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Isaias recovery presses on in Florida and Alabama; Atlanta expands metro boil water advisory · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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  Cedric: Hurricane Isaias recovery is the dominant operation across the central Gulf Coast.
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  Cedric: Florida reports power restored to more than 70 percent of impacted customer accounts as of Monday afternoon, with boil water notices still in force in seven counties: Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Walton and Washington.
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  Cedric: About 5,000 Florida National Guard Soldiers and Airmen remain activated.
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  Cedric: The Guard has cleared more than 12,536 cubic acres of debris and 1,700 miles of roadway, and 93 percent of traffic signals in the impacted area are operational.
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  Cedric: All Florida seaports and commercial service airports are open.
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  Cedric: In Alabama, statewide outages are down below 75,000 and emergency management offices in Baldwin, Crenshaw and Conecuh counties are still running on generator power.
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  Cedric: Metro Atlanta is working a drinking water emergency.
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  Cedric: A water supply interruption at the Chattahoochee Water Treatment Plant has kept a boil water advisory in effect since Sunday, and the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management expanded the footprint on Monday to cover portions of Southwest and
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  Cedric: Northwest Atlanta plus South Fulton, Fairburn, Union City, Chattahoochee Hills and Palmetto.
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  Cedric: Crews have finished repairs to a water main break near the plant, and the advisory holds until sampling clears it.
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  Cedric: On the federal side, the National Interagency Fire Center's Monday situation report holds the nation at Preparedness Level 2 with 12 uncontained large fires, two new large incidents and 42 active incidents covering 937,035 cumulative acres, staffed by 2,742 personnel.
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  Cedric: The State Department updated its Saudi Arabia travel advisory on Monday with current aviation safety guidance and transportation alternatives, keeping the Level 3 Reconsider Travel designation in place.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Alabama.
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  Cedric: The Alabama Emergency Management Agency reports statewide outages below 75,000 as recovery from Isaias continues, down sharply from the storm's peak.
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  Cedric: In its Monday update the agency delivered water, ready to eat meals and tarps into Escambia County, with additional supplies en route, and moved generator support to Florala Health and Rehab in Covington County and Samson Elementary School in Geneva
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  Cedric: County.
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  Cedric: County emergency management offices in Baldwin, Crenshaw and Conecuh counties remain on generator power.
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  Cedric: Isolated communications problems persist in southwest Alabama, where a sting jet of destructive wind caused the heaviest tree damage.
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  Cedric: Residents who need food, water, supplies or transportation are directed to call or text 2-1-1 and enter their ZIP code.
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  Cedric: State and county emergency managers expect recovery work to run for weeks, and in some areas months.
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  Cedric: Alaska.
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  Cedric: The Alaska Volcano Observatory's Monday daily update keeps Great Sitkin at Volcano Alert Level WATCH and aviation color code ORANGE, with slow eruption of lava continuing inside the summit crater.
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  Cedric: Shishaldin remains at ADVISORY and YELLOW.
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  Cedric: Arizona.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Flagstaff issued a flood warning for parts of Gila and Yavapai counties early Tuesday.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Tucson issued a wind advisory covering the Tucson metro area, South Central Pinal County and the Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar valleys, running through Saturday morning.
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  Cedric: We have more to cover this morning, but first, a quick word from our sponsors.
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  Cedric: Now, back to this morning’s updates.
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  Cedric: Florida.
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  Cedric: State recovery operations from Isaias continue across the Panhandle.
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  Cedric: Power is restored to more than 70 percent of impacted customer accounts.
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  Cedric: Special needs shelters remain open in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, recovery sheltering continues in Okaloosa County, and a comfort center opened Monday in Century.
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  Cedric: A Department of Health special needs shelter in DeFuniak Springs has four evacuees remaining.
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  Cedric: The state has activated 34 of its 260 pre-authorized disaster debris management sites, and all state-owned bridges have been inspected and are open.
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  Cedric: Several assistance deadlines are now running: eligible households in impacted counties may request SNAP replacement benefits through Monday, October 19, and the state's 10 million dollar zero interest Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program accepts applications through November 25.
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  Cedric: An interest free recovery loan program for agriculture and aquaculture producers launched Monday, and Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in the impacted area reopen today.
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  Cedric: Flood warnings remain posted for Okaloosa County and for river points in Lake, Volusia, Citrus, Levy, Marion and Sarasota counties.
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  Cedric: Georgia.
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  Cedric: The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management expanded its boil water advisory on Monday to include portions of Northwest Atlanta, Chattahoochee Hills and Palmetto, on top of Southwest Atlanta, South Fulton, Fairburn and Union City.
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  Cedric: The cause is a water supply interruption affecting the Chattahoochee Water Treatment Plant.
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  Cedric: Crews and contractors have completed repairs to a water main break near the plant, and the department continues to monitor plant operations and system pressures.
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  Cedric: Customers in the advisory area are told to boil water for at least one minute past a rolling boil before drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, making ice or preparing food.
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  Cedric: The advisory stays in place until sampling protocols clear it.
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  Cedric: In the southeast corner of the state, a flood warning is posted for Brantley County.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory holds Kilauea at Volcano Alert Level WATCH and aviation color code ORANGE.
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  Cedric: Monday's daily update reports glow and minor spattering overnight from the north vent, an opening near its base and other vents, with visible spattering ending in the early morning.
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  Cedric: Seismicity suggests gas pistoning continues deeper in the vent system.
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  Cedric: The summit remains at a high level of pressurization, and the observatory says changes in eruptive activity or in the location of activity within the summit region are possible.
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  Cedric: Idaho.
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  Cedric: The Buckhorn 2 Fire, on the Bureau of Land Management's Twin Falls District about 12 miles south of Murtaugh, entered Monday's national situation report as a new large incident at 2,000 acres and 50 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Fire behavior is moderate, with flanking, torching and backing in timber and brush, and structures are threatened.
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  Cedric: Ten engines and 51 personnel are assigned.
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  Cedric: Precipitation fell over the fire area the previous day.
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  Cedric: Kansas.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service offices in Topeka and Wichita issued flood watches early Tuesday for a broad band of eastern and south central counties, in effect through Wednesday morning.
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  Cedric: Louisiana.
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  Cedric: Flood warnings issued Monday evening by the Weather Service in Lake Charles remain in effect for Calcasieu Parish, one running through Thursday afternoon and a second through Saturday evening.
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  Cedric: Michigan.
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  Cedric: The Craig Lake 1 Fire, under Michigan Department of Natural Resources protection about seven miles northwest of Michigamme, entered Monday's national situation report as a new large incident at 309 acres and 20 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Fire behavior is active, with running, torching and short range spotting in hardwood litter and timber.
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  Cedric: Containment is estimated for October 23.
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  Cedric: Separately, the Weather Service in Marquette issued an air quality alert Monday for Baraga, Marquette, Iron, Dickinson and Menominee counties.
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  Cedric: Missouri.
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  Cedric: Flood watches issued early Tuesday by the Weather Service offices in Kansas City, Pleasant Hill and Springfield cover west central counties through Wednesday morning.
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  Cedric: South Carolina.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Columbia issued flood warnings early Tuesday for Calhoun, Lexington and Richland counties along the Congaree River, one running through Thursday and one through Friday afternoon, with a flood advisory for Lexington and Richland counties.
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  Cedric: The City of West Columbia issued a boil water advisory Monday afternoon after a water main break, covering all of Woodsen Circle, Bay Blossom Lane and Dogwood Lane.
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  Cedric: Customers who lost pressure or see cloudy water or sediment are told to boil water vigorously for at least one full minute before drinking or cooking, and to avoid ice made from unboiled water.
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  Cedric: Washington.
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  Cedric: The Sisi Fire on the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, about 10 miles northwest of Stehekin, stands at 4,439 acres and 34 percent containment in Monday's national situation report, the least contained large fire in the Northwest.
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  Cedric: Fire behavior is moderate, with smoldering, backing and flanking in timber and closed timber litter.
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  Cedric: Residences are threatened and area, road and trail closures are in effect.
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  Cedric: A complex incident management team is managing the fire alongside the Little Giant incident.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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