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Garden Grove chemical tank crisis keeps 50,000 evacuated in Orange County; Memorial Day severe storms drive flash floods and tornado damage across the Southeast · EM Morning Brief

• 0:30
  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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  Monday,
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  May
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  25,
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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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  The
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  dominant
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  national
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  incident
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  this
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  Memorial
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  Day
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  morning
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  is
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  the
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  Garden
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  Grove
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  Chemical
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  Tank
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  emergency
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  in
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  Orange
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  County,
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  California.
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  About
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  50,000
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  residents
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  remain
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  under
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  evacuation
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  as
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  Orange
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  County
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  Fire
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  Authority
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  crews
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  continue
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  cooling
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  a
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  34,000
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  gallon
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  methyl
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  methacrylate
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  vessel
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  at
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  the
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  GKN
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  Aerospace
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  Transparency
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  Systems
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  facility.
• 1:01
  Overnight
• 1:01
  reconnaissance
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  identified
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  what
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  appears
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  to
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  be
• 1:04
  a
• 1:04
  crack
• 1:04
  that
• 1:05
  may
• 1:05
  be
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  relieving
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  internal
• 1:06
  pressure.
• 1:08
  Governor
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  Gavin
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  Newsom
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  proclaimed
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  a
• 1:10
  state
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  of
• 1:10
  emergency
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  on
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  May
• 1:11
  23rd
• 1:12
  and
• 1:12
  has
• 1:12
  requested
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  a
• 1:13
  federal
• 1:13
  emergency
• 1:14
  declaration
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  to
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  support
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  sheltering
• 1:16
  evacuations
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  and
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  emergency
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  protective
• 1:19
  measures.
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  An
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  expansive
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  severe
• 1:22
  weather
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  system
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  is
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  driving
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  the
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  Memorial
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  Day
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  operational
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  picture
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  across
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  the
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  eastern
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  half
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  of
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  the
• 1:27
  country.
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  The
• 1:29
  National
• 1:29
  Weather
• 1:30
  Service
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  and
• 1:30
  Storm
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  Prediction
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  center
• 1:31
  cite
• 1:32
  ongoing
• 1:32
  flash
• 1:33
  flooding,
• 1:33
  hail
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  and
• 1:34
  tornado
• 1:34
  risk
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  across
• 1:35
  the
• 1:36
  central
• 1:36
  Gulf
• 1:36
  coast
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  into
• 1:37
  North
• 1:37
  Georgia
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  and
• 1:38
  the
• 1:38
  upper
• 1:38
  Ohio
• 1:39
  Valley
• 1:39
  with
• 1:40
  heavy
• 1:40
  rain
• 1:40
  and
• 1:40
  storms
• 1:41
  continuing
• 1:41
  through
• 1:42
  mid
• 1:42
  week.
• 1:44
  Hartsfield
• 1:44
  Jackson
• 1:45
  Atlanta
• 1:45
  International
• 1:46
  Airport
• 1:46
  operated
• 1:47
  under
• 1:47
  an
• 1:47
  FAA
• 1:48
  ground
• 1:48
  stop
• 1:48
  into
• 1:49
  Sunday
• 1:49
  evening
• 1:50
  and
• 1:50
  flash
• 1:50
  flood
• 1:51
  warnings
• 1:51
  covered
• 1:51
  metro
• 1:52
  Atlanta
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  and
• 1:52
  portions
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  of
• 1:53
  the
• 1:53
  Ohio
• 1:53
  Valley
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  overnight.
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  On
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  the
• 1:56
  cyber
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  side,
• 1:57
  CISA's
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  known
• 1:58
  exploited
• 1:58
  vulnerabilities
• 1:59
  catalog
• 1:59
  was
• 2:00
  updated
• 2:00
  late
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  last
• 2:01
  week
• 2:01
  to
• 2:01
  include
• 2:01
  a
• 2:01
  drupal
• 2:02
  core
• 2:02
  skewal
• 2:02
  injection
• 2:03
  flaw
• 2:04
  CVE2026
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  9082
• 2:07
  with
• 2:07
  a
• 2:08
  federal
• 2:08
  civilian
• 2:08
  remediation
• 2:09
  deadline
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  of
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  May
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  27.
• 2:11
  Official
• 2:12
  update
• 2:12
  published
• 2:12
  roughly
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  72
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  hours
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  ago
• 2:14
  included
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  because
• 2:15
  the
• 2:15
  deadline
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  is
• 2:16
  operationally
• 2:17
  imminent.
• 2:18
  IMPERVA
• 2:19
  has
• 2:19
  observed
• 2:19
  more
• 2:20
  than
• 2:20
  15,000
• 2:20
  exploit
• 2:21
  attempts
• 2:21
  against
• 2:22
  approximately
• 2:22
  6,000
• 2:23
  sites
• 2:23
  worldwide.
• 2:25
  Separately,
• 2:26
  the
• 2:26
  USGS
• 2:27
  Hawaiian
• 2:27
  Volcano
• 2:28
  Observatory
• 2:28
  says
• 2:29
  the
• 2:29
  forecast
• 2:29
  window
• 2:30
  for
• 2:30
  Kilauea's
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  Lava
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  Fountaining
• 2:31
  Episode
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  48
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  opens
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  today
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  with
• 2:34
  alert
• 2:34
  level
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  at
• 2:34
  advisory
• 2:35
  and
• 2:35
  aviation
• 2:36
  color
• 2:36
  code
• 2:36
  yellow.
• 2:37
  The
• 2:38
  National
• 2:38
  Interagency
• 2:39
  Fire
• 2:39
  center
• 2:40
  reports
• 2:40
  National
• 2:40
  Preparedness
• 2:41
  Level
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  2
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  with
• 2:43
  year
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  to
• 2:43
  date
• 2:43
  acreage
• 2:44
  running
• 2:44
  well
• 2:44
  above
• 2:44
  the
• 2:45
  10
• 2:45
  year
• 2:45
  average.
• 2:47
  Let's
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  run
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  through
• 2:48
  the
• 2:48
  states.
• 2:49
  Alabama
• 2:50
  a
• 2:50
  confirmed
• 2:50
  tornado
• 2:51
  tracked
• 2:51
  through
• 2:51
  East
• 2:52
  Tuscaloosa
• 2:52
  county
• 2:53
  across
• 2:53
  Interstate
• 2:54
  2059
• 2:55
  on
• 2:55
  Sunday
• 2:56
  with
• 2:56
  damage
• 2:56
  reports
• 2:57
  near
• 2:57
  Holly
• 2:57
  Pond
• 2:58
  and
• 2:58
  severe
• 2:58
  flash
• 2:59
  flooding
• 2:59
  inundating
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  businesses
• 3:00
  in
• 3:00
  Semmes.
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  Heavy
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  rain
• 3:02
  also
• 3:02
  flooded
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  SEC
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  tournament
• 3:04
  facilities
• 3:04
  in
• 3:04
  Hoover,
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  California
• 3:07
  the
• 3:07
  Garden
• 3:08
  Grove
• 3:08
  chemical
• 3:09
  tank
• 3:09
  incident
• 3:09
  remains
• 3:10
  the
• 3:10
  highest
• 3:10
  impact
• 3:11
  event
• 3:11
  in
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  state.
• 3:12
  Roughly
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  50,000
• 3:13
  residents
• 3:14
  are
• 3:14
  evacuated
• 3:15
  within
• 3:15
  a
• 3:16
  9
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  square
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  mile
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  potential
• 3:17
  blast
• 3:17
  radius
• 3:18
  around
• 3:18
  the
• 3:18
  GKN
• 3:19
  Aerospace
• 3:19
  facility
• 3:20
  and
• 3:21
  the
• 3:21
  state
• 3:21
  has
• 3:21
  mobilized
• 3:22
  more
• 3:22
  than
• 3:22
  785
• 3:24
  first
• 3:24
  responders.
• 3:26
  The
• 3:26
  Sandy
• 3:26
  fire
• 3:26
  in
• 3:26
  Simi
• 3:27
  Valley
• 3:27
  sits
• 3:27
  at
• 3:28
  roughly
• 3:28
  2100
• 3:29
  acres
• 3:29
  and
• 3:30
  61%
• 3:31
  containment
• 3:31
  after
• 3:32
  triggering
• 3:32
  evacuation
• 3:33
  orders
• 3:33
  and
• 3:33
  warnings
• 3:34
  in
• 3:34
  Ventura
• 3:35
  and
• 3:35
  Los
• 3:35
  Angeles
• 3:36
  counties
• 3:36
  earlier
• 3:36
  in
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  week.
• 3:38
  Georgia
• 3:39
  Flash
• 3:39
  flood
• 3:39
  warnings
• 3:40
  covered
• 3:40
  Cherokee
• 3:41
  and
• 3:41
  Cobb
• 3:42
  counties
• 3:42
  into
• 3:42
  early
• 3:43
  Monday
• 3:43
  with
• 3:44
  travel
• 3:44
  disruptions
• 3:45
  on
• 3:45
  Interstate
• 3:45
  75
• 3:46
  north
• 3:46
  of
• 3:47
  Atlanta.
• 3:48
  The
• 3:48
  Atlanta
• 3:48
  Department
• 3:49
  of
• 3:49
  Watershed
• 3:50
  Management
• 3:51
  lifted
• 3:51
  Friday's
• 3:51
  boil
• 3:52
  water
• 3:52
  advisory
• 3:52
  on
• 3:53
  Saturday
• 3:53
  morning,
• 3:53
  May
• 3:54
  23.
• 3:55
  Hartsfield
• 3:56
  Jackson
• 3:56
  Atlanta
• 3:57
  International
• 3:57
  Airport
• 3:58
  operated
• 3:58
  under
• 3:59
  an
• 3:59
  FAA
• 3:59
  ground
• 4:00
  stop
• 4:00
  late
• 4:00
  Sunday
• 4:01
  due
• 4:01
  to
• 4:01
  thunderstorm
• 4:02
  activity.
• 4:03
  Hawaii
• 4:04
  the
• 4:04
  USGS
• 4:05
  Hawaiian
• 4:06
  Volcano
• 4:06
  Observatory
• 4:07
  has
• 4:07
  opened
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  forecast
• 4:08
  window
• 4:08
  For
• 4:08
  Kilauea's
• 4:09
  episode
• 4:10
  48
• 4:10
  lava
• 4:11
  fountaining
• 4:12
  expected
• 4:12
  between
• 4:12
  today
• 4:13
  and
• 4:13
  Tuesday.
• 4:15
  Summit
• 4:15
  inflation
• 4:15
  continues
• 4:16
  and
• 4:16
  glow
• 4:17
  is
• 4:17
  visible
• 4:17
  from
• 4:17
  both
• 4:18
  summit
• 4:18
  vents.
• 4:20
  Aftershocks
• 4:20
  From
• 4:21
  Friday's
• 4:21
  magnitude
• 4:22
  6.0
• 4:22
  earthquake
• 4:23
  south
• 4:23
  of
• 4:23
  Honaunau
• 4:24
  Napopu
• 4:24
  continue
• 4:25
  at
• 4:25
  low
• 4:25
  magnitudes.
• 4:26
  Hawaiian
• 4:27
  Electric
• 4:27
  reports
• 4:27
  nearly
• 4:28
  all
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  roughly
• 4:29
  1,000
• 4:29
  customers
• 4:30
  initially
• 4:30
  affected
• 4:31
  have
• 4:31
  been
• 4:31
  restored.
• 4:33
  Kentucky
• 4:34
  the
• 4:34
  National
• 4:34
  Weather
• 4:35
  Service
• 4:35
  issued
• 4:35
  a
• 4:35
  tornado
• 4:36
  warning
• 4:36
  for
• 4:36
  northeastern
• 4:37
  Todd
• 4:38
  county
• 4:38
  on
• 4:38
  Sunday
• 4:39
  evening
• 4:39
  with
• 4:40
  a
• 4:40
  severe
• 4:40
  storm
• 4:41
  capable
• 4:41
  of
• 4:41
  producing
• 4:41
  a
• 4:42
  tornado
• 4:42
  tracking
• 4:43
  northeast
• 4:43
  near
• 4:44
  Elkton.
• 4:45
  Flash
• 4:45
  flood
• 4:46
  watches
• 4:46
  continued
• 4:47
  across
• 4:47
  portions
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  northeast
• 4:49
  Kentucky.
• 4:50
  Louisianamost
• 4:51
  of
• 4:52
  southeast
• 4:52
  Louisiana
• 4:53
  is
• 4:53
  under
• 4:53
  a
• 4:53
  flood
• 4:53
  watch
• 4:54
  through
• 4:54
  Monday
• 4:54
  as
• 4:55
  rounds
• 4:55
  of
• 4:55
  heavy
• 4:56
  rain
• 4:56
  continue.
• 4:57
  Forecast
• 4:58
  totals
• 4:58
  call
• 4:58
  for
• 4:59
  at
• 4:59
  least
• 4:59
  3
• 4:59
  inches
• 5:00
  over
• 5:00
  the
• 5:00
  next
• 5:00
  five
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  seven
• 5:01
  days
• 5:02
  with
• 5:02
  locally
• 5:03
  higher
• 5:03
  amounts.
• 5:04
  Mississippi
• 5:05
  South
• 5:06
  Mississippi
• 5:06
  remains
• 5:07
  under
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  flood
• 5:07
  watch
• 5:08
  with
• 5:08
  a
• 5:08
  flood
• 5:09
  warning
• 5:09
  in
• 5:09
  effect
• 5:09
  for
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  Pearl
• 5:10
  River
• 5:10
  Basin.
• 5:12
  Moderate
• 5:12
  flooding
• 5:12
  is
• 5:13
  occurring
• 5:13
  on
• 5:13
  East
• 5:13
  Hobola
• 5:14
  Chitto
• 5:14
  Creek
• 5:15
  near
• 5:15
  Caesar,
• 5:17
  New
• 5:17
  Mexico
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  trig
• 5:18
  fire
• 5:19
  17
• 5:19
  miles
• 5:20
  south
• 5:20
  of
• 5:20
  Mosquero
• 5:20
  in
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  Las
• 5:21
  Vegas
• 5:21
  District
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  New
• 5:22
  Mexico
• 5:23
  State
• 5:23
  Forestry
• 5:24
  has
• 5:24
  prompted
• 5:24
  evacuations
• 5:25
  along
• 5:25
  with
• 5:25
  area
• 5:26
  road
• 5:26
  and
• 5:26
  trail
• 5:27
  closures.
• 5:28
  The
• 5:28
  fire
• 5:29
  is
• 5:29
  burning
• 5:29
  in
• 5:29
  grass
• 5:30
  and
• 5:30
  brush
• 5:30
  with
• 5:30
  active
• 5:31
  behavior
• 5:31
  including
• 5:32
  group
• 5:32
  torching
• 5:33
  and
• 5:33
  wind
• 5:33
  driven
• 5:33
  runs.
• 5:35
  Residences
• 5:35
  are
• 5:36
  threatened.
• 5:37
  NIFC's
• 5:38
  situation
• 5:38
  report
• 5:38
  indicates
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  fire
• 5:40
  near
• 5:40
  1500
• 5:41
  acres
• 5:41
  with
• 5:41
  limited
• 5:42
  containment.
• 5:43
  Ohio
• 5:44
  Flash
• 5:44
  flood
• 5:45
  warnings
• 5:45
  covered
• 5:45
  multiple
• 5:46
  Ohio
• 5:46
  Valley
• 5:47
  counties
• 5:47
  including
• 5:47
  Belmont,
• 5:48
  Guernsey,
• 5:49
  Harrison,
• 5:50
  Jefferson,
• 5:50
  Muskingum
• 5:51
  and
• 5:51
  Noble
• 5:52
  through
• 5:52
  Sunday
• 5:52
  evening.
• 5:53
  A
• 5:53
  regional
• 5:54
  flash
• 5:54
  flood
• 5:54
  watch
• 5:55
  remains
• 5:55
  in
• 5:55
  effect.
• 5:56
  Washington
• 5:57
  FEMA
• 5:57
  disaster
• 5:58
  assistance
• 5:58
  centers
• 5:59
  in
• 5:59
  Whatcom
• 5:59
  County,
• 6:00
  Sumas
• 6:00
  and
• 6:01
  Everson
• 6:01
  will
• 6:01
  be
• 6:02
  closed
• 6:02
  today,
• 6:02
  May
• 6:03
  25
• 6:04
  in
• 6:04
  observance
• 6:04
  of
• 6:04
  Memorial
• 6:05
  Day
• 6:05
  and
• 6:05
  will
• 6:06
  resume
• 6:06
  normal
• 6:06
  hours
• 6:07
  Tuesday.
• 6:08
  The
• 6:08
  Packwood
• 6:09
  center
• 6:09
  closed
• 6:10
  May
• 6:10
  16.
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• 6:12
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• 6:13
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• 6:13
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• 6:13
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• 6:14
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• 6:14
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• 6:15
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• 6:15
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• 6:15
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• 6:16
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• 6:16
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• 6:17
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• 6:17
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• 6:17
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• 6:17
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• 6:18
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• 6:18
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• 6:18
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• 6:19
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• 6:19
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• 6:20
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• 6:22
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• 6:22
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• 6:23
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• 6:24
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• 6:24
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• 6:25
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• 6:25
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• 6:26
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• 6:26
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• 6:27
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• 6:28
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• 6:28
  Brook
• 6:28
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• 6:28
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• 6:29
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• 6:30
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• 6:30
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• 6:31
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• 6:31
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• 6:31
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• 6:32
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• 6:32
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• 6:32
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• 6:32
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• 6:33
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• 6:33
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• 6:33
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• 6:34
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• 6:35
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• 6:35
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• 6:35
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• 6:36
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• 6:36
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• 6:36
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• 6:37
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• 6:37
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• 6:38
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• 6:38
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• 6:51
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• 6:51
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• 6:53
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• 6:53
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• 6:53
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• 6:54
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• 6:55
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• 6:55
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• 6:57
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• 6:57
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• 6:58
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• 6:58
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• 6:59
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• 6:59
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• 7:00
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• 7:00
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• 7:01
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• 7:02
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• 7:05
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• 7:05
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• 7:06
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• 7:07
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• 7:07
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• 7:08
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• 7:13
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• 7:15
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