Sandy Fire forces 28,000 from Simi Valley homes; EF-3 tornado strikes St. Libory, Nebraska
Tuesday’s brief tracks a multi-state wildfire surge as the Sandy Fire prompts mandatory evacuations for roughly 28,000 residents in Simi Valley, California, the Sharpe Fire pushes from the Oklahoma Panhandle into southeastern Colorado, triggering a State of Disaster Emergency, and the Seven Cabins Fire grows to 12,549 acres in New Mexico’s Capitan Mountain Wilderness with active closures. The brief also covers an EF-3 tornado that destroyed homes near St. Libory, Nebraska, severe weather and flooding risks across the Central Plains, FAA ground stops at Chicago O’Hare and Harry Reid…
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