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Sandy Fire forces 28,000 from Simi Valley homes; EF-3 tornado strikes St. Libory, Nebraska · 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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  May
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  19,
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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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  NIMS
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  store.
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  National
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  Snapshot
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  Wildfire
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  activity
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  dominates
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  the
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  national
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  picture.
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  The
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Fire
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  center
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  holds
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  the
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  country
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  at
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  preparedness
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  level
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  2,
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  with
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  118
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  new
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  fires
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  reported
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  in
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  the
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  past
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  operational
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  period
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  and
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  16
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires
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  burning
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  across
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  the
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  west
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  and
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  Southern
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  Plains.
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  Official
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  update
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  published
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  in
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  the
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  May
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  18th
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  IMSR
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  approximately
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  24
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  hours
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  ago,
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  New
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  large
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  fires
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  emerged
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  overnight
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  in
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  New
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  Mexico,
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  Nebraska,
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  Wyoming
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  and
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  Texas.
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  The
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  highest
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  impact
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  incidents
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  are
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  the
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  Sandy
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  fire
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  near
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  Simi
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  Valley,
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  California,
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  which
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  has
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  driven
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  roughly
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  28,000
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  residents
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  under
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  mandatory
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  evacuation
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  the
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  sharp
• 1:19
  fire
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  that
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  ignited
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  in
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  the
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  Oklahoma
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  Panhandle
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  and
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  crossed
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  into
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  Baca
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  County,
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  Colorado,
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  prompting
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  governor
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  Jared
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  Polis
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  to
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  verbally
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  declare
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  a
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  state
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  of
• 1:27
  disaster
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  emergency
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  and
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  the
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  seven
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  Cabins
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  fire
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  in
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  the
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  Capitan
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  Mountain
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  Wilderness
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  of
• 1:32
  New
• 1:32
  Mexico,
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  now
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  at
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  12,549
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  acres
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  with
• 1:36
  zero
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  containment.
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  Severe
• 1:39
  weather
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  and
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  lifeline
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  disruptions
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  affected
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  the
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  central
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  United
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  States
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  Monday
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  into
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  Tuesday.
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  The
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  Storm
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  Prediction
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  center
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  maintained
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  a
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  moderate
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  risk
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  for
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  tornadoes
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  and
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  very
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  large
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  hail
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  across
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  central
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  Kansas
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  City,
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  southeast
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  Nebraska,
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  Iowa
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  and
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  northwest
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  Missouri,
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  with
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  roughly
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  25
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  tornadoes
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  reported
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  during
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  the
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  outbreak.
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  The
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  most
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  destructive
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  confirmed
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  tornado,
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  rated
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  EF3,
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  struck
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  near
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  St.
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  Liborry
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  in
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  Howard
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  County,
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  Nebraska,
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  destroying
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  multiple
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  homes
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  and
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  killing
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  livestock
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  with
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  no
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  reported
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  injuries.
• 2:10
  Federal
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  Aviation
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  Administration
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  ground
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  stops
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  affected
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  Chicago
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  o'
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  Hare
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  for
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  thunderstorms
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  since
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  lifted
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  and
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  Harry
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  Reid
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  International
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  in
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  Las
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  Vegas
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  for
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  staffing.
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  Comed
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  reported
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  approximately
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  12,000
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  customers
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  without
• 2:24
  power
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  in
• 2:25
  northern
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  Illinois
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  and
• 2:26
  nipsco
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  reported
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  about
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  3,500
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  in
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  northwest
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  Indiana.
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  Public
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  health
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  and
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  travel
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  guidance
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  moved
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  as
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  well.
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  The
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  Department
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  of
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  State's
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  Travelers
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  Health
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  Partner
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  published
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  an
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  updated
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  Global
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  dengue
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  alert
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  on
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  May
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  18,
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  naming
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  Bolivia,
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  Colombia,
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  Cook
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  Islands,
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  Guyana,
• 2:42
  Maldives,
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  Mali,
• 2:43
  New
• 2:43
  Caledonia,
• 2:44
  Samoa,
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  Timor
• 2:45
  Leste,
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  Tonga
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  and
• 2:46
  Vietnam
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  as
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  current
• 2:47
  risk
• 2:47
  destinations.
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  The
• 2:49
  U.S.
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  geological
• 2:50
  Survey
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  holds
• 2:51
  Kilauea
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  at
• 2:52
  Volcano
• 2:53
  Alert
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  level
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  advisory
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  with
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  aviation
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  color
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  code
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  yellow.
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  The
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  Halemaumau
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  eruption
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  is
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  paused
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  between
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  fountaining
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  episodes,
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  with
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  the
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  next
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  expected
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  between
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  May
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  22
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  and
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  May
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  25.
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  FEMA
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  continues
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  to
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  operate
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  disaster
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  recovery
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  centers
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  for
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  the
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  March
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  Kona
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  Lo
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  flooding
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  in
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  Hawaii
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  with
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  the
• 3:11
  Individual
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  Assistance
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  Application
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  Deadline
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  holding
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  at
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  June
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  14,
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  2026
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  for
• 3:15
  Maui,
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  Hawaii
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  and
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  Honolulu
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  counties
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  Lets
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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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  the
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  Sandy
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  Fire
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  ignited
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  Monday
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  morning
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  in
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  Simi
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  Valley
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  Ventura
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  county
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  after
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  a
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  tractor
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  reportedly
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  struck
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  a
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  rock
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  near
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  Rudolph
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  Drive,
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  Cal.
• 3:30
  Fire
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  and
• 3:31
  Ventura
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  County
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  Fire
• 3:32
  Department
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  report
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  the
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  incident
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  at
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  1,364
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  acres
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  with
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  zero
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  containment
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  as
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  of
• 3:37
  late
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  Monday
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  night
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  with
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  more
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  than
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  750
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  firefighters
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  assigned,
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  supported
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  by
• 3:42
  three
• 3:42
  air
• 3:42
  tankers
• 3:42
  and
• 3:43
  six
• 3:43
  helicopters.
• 3:44
  Four
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  evacuation
• 3:45
  orders
• 3:46
  and
• 3:46
  three
• 3:46
  evacuation
• 3:46
  warnings
• 3:47
  remain
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  in
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  place.
• 3:49
  Mandatory
• 3:49
  evacuations
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  affect
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  roughly
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  28,000
• 3:52
  residents,
• 3:52
  with
• 3:53
  another
• 3:53
  8,000
• 3:54
  under
• 3:54
  warning.
• 3:55
  Fire
• 3:55
  activity
• 3:56
  moderated
• 3:56
  overnight
• 3:57
  as
• 3:57
  winds
• 3:58
  eased.
• 4:00
  Colorado
• 4:01
  governor
• 4:01
  Jared
• 4:01
  Polis
• 4:02
  verbally
• 4:03
  declared
• 4:03
  a
• 4:03
  state
• 4:03
  of
• 4:04
  disaster
• 4:04
  emergency
• 4:05
  Sunday
• 4:05
  evening
• 4:06
  in
• 4:06
  response
• 4:06
  to
• 4:06
  the
• 4:07
  sharp
• 4:07
  fire
• 4:07
  which
• 4:08
  crossed
• 4:08
  from
• 4:08
  Oklahoma
• 4:09
  into
• 4:09
  Baca
• 4:10
  County.
• 4:11
  The
• 4:11
  declaration
• 4:12
  activated
• 4:13
  the
• 4:13
  state
• 4:13
  Emergency
• 4:14
  Operations
• 4:14
  center
• 4:15
  and
• 4:15
  tasked
• 4:15
  the
• 4:16
  Department
• 4:16
  of
• 4:16
  Public
• 4:16
  Safety,
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  Division
• 4:17
  of
• 4:18
  Homeland
• 4:18
  Security
• 4:18
  and
• 4:19
  Emergency
• 4:19
  Management
• 4:20
  and
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  Division
• 4:21
  of
• 4:21
  Fire
• 4:21
  Prevention
• 4:22
  and
• 4:22
  Control.
• 4:22
  With
• 4:22
  response.
• 4:24
  Mandatory
• 4:25
  evacuation
• 4:26
  for
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  town
• 4:26
  of
• 4:26
  Campo
• 4:27
  was
• 4:28
  lifted
• 4:28
  Sunday
• 4:28
  evening,
• 4:29
  though
• 4:30
  rural
• 4:30
  areas
• 4:30
  around
• 4:31
  Campo
• 4:31
  remained
• 4:32
  under
• 4:32
  evacuation
• 4:32
  Sunday
• 4:33
  night.
• 4:34
  A
• 4:34
  77
• 4:35
  mile
• 4:35
  stretch
• 4:35
  of
• 4:36
  US
• 4:36
  287
• 4:37
  from
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  Oklahoma
• 4:38
  state
• 4:38
  line
• 4:38
  to
• 4:39
  US
• 4:39
  50
• 4:39
  in
• 4:39
  Lamar
• 4:40
  is
• 4:40
  closed,
• 4:41
  per
• 4:41
  the
• 4:41
  Colorado
• 4:42
  Department
• 4:42
  of
• 4:42
  Transportation,
• 4:43
  and
• 4:44
  an
• 4:44
  evacuation
• 4:45
  center
• 4:45
  is
• 4:45
  operating
• 4:46
  in
• 4:46
  Springfield.
• 4:47
  The
• 4:48
  Hawaiian
• 4:48
  Volcano
• 4:49
  Observatory
• 4:49
  reports
• 4:50
  Kilauea
• 4:50
  at
• 4:51
  volcano
• 4:51
  alert
• 4:51
  level
• 4:52
  advisory
• 4:52
  and
• 4:53
  aviation
• 4:53
  color
• 4:54
  code
• 4:54
  yellow
• 4:54
  as
• 4:54
  of
• 4:55
  the
• 4:55
  May
• 4:55
  18
• 4:55
  morning
• 4:56
  update.
• 4:57
  The
• 4:57
  Halemaumau
• 4:58
  summit
• 4:58
  eruption
• 4:58
  is
• 4:59
  paused
• 4:59
  following
• 4:59
  the
• 5:00
  end
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  fountaining
• 5:00
  episode
• 5:01
  47
• 5:01
  on
• 5:02
  May
• 5:02
  15.
• 5:03
  Forecast
• 5:04
  models
• 5:04
  suggest
• 5:05
  episode
• 5:05
  48
• 5:06
  between
• 5:06
  May
• 5:06
  22
• 5:07
  and
• 5:07
  May
• 5:08
  25.
• 5:09
  FEMA's
• 5:10
  Individual
• 5:10
  Assistance
• 5:10
  Program
• 5:11
  for
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  March
• 5:12
  10
• 5:12
  24th
• 5:12
  Kona
• 5:13
  Lo
• 5:13
  remains
• 5:13
  open
• 5:13
  through
• 5:14
  June
• 5:15
  14,
• 5:16
  2026,
• 5:16
  for
• 5:17
  residents
• 5:17
  of
• 5:17
  Maui,
• 5:18
  Hawaii
• 5:18
  and
• 5:18
  Honolulu
• 5:19
  counties.
• 5:20
  Illinois
• 5:21
  A
• 5:21
  line
• 5:21
  of
• 5:22
  predawn
• 5:22
  thunderstorms
• 5:23
  moved
• 5:23
  through
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  Chicago
• 5:24
  area
• 5:24
  Monday
• 5:25
  morning,
• 5:25
  triggering
• 5:26
  an
• 5:26
  FAA
• 5:26
  ground
• 5:27
  stop
• 5:27
  at
• 5:27
  O'
• 5:27
  Hare
• 5:28
  International
• 5:28
  Airport
• 5:29
  from
• 5:29
  7:21am
• 5:30
  CDT
• 5:31
  lifted
• 5:31
  by
• 5:31
  9am
• 5:33
  ComEd
• 5:34
  reported
• 5:34
  approximately
• 5:35
  12,000
• 5:36
  customers
• 5:36
  without
• 5:37
  power
• 5:37
  across
• 5:37
  its
• 5:38
  territory,
• 5:39
  with
• 5:39
  roughly
• 5:39
  1,000
• 5:40
  in
• 5:40
  Will
• 5:40
  County.
• 5:42
  The
• 5:42
  National
• 5:43
  Weather
• 5:43
  Service
• 5:43
  issued
• 5:44
  severe
• 5:44
  thunderstorm
• 5:45
  watches
• 5:45
  for
• 5:46
  parts
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  northeastern
• 5:47
  Illinois
• 5:47
  as
• 5:48
  the
• 5:48
  line
• 5:48
  passed.
• 5:49
  Northwest
• 5:50
  Indiana
• 5:50
  saw
• 5:51
  cluster
• 5:51
  outages
• 5:52
  following
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  same
• 5:52
  Monday
• 5:53
  storm
• 5:53
  system,
• 5:54
  with
• 5:55
  NIPSCO
• 5:55
  reporting
• 5:56
  approximately
• 5:56
  3,500
• 5:57
  customers
• 5:58
  without
• 5:58
  power
• 5:59
  concentrated
• 6:00
  in
• 6:00
  East
• 6:00
  Chicago,
• 6:01
  Portage
• 6:02
  and
• 6:02
  St.
• 6:02
  John,
• 6:03
  Iowa
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  Storm
• 6:04
  Prediction
• 6:05
  center
• 6:05
  held
• 6:05
  southwestern
• 6:06
  Iowa
• 6:06
  within
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  moderate
• 6:07
  risk
• 6:07
  severe
• 6:08
  weather
• 6:08
  area
• 6:09
  Monday
• 6:09
  into
• 6:09
  Monday
• 6:10
  night.
• 6:11
  Tornado
• 6:12
  warnings
• 6:12
  were
• 6:12
  issued
• 6:13
  for
• 6:13
  Ringgold
• 6:13
  and
• 6:14
  Taylor
• 6:14
  counties
• 6:14
  around
• 6:15
  Blockton
• 6:15
  during
• 6:16
  the
• 6:16
  late
• 6:16
  afternoon
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  evening.
• 6:18
  Flood
• 6:18
  watches
• 6:19
  remain
• 6:19
  in
• 6:19
  effect
• 6:19
  for
• 6:20
  portions
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  southwest
• 6:21
  Iowa
• 6:22
  through
• 6:22
  Tuesday
• 6:22
  morning
• 6:23
  as
• 6:23
  additional
• 6:23
  rainfall
• 6:24
  is
• 6:24
  forecast.
• 6:27
  Kansas
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  National
• 6:28
  Weather
• 6:29
  Service
• 6:29
  issued
• 6:30
  multiple
• 6:30
  tornado
• 6:31
  warnings
• 6:31
  across
• 6:31
  northeast
• 6:32
  Kansas
• 6:32
  Monday
• 6:33
  evening,
• 6:33
  including
• 6:34
  for
• 6:34
  Jackson
• 6:34
  county
• 6:35
  near
• 6:35
  Holton,
• 6:35
  where
• 6:36
  a
• 6:36
  storm
• 6:36
  capable
• 6:37
  of
• 6:37
  producing
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  tornado
• 6:38
  moved
• 6:38
  northeast
• 6:39
  at
• 6:39
  50
• 6:40
  mph.
• 6:40
  The
• 6:41
  state
• 6:41
  remained
• 6:41
  within
• 6:42
  the
• 6:42
  moderate
• 6:42
  risk
• 6:43
  area
• 6:43
  for
• 6:43
  severe
• 6:44
  storms,
• 6:44
  very
• 6:45
  large
• 6:45
  hail
• 6:45
  and
• 6:46
  strong
• 6:46
  tornadoes.
• 6:48
  Northwest
• 6:49
  Missouri
• 6:49
  saw
• 6:49
  tornado
• 6:50
  warnings
• 6:50
  Monday
• 6:51
  evening
• 6:51
  for
• 6:51
  Worth
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  northwestern
• 6:53
  Gentry
• 6:53
  counties
• 6:53
  near
• 6:54
  Grant
• 6:54
  City.
• 6:56
  The
• 6:56
  National
• 6:56
  Weather
• 6:57
  Service
• 6:57
  Kansas
• 6:57
  City
• 6:58
  Pleasant
• 6:58
  Hill
• 6:58
  office
• 6:59
  issued
• 6:59
  a
• 6:59
  flood
• 7:00
  warning
• 7:00
  for
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  grand
• 7:01
  river
• 7:01
  near
• 7:01
  Pattonsburg,
• 7:02
  affecting
• 7:02
  Gentry
• 7:03
  and
• 7:03
  Davies
• 7:04
  counties
• 7:04
  with
• 7:05
  minor
• 7:05
  flooding
• 7:05
  occurring
• 7:06
  and
• 7:06
  forecast
• 7:07
  through
• 7:07
  the
• 7:07
  period.
• 7:09
  Nebraska
• 7:10
  Howard
• 7:10
  County
• 7:11
  Emergency
• 7:11
  management
• 7:12
  confirmed
• 7:12
  an
• 7:13
  EF3
• 7:13
  tornado
• 7:14
  destroyed
• 7:14
  multiple
• 7:15
  homes
• 7:15
  near
• 7:16
  St.
• 7:16
  Liborie
• 7:17
  on
• 7:17
  Sunday
• 7:17
  evening,
• 7:18
  with
• 7:18
  damage
• 7:19
  assessments
• 7:19
  continuing
• 7:20
  Monday
• 7:20
  and
• 7:21
  Tuesday.
• 7:22
  Reports
• 7:22
  indicate
• 7:23
  at
• 7:23
  least
• 7:23
  three
• 7:24
  to
• 7:24
  four
• 7:24
  homes
• 7:24
  sustained
• 7:25
  severe
• 7:25
  damage
• 7:26
  in
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  Denton
• 7:26
  Circle
• 7:27
  development
• 7:27
  and
• 7:28
  roughly
• 7:28
  15
• 7:28
  head
• 7:29
  of
• 7:29
  livestock
• 7:29
  were
• 7:30
  lost.
• 7:30
  No
• 7:30
  injuries
• 7:31
  were
• 7:31
  reported.
• 7:32
  New
• 7:33
  Large
• 7:33
  fire
• 7:33
  activity
• 7:34
  was
• 7:34
  reported
• 7:35
  on
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  Nebraska
• 7:36
  National
• 7:36
  Forest
• 7:37
  with
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  Ash
• 7:38
  pole
• 7:38
  fire
• 7:38
  approximately
• 7:39
  10
• 7:39
  miles
• 7:40
  southeast
• 7:40
  of
• 7:40
  Crawford
• 7:41
  exhibiting
• 7:42
  minimal
• 7:42
  fire
• 7:42
  behavior
• 7:43
  in
• 7:43
  timber.
• 7:44
  Nevada
• 7:45
  the
• 7:46
  FAA
• 7:46
  reported
• 7:46
  an
• 7:47
  active
• 7:47
  ground
• 7:47
  stop
• 7:48
  at
• 7:48
  Harry
• 7:48
  Reid
• 7:49
  International
• 7:49
  Airport
• 7:50
  in
• 7:50
  Las
• 7:50
  Vegas
• 7:50
  due
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  staffing
• 7:51
  as
• 7:51
  of
• 7:52
  Tuesday
• 7:52
  morning.
• 7:53
  New
• 7:54
  Mexico
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  Seven
• 7:55
  Cabins
• 7:55
  Fire
• 7:55
  on
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  Lincoln
• 7:56
  National
• 7:56
  Forest
• 7:57
  grew
• 7:57
  to
• 7:58
  12,549
• 7:59
  acres
• 8:00
  with
• 8:00
  zero
• 8:01
  containment
• 8:01
  per
• 8:01
  the
• 8:02
  May
• 8:02
  18
• 8:02
  morning
• 8:03
  update.
• 8:04
  The
• 8:04
  fire
• 8:04
  is
• 8:04
  human
• 8:05
  caused
• 8:05
  and
• 8:05
  is
• 8:06
  burning
• 8:06
  in
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  Capitan
• 8:07
  Mountain
• 8:07
  Wilderness
• 8:07
  north
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  Capitan.
• 8:09
  Ghost
• 8:10
  status
• 8:10
  Evacuations
• 8:11
  remain
• 8:11
  in
• 8:11
  place
• 8:12
  From
• 8:12
  State
• 8:12
  Highway
• 8:12
  246
• 8:13
  to
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  ridge
• 8:14
  top
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  the
• 8:15
  Capitan
• 8:15
  Mountains
• 8:16
  between
• 8:16
  mile
• 8:17
  marker
• 8:17
  13
• 8:17
  and
• 8:18
  Boy
• 8:18
  Scout
• 8:18
  Mountain.
• 8:20
  State
• 8:20
  Highway
• 8:21
  246
• 8:21
  is
• 8:21
  closed
• 8:22
  between
• 8:22
  mile
• 8:22
  marker
• 8:23
  19
• 8:23
  north
• 8:23
  of
• 8:23
  Capitan
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  Mark
• 8:24
  Road
• 8:25
  in
• 8:25
  Chavez
• 8:25
  county.
• 8:26
  Resources
• 8:27
  include
• 8:27
  613
• 8:28
  personnel,
• 8:29
  12
• 8:29
  crews,
• 8:30
  20
• 8:30
  engines,
• 8:30
  11
• 8:31
  water
• 8:31
  tenders,
• 8:32
  four
• 8:32
  dozers
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  two
• 8:33
  helicopters.
• 8:35
  Oklahoma
• 8:36
  the
• 8:36
  sharp
• 8:37
  fire
• 8:37
  ignited
• 8:37
  in
• 8:38
  Samarin
• 8:38
  county
• 8:38
  in
• 8:38
  the
• 8:39
  Oklahoma
• 8:39
  panhandle
• 8:40
  on
• 8:40
  May
• 8:40
  15
• 8:41
  and
• 8:41
  pushed
• 8:41
  north
• 8:41
  into
• 8:42
  Colorado
• 8:42
  over
• 8:43
  the
• 8:43
  weekend.
• 8:44
  The
• 8:44
  fire
• 8:44
  has
• 8:45
  burned
• 8:45
  approximately
• 8:46
  28,000
• 8:46
  acres
• 8:47
  with
• 8:47
  5%
• 8:48
  containment
• 8:48
  as
• 8:49
  reported
• 8:49
  Sunday
• 8:50
  evening.
• 8:52
  Conditions
• 8:52
  in
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  eastern
• 8:53
  Texas
• 8:53
  Panhandle
• 8:54
  and
• 8:54
  eastern
• 8:54
  New
• 8:55
  Mexico,
• 8:55
  including
• 8:56
  dry
• 8:56
  fuels
• 8:56
  and
• 8:57
  gusty
• 8:57
  winds,
• 8:58
  continue
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  support
• 8:59
  active
• 8:59
  fire
• 8:59
  behavior
• 9:00
  across
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  region.
• 9:02
  Texas
• 9:03
  the
• 9:04
  Hungate
• 9:04
  Fire
• 9:04
  in
• 9:05
  Randall
• 9:05
  county
• 9:05
  southwest
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  Canyon
• 9:07
  remains
• 9:07
  a
• 9:07
  tract
• 9:07
  incident
• 9:08
  at
• 9:08
  approximately
• 9:09
  34,124
• 9:11
  acres
• 9:11
  with
• 9:12
  30
• 9:12
  to
• 9:12
  40%
• 9:13
  containment
• 9:14
  per
• 9:14
  the
• 9:14
  most
• 9:14
  recent
• 9:14
  official
• 9:15
  updates.
• 9:16
  Evacuations
• 9:17
  near
• 9:17
  Canyon
• 9:18
  have
• 9:18
  been
• 9:18
  lifted,
• 9:19
  several
• 9:19
  outbuildings
• 9:20
  and
• 9:20
  three
• 9:20
  residences
• 9:21
  were
• 9:21
  destroyed
• 9:22
  and
• 9:22
  a
• 9:22
  railroad
• 9:23
  bridge
• 9:23
  sustained
• 9:24
  damage.
• 9:25
  Critical
• 9:25
  fire
• 9:26
  weather,
• 9:26
  including
• 9:27
  relative
• 9:27
  humidity
• 9:28
  of
• 9:28
  5
• 9:28
  to
• 9:29
  15%
• 9:30
  and
• 9:30
  temperatures
• 9:31
  near
• 9:31
  100
• 9:31
  degrees,
• 9:32
  continues
• 9:33
  across
• 9:33
  the
• 9:34
  Texas
• 9:34
  Panhandle.
• 9:35
  Wyoming
• 9:37
  A
• 9:37
  late
• 9:37
  season
• 9:38
  winter
• 9:38
  storm
• 9:38
  brought
• 9:39
  rain
• 9:39
  transitioning
• 9:39
  to
• 9:40
  snow
• 9:40
  across
• 9:40
  central
• 9:41
  Wyoming
• 9:41
  Monday
• 9:42
  into
• 9:42
  Tuesday
• 9:43
  with
• 9:43
  the
• 9:43
  National
• 9:44
  Weather
• 9:44
  Service
• 9:44
  issuing
• 9:45
  winter
• 9:45
  storm
• 9:46
  warnings
• 9:46
  for
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  Lander
• 9:47
  and
• 9:47
  Casper
• 9:47
  areas.
• 9:48
  Lander
• 9:49
  could
• 9:49
  see
• 9:49
  up
• 9:49
  to
• 9:50
  5
• 9:50
  inches
• 9:50
  of
• 9:50
  accumulation
• 9:51
  and
• 9:51
  Casper
• 9:52
  up
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  4
• 9:52
  inches
• 9:53
  with
• 9:53
  wind
• 9:54
  gusts
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  40
• 9:55
  mph.
• 9:56
  New
• 9:57
  large
• 9:57
  fire
• 9:57
  activity
• 9:58
  was
• 9:58
  reported
• 9:58
  in
• 9:59
  Wyoming
• 9:59
  with
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  Spread
• 10:00
  Creek
• 10:00
  Fire
• 10:01
  near
• 10:01
  Jackson.
• 10:02
  All
• 10:02
  other
• 10:03
  states
• 10:03
  and
• 10:03
  territories
• 10:04
  have
• 10:04
  no
• 10:04
  significant
• 10:05
  updates
• 10:05
  in
• 10:05
  the
• 10:05
  last
• 10:06
  24
• 10:06
  hours.
• 10:08
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• 10:08
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• 10:09
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• 10:09
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• 10:09
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• 10:10
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• 10:11
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• 10:11
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• 10:11
  drop
• 10:12
  Monday
• 10:12
  through
• 10:12
  Friday
• 10:13
  in
• 10:13
  the
• 10:13
  5am
• 10:14
  hour
• 10:14
  PT,
• 10:15
  so
• 10:15
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• 10:15
  day
• 10:16
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• 10:16
  with
• 10:16
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• 10:17
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• 10:17
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• 10:17
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• 10:17
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• 10:18
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• 10:19
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