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Emergency Weather Briefing: Floods and Blizzard Alerts in Effect · 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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  Thursday,
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  December
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  18,
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  2025
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  a
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  high
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  impact
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  Pacific
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  storm
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  continues
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  to
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  drive
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  flooding
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  rains
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  into
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  western
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  Washington
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  and
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  northwest
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  Oregon
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  today
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  while
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  strong
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  winds
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  and
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  mountain
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  snows
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  spread
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  across
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  the
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  Northern
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  Rockies
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  and
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  into
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  the
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  Northern
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  Plains.
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  NWS
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  offices
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  maintain
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  flood
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  warnings,
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisories,
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  high
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  wind
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  products
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  and
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  winter
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  hazards
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  across
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  the
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  region.
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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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  a
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  slight
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  risk
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  of
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  excessive
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  rainfall
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  for
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  parts
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  of
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  western
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  Oregon
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  into
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  far
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  northwest
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  California
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  with
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  renewed
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  small
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  stream
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  and
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  urban
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  flooding
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  possible
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  farther
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  east.
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  Blizzard
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  wind
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  headlines
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  continue
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  today
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  for
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  portions
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  of
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  North
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  Dakota
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  and
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  nearby
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  Montana.
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  South
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  Dakota
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  with
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  whiteout
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  conditions
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  and
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  hazardous
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  wind
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  chills.
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  Regionally
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  high
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  winds
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  and
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  saturated
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  soils
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  have
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  already
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  produced
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  major
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  outages
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  and
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  fatalities
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  across
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  the
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  Northwest.
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  Seismically,
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  USGS
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  shows
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  routine
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  small
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  US
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  earthquakes
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  over
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  the
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  past
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  day
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  with
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  no
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  magnitude
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  5
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  US
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  events.
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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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  California
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  Northern
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  coastal
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  counties
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  trend
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  wetter
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  again
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  late
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  today
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  into
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  Friday
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  as
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  another
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  wave
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  brings
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  moderate
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  to
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  locally
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  heavy
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  rain.
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  NWS
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  notes
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  a
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  low
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  15%
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  chance
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  of
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  minor
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  urban
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  small
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  stream
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  flooding
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  with
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  that
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  round
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  morning.
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  Dense
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  fog
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  lingers
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  in
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  portions
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  of
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  the
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  Bay
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  Area
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  and
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  central
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  coast
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  valleys.
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  Expect
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  visibility
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  drops
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  through
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  late
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  morning.
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  Colorado
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  A
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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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  Front
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  Range
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  mountain
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  zones
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  with
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  peak
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  gusts
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  60
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  to
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  85
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  miles
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  per
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  hour.
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  Anticipated
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  impacts
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  include
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  difficult
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  travel
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  for
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  high
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  profile
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  vehicles
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  and
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  sporadic
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  power
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  outages
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  where
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  lines
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  are
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  vulnerable.
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  Idaho
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  Southeast
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  and
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  eastern
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  Idaho
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  face
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  winter
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  storm
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  and
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  high
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  wind
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  headlines
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  today
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  with
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  blowing
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  snow
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  and
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  hazardous
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  travel
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  on
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  exposed
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  routes.
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  Localized
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  power
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  disruptions
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  are
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  possible
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  where
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  winds
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  down
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  trees.
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  One
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  wind
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  related
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  fatality
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  was
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  reported
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  in
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  Idaho
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  amid
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  this
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  week's
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  regional
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  wind
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  event.
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  Minnesota
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  Blizzard
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  and
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  marine
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  storm
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  warnings
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  affect
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  the
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  arrowhead
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  and
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  nearshore
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  Lake
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  Superior
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  waters
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  today
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  with
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  with
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  heavy
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  freezing
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  spray
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  and
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  gale
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  to
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  storm
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  force
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  gusts.
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  Montana
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  Whiteout
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  conditions
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  ease
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  this
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  morning
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  as
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  blizzard
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  warnings
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  expire
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  in
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  far
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  northeast
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  Montana
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  but
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  hazardous
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  travel
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  persists
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  with
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  drifting
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  enclosures
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  reported
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  earlier.
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  Winds
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  remain
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  strong
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  and
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  wind
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  chills
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  dangerous.
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  North
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  Dakota
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  Blizzard
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  warnings
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  continue
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  today
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  for
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  parts
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  of
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  central
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  and
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  north
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  central
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  North
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  Dakota
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  with
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  gusts
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  reducing
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  visibility
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  to
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  near
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  zero
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  and
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  creating
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  life
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  threatening
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  wind
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  chills.
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  Travel
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  remains
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  dangerous
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  to
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  impossible
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  in
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  open
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  country.
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  Oregon
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  High
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  winds
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  today
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  across
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  the
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  Coast,
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  Coast
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  Range,
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  Willamette
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  Valley
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  and
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  Stub
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  U.
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  Washington
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  Lowlands.
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  Saturated
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  soils
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  raise
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  the
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  risk
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  for
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  downed
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  trees
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  and
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  outages.
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  A
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisory
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  runs
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  8am
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  to
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  4pm
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  For
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  Clatsop,
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  Tillamook
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  and
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  adjacent
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  coasts.
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  Additional
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  heavy
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  rain
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  keeps
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  flood
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  concerns
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  elevated
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  through
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  Friday.
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  South
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  Dakota
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  Northern
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  and
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  eastern
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  counties
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  sit
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  under
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  blizzard
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  High
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  wind
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  headlines
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  today
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  with
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  ground
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  blizzard
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  conditions
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  in
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  open
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  areas
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  and
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  hazardous
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  crosswinds
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  on
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  I
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  29
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  and
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  regional
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  highways.
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  Washington
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  Western
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  Washington
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  remains
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  in
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  response
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  and
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  early
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  recovery
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  from
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  record
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  flooding,
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  while
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  new
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  rounds
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  of
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  gusty
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  winds
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  and
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  showers
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  today
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  keep
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  trees
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  and
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  saturated
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  slopes
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  unstable.
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  Multiple
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  river
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  flood
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  warnings
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  and
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisories
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  remain
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  in
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  effect.
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  Regional
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  reporting
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  confirms
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  hundreds
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  of
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  rescues,
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  widespread
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  evacuations
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  and
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  and
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  extensive
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  power
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  outages
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  this
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  week.
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  Wyoming
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  High
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  wind
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  warnings
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  continue
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  this
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  morning
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  for
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  southeast
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  wyoming
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  with
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  gusts
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  65
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  to
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  80
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  plus
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  miles
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  per
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  hour
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  possible
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  in
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  wind
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  prone
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  corridors
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  including
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  I25,
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  I80
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  gaps.
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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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  watch
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  on
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  northwest
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  flooding,
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  wind
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  impacts
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  and
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  Plains
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  blizzard
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  conditions
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  through
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  tonight.
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  Source
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  links
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  are
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  in
• 4:07
  the
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  show
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  notes
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  below.
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  Stay
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  safe.