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Nor'easter Coastal Flooding and High Wind Threat From North Carolina to New England · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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  Cedric: Tropical Storm Nolo is the day's dominant event.
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  Cedric: The Central Pacific Hurricane Center holds a Hurricane Watch for Hawaii County, with Nolo centered about 285 miles south of South Point and forecast to become a hurricane tonight and possibly a major hurricane by the weekend.
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  Cedric: Forecast rainfall is 15 to 20 inches across the Big Island with localized amounts to 35 inches, which the National Weather Service warns could produce catastrophic, life-threatening flooding and landslides.
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  Cedric: Governor Josh Green has closed state and county offices, public schools and University of Hawaii campuses on Hawaii Island Thursday and Friday, expanding to Maui County on Friday, and has submitted a pre-landfall Presidential Emergency Declaration request covering all four
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  Cedric: counties at a 75 percent federal cost share.
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  Cedric: A powerful nor'easter is the second event.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings run from the North Carolina Outer Banks through Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the New Jersey shore, with High Wind Watches along the Jersey and Delaware coasts and into eastern Massachusetts.
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  Cedric: Ocean overwash has already closed a stretch of North Carolina Highway 12 and suspended the Hatteras to Ocracoke ferry.
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  Cedric: On the cyber side, CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog carries four entries with a federal remediation deadline of tomorrow, September 25: flaws in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator, F5 BIG-IP APM, and two in Check Point products.
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  Cedric: (Official update published about 46 hours ago.)
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  Cedric: Federal civilian agencies must apply vendor mitigations under Binding Operational Directive 26-04, and the short fuse makes these worth a same-day check for state and local networks running the same gear.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: The Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park stands at 3,683 acres and 15 percent containment after growing 263 acres, with 840 personnel assigned and moderate fire behavior including flanking, uphill runs and single tree torching.
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  Cedric: Glacier Point Road closed at 6 p.m.
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  Cedric: Wednesday for reduced visibility and firefighting operations, and Mariposa-Yosemite Airport is closed to civilian traffic because of helicopter activity supporting the fire.
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  Cedric: In Los Angeles County, evacuation orders and warnings affecting roughly 500 homes remained in place Wednesday around the Metropolitan Water District facility in La Verne, where a lithium-ion battery storage unit re-entered thermal runaway a day after the initial fire.
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  Cedric: Fire Chief Brandon Coatney reported internal temperatures spiking near 300 degrees.
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  Cedric: Grace Miller Elementary School was closed.
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  Cedric: A Red Flag Warning is up for Modoc County.
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  Cedric: Delaware.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings cover the Delaware beaches, Kent County and inland Sussex, paired with a High Wind Watch for the coast.
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  Cedric: Delaware State Parks has closed all dune crossings at Cape Henlopen, Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island State Parks until further notice, and Rehoboth Beach has asked residents to stay off the beaches and suspend water activities, with city crews on
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  Cedric: standby.
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  Cedric: The Delaware River and Bay Authority canceled Cape May to Lewes ferry departures Wednesday for high winds and adverse sailing conditions.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda signed an emergency proclamation Wednesday afternoon declaring a local state of emergency, invoking emergency management powers over alerts, warnings and evacuation authority under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 127A.
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  Cedric: The proclamation notes the county is still recovering from Hurricane Lala.
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  Cedric: County emergency management opened four storm refuge areas at 6 p.m.
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  Cedric: Wednesday: Yano Hall in South Kona, Naalehu Gym and Robert Herkes Gym in Kau, and the Keaau Armory in Puna, with free shuttle service between the two Kau sites.
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  Cedric: Civil Defense is urging residents in flood-prone areas to relocate before the heavy rain arrives, and South Hawaii Island residents needing help can call 211 for non-congregate sheltering.
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  Cedric: The Hawaii County Department of Water Supply has asked customers to limit tap water to essential needs.
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  Cedric: A Flood Watch covers Hawaii Island and Maui County, and the Hurricane Watch spans Kona, Kohala and the Big Island zones.
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  Cedric: Kansas.
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  Cedric: A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Greeley and Wichita counties, issued early Thursday by the Weather Service in Goodland, with a separate Flood Warning covering Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton and Stanton counties in the southwest corner of the
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  Cedric: state.
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  Cedric: Maryland.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings cover Anne Arundel and St.
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  Cedric: Marys counties, the lower Eastern Shore and the Maryland beaches.
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  Cedric: The Ocean City Beach Patrol issued a high surf alert running through Thursday and restricted the water for swimming, allowing only surfers with leashes and boogie boarders with fins, citing a powerful shore break and strong rip currents.
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  Cedric: Massachusetts.
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  Cedric: The MBTA canceled Lynn and Quincy commuter ferry service for rough seas and said more cancellations are expected this week, with Hingham service under day-to-day review.
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  Cedric: A High Wind Watch and Coastal Flood Watch cover Boston, the South Shore, Cape Cod and the islands.
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  Cedric: Scituate has installed its tide gates, work the town does not normally do until later in the fall, and harbormasters along the North and South shores are urging boat owners to pull vessels.
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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: Nevada.
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  Cedric: Fire Weather Watches issued by the Weather Service in Reno cover northern Washoe County, the West Humboldt and Lahontan basins, and the northern and southern Sierra Front, including Carson City, Douglas, Storey and Lyon counties.
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  Cedric: New Jersey.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings cover Cape May, Atlantic and Ocean counties and southeastern Burlington County, with a High Wind Watch for the coastal zones from Cape May to eastern Monmouth.
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  Cedric: The Cape May to Lewes ferry canceled Wednesday sailings in both directions.
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  Cedric: New Mexico.
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  Cedric: A Flash Flood Warning covers Eddy County alongside neighboring Culberson County, Texas.
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  Cedric: Flood Watches issued by the Weather Service in Albuquerque extend across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Glorieta Mesa, Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln, Quay, Curry and Roosevelt counties, with a separate watch for Dona Ana County and the Sacramento Mountains.
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  Cedric: New York.
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  Cedric: Governor Kathy Hochul directed state agencies to prepare and staged response assets ahead of the coastal storm.
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  Cedric: The Department of Transportation has 3,389 supervisors and operators available statewide with nearly 1,400 large dump trucks, and about 5,500 utility workers are on hand for damage assessment and restoration.
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  Cedric: The State Watch Center is monitoring the storm track.
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  Cedric: Parks staff reinforced the sand berm protecting the Central Mall and boardwalk at Jones Beach and placed sandbags around vulnerable oceanfront buildings.
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  Cedric: The MTA is inspecting drains in flood-prone areas and is prepared to restrict empty tractor-trailers during high winds.
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  Cedric: A Coastal Flood Watch covers southern Nassau County.
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  Cedric: North Carolina.
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  Cedric: The Department of Transportation closed North Carolina Highway 12 between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe Thursday morning after a dune breach near the Pea Island Visitor Center sent ocean overwash across the road.
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  Cedric: NCDOT expects similar conditions over the next several high tide cycles and has given no reopening estimate.
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  Cedric: The Ferry Division suspended the Hatteras to Ocracoke route early Thursday with no estimated restart, while Cedar Island and Swan Quarter service to Ocracoke continues.
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  Cedric: Dare County Transportation suspended service south of the Basnight Bridge.
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  Cedric: Dare County Schools declared Thursday a remote learning day for all schools and canceled afterschool activities, citing forecast wind gusts near 50 miles per hour and overwash on Highway 12.
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  Cedric: Dare County Emergency Management has posted double red flags and closed the ocean to swimming.
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  Cedric: Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports overwash on east-facing beaches and is warning off-road drivers away from them.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings cover Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.
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  Cedric: Tennessee.
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  Cedric: The FAA issued a ground stop for Nashville International Airport Wednesday afternoon, then converted it to a ground delay program running into the evening with average delays near half an hour.
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  Cedric: The agency listed the cause only as other.
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  Cedric: Texas.
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  Cedric: A Flash Flood Warning covers Culberson County, with Flood Watches across El Paso and Hudspeth counties and the Guadalupe Mountains.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Houston issued an Air Quality Alert Wednesday for Harris, Brazoria and Galveston counties.
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  Cedric: On the fire side, the Seven Fire in Runnels County reached 480 acres and 95 percent containment with 60 personnel assigned.
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  Cedric: Virginia.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings blanket Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay shoreline, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk and the Eastern Shore counties of Accomack and Northampton.
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  Cedric: Norfolk has closed the Nauticus Swing Gate, Brooke Street Gate, Chesterfield Heights gates, Sedgwick Street Gate and the Norfolk State University gate, with the Main Gate, Town Point Park and World Trade Center gates closing Wednesday afternoon.
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  Cedric: The city implemented its Parking Strategy for Flood Events, opening designated municipal lots and garages plus Old Dominion University's 43rd Street garage for residents moving vehicles to higher ground.
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  Cedric: All storm water pump stations are operational, waste collection shifts to a modified schedule Thursday, and Hampton Boulevard near Surrey Crescent and Larchmont is impassable at high tide.
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  Cedric: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is advising drivers of potential travel restrictions through Friday.
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  Cedric: Dominion Energy outages across Hampton Roads and the Outer Banks peaked near 6,000 customers overnight into Wednesday and fell below 1,000 by late afternoon.
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  Cedric: District of Columbia.
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  Cedric: The Weather Service in Baltimore and Washington issued a Coastal Flood Advisory for the District early Thursday morning, in effect until 9 a.m.
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  Cedric: Friday, as the same tidal surge driving warnings down the Chesapeake pushes up the Potomac.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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