  as
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  of
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  Tuesday.
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  NES
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  restoration
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  improves
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  but
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  remains
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  substantial.
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  About
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  108,000
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  customers
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  without
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  power
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  early
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  this
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  morning.
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  Texas
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  east
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  Texas
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  about
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  15,000
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  customers
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  remain
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  without
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  power
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  this
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  morning.
• 3:49
  Restoration
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  continues
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  county
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  by
• 3:51
  county.
• 3:52
  TxDOT
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  continues
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  urging
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  drivers
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  to
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  stay
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  off
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  icy
• 3:55
  roads
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  while
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  crews
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  treat
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  and
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  clear
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  lingering
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  trouble
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  spots.
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