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Chemical release forces evacuation shelter in place; CISA adds six exploited vulnerabilities · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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  Cedric: An active hazardous materials release in north Toledo, Ohio, is the highest impact life safety event in the country this morning.
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  Cedric: Toledo Fire and Rescue ordered everyone within one mile of 1050 Progress Avenue to evacuate at 10:48 last night, then added a shelter in place request for residents within three miles at about 4:00 this morning.
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  Cedric: The city reports the release is ongoing and has not confirmed the chemical, describing it as an irritant that can burn the eyes, nose, mouth and skin.
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  Cedric: Shoreland Elementary School is open as a temporary shelter, Red Cross staff and TARTA buses are staged at the Meijer lot off East Alexis to move people out of the zone, and Toledo Public Schools and Washington Local Schools canceled
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  Cedric: classes for the day.
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  Cedric: The second event is the nor'easter holding along the Mid-Atlantic coast for a fourth day.
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  Cedric: North Carolina Highway 12 remains closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe after ocean overwash and dune erosion near the Pea Island Visitor Center, which leaves Hatteras Island without road access.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service expects coastal impacts to stay high through today and into Thursday morning, with water two to four feet above ground in exposed areas and northeast gusts to 50 miles an hour.
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  Cedric: Coastal flood warnings and advisories run north from Virginia Beach through Maryland, Delaware and the New Jersey shore.
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  Cedric: On the cyber side, CISA added six vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog yesterday on evidence of active exploitation.
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  Cedric: Four are in Plex Media Server, one is an operating system command injection flaw in EG Secure Solutions SiteGuard Server Edition, and one is an uncontrolled search path element in Siemens Software Center.
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  Cedric: The Siemens entry is the one worth routing to industrial control and facilities teams.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Alaska.
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  Cedric: The Alaska Volcano Observatory reports slow effusion of lava continuing inside the summit crater at Great Sitkin, which holds at Watch and aviation color code Orange, and low level unrest with elevated seismicity at Shishaldin, at Advisory and Yellow.
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  Cedric: Arizona.
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  Cedric: The statewide flood threat peaks today.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Flagstaff holds a flood watch for all of northern and central Arizona, covering Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo and Yavapai counties, as an upper level trough pulls subtropical and tropical moisture north through Thursday evening.
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  Cedric: Forecasters say flash flooding will be possible in creeks, normally dry washes, swimming holes and over recently burned areas, and that low water crossings may flood.
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  Cedric: Rain totals across the Desert Southwest are forecast to reach three inches, with isolated amounts near five inches and rates as high as two inches an hour, which puts burn scars, slot canyons and arroyos in play.
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  Cedric: Forecasters also flag isolated damaging wind, hail and a brief tornado across parts of the state today.
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  Cedric: Swiftwater and road closure demand should be expected through Thursday.
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: Cal Fire puts the Cooley Fire in Mendocino County at 1,365 acres and 67 percent containment, up from 45 percent in yesterday's national situation report.
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  Cedric: The Hay Fire started yesterday in Solano County and stands at 10 acres with no containment.
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  Cedric: Southern California sits on the western edge of the same moisture plume, with the flash flood risk peaking today before shifting east tomorrow.
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  Cedric: Delaware.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Mount Holly has a coastal flood advisory for Kent and inland Sussex counties and the Delaware beaches, with up to a foot of inundation above ground level and partial or full closures possible on vulnerable coastal
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  Cedric: and bayside roads.
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  Cedric: Illinois.
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  Cedric: The Chicago Department of Aviation closed Runway 22 Left at Midway International through mid November to repair the engineered materials arresting system at the departure end, and is coordinating with the FAA and carriers on delays.
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  Cedric: Maryland.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Baltimore and Washington has a coastal flood advisory for Anne Arundel County, with tides running one to one and a half feet above normal and up to a half foot of inundation around the Annapolis City
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  Cedric: Dock.
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  Cedric: Michigan.
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  Cedric: On the Rugged Terrain Complex northwest of Marquette, the Ridge Fire stands at 466 acres and 50 percent containment.
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  Cedric: The Ready status for residents along North Basin Drive has been lifted, and closures hold at Craig Lake State Park and on the Noquemanon Trail system west of the County Road 510 trailhead.
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  Cedric: Nebraska.
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  Cedric: Community Medical Center in Falls City is running on paper records after unauthorized access damaged parts of its network.
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  Cedric: The 24 bed critical access hospital kept its emergency room open, but difficulty transmitting diagnostic images to radiologists has sent ambulances carrying critical patients elsewhere, and some appointments have been canceled or rescheduled.
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  Cedric: Bryan Health in Lincoln is supplying replacement computers while an entirely new network is deployed, and the hospital's chief executive expects slower service through much of the week.
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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: New Jersey.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Mount Holly has a coastal flood advisory for Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean and southeastern Burlington counties, with up to a foot of inundation above ground level, flooding on the most vulnerable coastal and bayside roads, and
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  Cedric: more elevated high tide cycles after this evening.
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  Cedric: North Carolina.
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  Cedric: NC 12 remains closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe with no estimated reopening time.
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  Cedric: Overwash first reached the pavement Monday afternoon, and crews could not hold the protective dune near the Pea Island Visitor Center as waves kept coming.
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  Cedric: Dare County's mandatory evacuation order for Hatteras Island visitors stays in effect, and visitors are barred from entering the island until it is lifted.
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  Cedric: Ocracoke is isolated after the state suspended coastal ferry routes in dangerous seas.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service forecasts offshore waves of 15 to 20 feet near Cape Hatteras and one to three feet of soundside flooding in low lying areas, with Downeast Carteret County and the Neuse River basin the focus.
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  Cedric: Residents on Hatteras should plan for multi day stranding if road access stays cut.
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  Cedric: Ohio.
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  Cedric: The Toledo response is building out around the release.
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  Cedric: Toledo Fire and Rescue has asked the public to stop calling 911 about the leak because dispatch is overloaded, and is routing non emergency questions to Engage Toledo.
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  Cedric: Enterprise Boulevard is blocked between Stickney Avenue and Benore Road, nearby rail traffic is stopped, and a plume is cutting visibility on surrounding roads including Interstate 75.
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  Cedric: Washington Township is evacuating the Raintree Village mobile home park, and the Alexis Addition neighborhood also sits inside the one mile zone.
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  Cedric: Accounts differ on the facility: Toledo Fire describes a tank leaking on the ground at the MC Tank site, while other reporting points to Sterling Pipe and Tube at the same address, which has been evacuated.
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  Cedric: The city's confirmed detail is the address and that this was a release with no explosion.
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  Cedric: Separately in Barberton, Summit County hazmat and the EPA are still working a hydrochloric acid leak from a tanker truck on Norton Avenue that sent two people to the hospital.
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  Cedric: South Carolina.
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  Cedric: Columbia is working through a network and system outage that has taken down the MyColaSC service request application, online business licensing, permitting, planning and development, parks and recreation, GIS and animal services.
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  Cedric: City technology staff found suspicious activity and notified the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, which is investigating and helping restore systems.
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  Cedric: The city reports police, fire, 911 communications, Columbia Water systems and the City Payment Center all operating.
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  Cedric: Restoration is under way with no timeline announced.
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  Cedric: Virginia.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Wakefield has a coastal flood warning for Virginia Beach, with one to two feet of inundation above ground level expected in low lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways from this afternoon into Thursday morning.
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  Cedric: Forecasters say flooding will extend inland along tidal rivers and bays, closing numerous roads, threatening homes and businesses and stranding vehicles, with dangerous swimming conditions and localized beach erosion.
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  Cedric: Washington.
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  Cedric: The Sisi Fire on the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest stands at 4,743 acres and 34 percent containment, which makes it the least contained large fire in yesterday's national situation report.
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  Cedric: That report lists Sisi among the incidents threatening residences or structures.
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  Cedric: West Virginia.
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  Cedric: Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a 60 day state of emergency covering all 55 counties yesterday and signed an executive order that temporarily sets aside penalties for using red dyed diesel on highways and directs state agencies to stop inspections aimed
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  Cedric: at detecting it.
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  Cedric: The state puts the saving at 20.5 cents a gallon and cites AAA figures showing diesel at $6.34 a gallon on October 20 against $3.57 a year earlier.
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  Cedric: The motor fuel excise tax and commercial vehicle safety inspections stay in force.
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  Cedric: Guam.
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  Cedric: Guam is under modified port heavy weather condition Whiskey, set Monday afternoon by the Captain of the Port.
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  Cedric: The Coast Guard reports widespread VHF outages, asks that emergencies go to VHF channel 16 or 911 rather than social media, and warns that breaking waves can sweep people from jetties, piers and docks.
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  Cedric: Northern Mariana Islands.
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  Cedric: Ports at Tinian and Rota remain closed after Typhoon Champi, while Saipan reopened to commercial traffic and cargo operations at 8:00 Monday morning.
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  Cedric: The Coast Guard is running on water and aerial assessments for damage, obstructions and hazards to navigation, and is inspecting aids to navigation and channels.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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  Cedric: Stay Safe.