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Super Typhoon Sinlaku Devastates Guam and CNMI; Multi-Day Tornado Outbreak · 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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  Wednesday,
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  April
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  16,
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  2026
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  the
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  nation's
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  threat
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  posture
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  remains
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  elevated
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  on
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  multiple
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  fronts
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  this
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  morning.
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  The
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  DHS
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  National
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  Terrorism
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  Advisory
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  System
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  bulletin
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  issued
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  March
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  5
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  remains
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  active,
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  citing
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  a
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  heightened
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  domestic
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  threat
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  environment
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  linked
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  to
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  the
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  ongoing
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  Israel
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  Iran
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  conflict.
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  The
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  bulletin
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  warns
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  of
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  potential
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  cyber
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  attacks
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  against
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  U.S.
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  networks
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  by
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  pro
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  Iranian
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  hacktivists,
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  possible
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  acts
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  of
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  violence
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  motivated
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  by
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  anti
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  Semitic
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  sentiment,
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  and
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  low
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  level
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  but
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  persistent
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  lone
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  offender
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  threats.
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  There
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  are
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  no
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  specific
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  credible
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  threats
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  to
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  the
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  homeland
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  at
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  this
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  time.
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  CISA
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  continues
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  an
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  active
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  advisory
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  tempo.
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  On
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  April
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  14,
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  the
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  agency
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  added
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  two
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  new
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  entries
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  to
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  the
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  known
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  exploited
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  vulnerabilities,
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  a
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  Microsoft
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  Office
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  remote
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  code
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  execution
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  flaw
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  and
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  a
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  Microsoft
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  SharePoint
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  input
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  validation
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  vulnerability.
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  That
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  follows
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  the
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  April
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  13th
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  edition
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  of
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  seven
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  kevs,
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  including
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  a
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  Fortinet
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  SQL
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  injection
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  bug
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  and
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  an
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  Adobe
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  Acrobat
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  prototype.
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  Pollution
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  vulnerability
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  emergency
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  directive
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  2603
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  requiring
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  federal
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  agencies
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  to
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  secure
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  Cisco
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  Catalyst
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  SD
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  WAN
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  systems
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  against
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  actively
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  exploited
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  zero
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  day
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  vulnerabilities
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  remains
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  in
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  its
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  supplemental
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  hunt
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  and
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  hardening
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  phase.
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  The
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  national
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  preparedness
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  level
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  holds
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  at
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  2,
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  with
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  23
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  uncontained
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  large
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  fires
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  and
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  Haiderden
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  68
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  personnel
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  deployed
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  nationally
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  year
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  to
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  date.
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  Acreage
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  stands
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  at
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  roughly
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  1.72
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  million
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  acres
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  across
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  more
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  than
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  19,400
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  fires
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  running
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  at
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  231%
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  of
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  the
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  10
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  year
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  average.
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  Red
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  flag
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  warnings
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  are
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  active
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  across
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  the
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  Southern
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  Plains,
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  including
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  portions
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  of
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  Texas,
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  Oklahoma,
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  Kansas,
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  Colorado
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  and
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  New
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  Mexico
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  where
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  gusty
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  winds
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  and
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  humidity
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  as
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  low
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  as
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  15%
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  are
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  fueling
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  elevated
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  fire
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  weather.
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  Drought
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  remains
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  the
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  dominant
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  driver.
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  More
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  than
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  half
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  the
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  contiguous
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  US
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  Is
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  in
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  some
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  stage
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  of
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  drought,
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  with
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  Florida
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  and
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  the
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  Southeast
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  particularly
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  hard
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  hit.
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  Severe
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  weather
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  is
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  the
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  other
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  major
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  story.
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  The
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  Storm
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  Prediction
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  center
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  has
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  issued
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  a
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  slight
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  risk
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  level
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  2
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  of
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  5
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  for
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  severe
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  thunderstorms
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  today
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  across
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  the
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  Great
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  Lakes,
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  Ohio
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  Valley
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  and
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  middle
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  to
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  lower
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  Mississippi
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  Valley
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  with
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  threats
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  of
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  large
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  to
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  very
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  large
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  hail,
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  damaging
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  wind
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  gusts
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  and
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  isolated
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  tornadoes
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  from
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  Iowa
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  into
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  northern
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  Missouri.
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  This
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  follows
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  a
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  multi
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  day
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  outbreak
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  that
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  began
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  April
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  13
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  and
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  produced
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  confirmed
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  tornadoes
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  across
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  Kansas,
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  Minnesota,
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  Iowa,
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  Wisconsin,
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  Oklahoma
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  and
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  Arkansas
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  through
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  April
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  15th.
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  The
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  NWS
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  Weather
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  Prediction
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  center
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  warns
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  that
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  repeated
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  rounds
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  of
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  heavy
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  rain
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  could
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  cause
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  minor
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  river
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  flooding
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  and
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  localized
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  flash
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  flooding
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  from
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  the
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  Central
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  Plains
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  through
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  the
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  into
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  Thursday
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  night.
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  On
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  the
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  disaster
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  Recovery
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  front,
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  FEMA
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  housing
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  inspectors
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  began
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  evaluating
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  storm
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  damaged
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  properties
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  in
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  Washington
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  state
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  on
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  April
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  April
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  15
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  under
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  the
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  Major
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  Disaster
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  Declaration
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  approved
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  April
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  11
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  for
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  severe
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  storms,
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  flooding,
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  landslides
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  and
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  mudslides
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  from
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  December
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  2025.
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  Emergency
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  declarations
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  for
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  Guam
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  and
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  the
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  Commonwealth
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  of
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  the
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  Northern
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  Mariana
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  Islands
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  remain
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  active
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  following
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  Super
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  Typhoon
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  sinlaku,
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  which
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  struck
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  4-14-15
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  with
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  winds
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  up
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  to
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  185
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  mph,
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  flipping
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  vehicles,
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  destroying
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  roofs
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  and
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  knocking
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  out
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  power
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  and
• 3:21
  water
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  across
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  Saipan
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  and
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  Tinian.
• 3:24
  The
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  American
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  Red
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  Cross
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  is
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  sheltering
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  more
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  than
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  thousand
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  residents.
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  No
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  fatalities
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  have
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  been
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  reported.
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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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  Arkansas
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  Severe
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  thunderstorms
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  on
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  the
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  evening
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  of
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  April
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  15
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  prompted
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  tornado
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  warnings
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  for
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  Franklin,
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  Sebastian,
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  Johnson,
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  Logan
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  and
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  Scott
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  counties.
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  Northwest
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  Arkansas
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  and
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  the
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  River
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  Valley
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  were
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  under
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  a
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  level
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  2
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  of
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  5
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  severe
• 3:45
  risk.
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  Primary
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  hazards
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  included
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  damaging
• 3:48
  wind
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  gusts
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  of
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  60-70
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  mph
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  and
• 3:51
  isolated
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  tornadoes.
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  Power
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  outages
• 3:53
  were
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  reported
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  across
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  portions
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  of
• 3:55
  western
• 3:55
  Arkansas.
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  The
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  state's
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  wildfire
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  and
• 3:59
  drought
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  emergency
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  continues
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  to
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  intensify.
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  More
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  than
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  1600
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  wildfires
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  have
• 4:04
  burned
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  over
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  100,000
• 4:05
  acres
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  in
• 4:06
  the
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  first
• 4:06
  100
• 4:07
  days
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  of
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  2026,
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  a
• 4:09
  75%
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  increase
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  over
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  same
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  period
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  last
• 4:12
  year.
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  Nearly
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  80%
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  of
• 4:15
  Florida
• 4:15
  faces
• 4:16
  extreme
• 4:16
  drought,
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  worst
• 4:18
  since
• 4:18
  2012,
• 4:19
  with
• 4:20
  98%
• 4:20
  of
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  state
• 4:21
  in
• 4:21
  some
• 4:21
  level
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  drought.
• 4:23
  Multiple
• 4:24
  counties
• 4:24
  have
• 4:24
  declared
• 4:25
  local
• 4:25
  states
• 4:26
  of
• 4:26
  emergency
• 4:26
  and
• 4:26
  enacted
• 4:27
  burn
• 4:27
  bans,
• 4:28
  including
• 4:28
  Levy,
• 4:29
  Hernando,
• 4:30
  Wakula
• 4:31
  and
• 4:31
  Hillsborough
• 4:32
  counties.
• 4:33
  The
• 4:33
  Kech
• 4:34
  Byram
• 4:34
  Drought
• 4:34
  Index
• 4:35
  continues
• 4:35
  to
• 4:35
  climb
• 4:36
  and
• 4:36
  no
• 4:36
  meaningful
• 4:37
  rainfall
• 4:37
  is
• 4:38
  expected
• 4:38
  before
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  rainy
• 4:39
  season
• 4:39
  begins
• 4:39
  and
• 4:40
  in
• 4:40
  one
• 4:40
  to
• 4:40
  two
• 4:40
  months.
• 4:42
  Georgia
• 4:43
  Drought
• 4:43
  conditions
• 4:43
  are
• 4:44
  severe
• 4:44
  across
• 4:44
  southern
• 4:45
  Georgia,
• 4:45
  with
• 4:45
  Seminole
• 4:46
  county
• 4:46
  reporting
• 4:47
  83.94%
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  its
• 4:49
  area
• 4:49
  classified
• 4:50
  as
• 4:50
  D4.
• 4:51
  Exceptional
• 4:51
  drought
• 4:53
  burn
• 4:53
  bans
• 4:54
  are
• 4:54
  in
• 4:54
  effect
• 4:54
  in
• 4:54
  Barrow,
• 4:55
  Decatur
• 4:55
  and
• 4:56
  Bainbridge
• 4:56
  counties
• 4:57
  as
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  April
• 4:57
  15.
• 4:58
  The
• 4:59
  Georgia
• 4:59
  Forestry
• 5:00
  Commission
• 5:00
  is
• 5:00
  urging
• 5:00
  caution
• 5:01
  with
• 5:01
  all
• 5:01
  outdoor
• 5:02
  burning.
• 5:03
  No
• 5:03
  significant
• 5:04
  rainfall
• 5:04
  is
• 5:04
  forecast
• 5:05
  through
• 5:05
  at
• 5:05
  least
• 5:05
  April
• 5:06
  23.
• 5:08
  Severe
• 5:09
  storms
• 5:09
  on
• 5:09
  April
• 5:10
  14
• 5:10
  produced
• 5:10
  at
• 5:11
  least
• 5:11
  two
• 5:11
  confirmed
• 5:12
  tornadoes
• 5:12
  in
• 5:12
  eastern
• 5:13
  Iowa,
• 5:13
  with
• 5:14
  damage
• 5:14
  reported
• 5:14
  in
• 5:15
  Buchanan,
• 5:15
  Delaware,
• 5:16
  Jones
• 5:17
  and
• 5:17
  Hardin
• 5:18
  counties.
• 5:19
  Large
• 5:19
  hail
• 5:20
  up
• 5:20
  to
• 5:20
  4
• 5:20
  inches
• 5:21
  in
• 5:21
  diameter
• 5:21
  damaged
• 5:22
  cars
• 5:22
  and
• 5:22
  homes.
• 5:23
  Emergency
• 5:24
  management
• 5:24
  confirmed
• 5:25
  tornado
• 5:25
  touchdowns
• 5:26
  near
• 5:26
  Eldora
• 5:27
  causing
• 5:27
  building
• 5:28
  damage.
• 5:29
  A
• 5:29
  fresh
• 5:29
  tornado
• 5:30
  watch
• 5:30
  was
• 5:30
  in
• 5:30
  effect
• 5:31
  through
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  evening
• 5:31
  of
• 5:32
  April
• 5:32
  14th
• 5:32
  for
• 5:33
  central
• 5:33
  Iowa.
• 5:34
  Additional
• 5:34
  rounds
• 5:35
  of
• 5:35
  severe
• 5:35
  weather
• 5:35
  remain
• 5:36
  possible
• 5:36
  through
• 5:36
  April
• 5:37
  16th.
• 5:39
  Kansas
• 5:40
  the
• 5:40
  NWS
• 5:40
  confirmed
• 5:41
  an
• 5:41
  EF2
• 5:42
  tornado
• 5:42
  struck
• 5:43
  Ottawa
• 5:43
  in
• 5:43
  Franklin
• 5:44
  county
• 5:44
  on
• 5:44
  April
• 5:45
  13th,
• 5:45
  injuring
• 5:46
  three
• 5:46
  people
• 5:46
  and
• 5:47
  causing
• 5:47
  significant
• 5:48
  structural
• 5:48
  damage,
• 5:49
  including
• 5:49
  snapped
• 5:50
  power
• 5:50
  poles
• 5:50
  and
• 5:50
  widespread
• 5:51
  outages.
• 5:52
  Governor
• 5:52
  Laura
• 5:53
  Kelly
• 5:53
  issued
• 5:53
  a
• 5:54
  verbal
• 5:54
  state
• 5:54
  of
• 5:54
  disaster
• 5:55
  emergency
• 5:55
  for
• 5:56
  affected
• 5:56
  areas
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  northeast
• 5:57
  Kansas.
• 5:59
  Red
• 5:59
  flag
• 5:59
  warnings
• 6:00
  remain
• 6:00
  active
• 6:00
  across
• 6:01
  western
• 6:01
  and
• 6:01
  central
• 6:02
  Kansas
• 6:03
  due
• 6:03
  to
• 6:03
  ongoing
• 6:03
  drought,
• 6:04
  gusty
• 6:04
  winds
• 6:05
  and
• 6:05
  low
• 6:05
  humidity.
• 6:08
  Three
• 6:08
  confirmed
• 6:09
  tornadoes
• 6:09
  hit
• 6:09
  southern
• 6:10
  Minnesota
• 6:10
  on
• 6:10
  April
• 6:11
  13,
• 6:11
  with
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  most
• 6:12
  notable
• 6:12
  near
• 6:13
  Truman
• 6:13
  in
• 6:13
  Martin
• 6:14
  County.
• 6:14
  Farm
• 6:15
  outbuildings
• 6:15
  were
• 6:16
  damaged
• 6:16
  near
• 6:16
  Amboy
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  Elmore.
• 6:18
  Tennis
• 6:18
  ball
• 6:18
  size
• 6:19
  hail
• 6:19
  accompanied
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  storms.
• 6:21
  No
• 6:21
  injuries
• 6:21
  were
• 6:22
  reported.
• 6:23
  April
• 6:23
  16
• 6:24
  is
• 6:24
  designated
• 6:25
  as
• 6:25
  tornado
• 6:25
  drill
• 6:26
  day,
• 6:26
  with
• 6:26
  statewide
• 6:27
  siren
• 6:27
  tests
• 6:28
  planned
• 6:28
  for
• 6:28
  1:45pm
• 6:30
  and
• 6:30
  6:45pm
• 6:31
  as
• 6:32
  part
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  Severe
• 6:32
  Weather
• 6:33
  Awareness
• 6:33
  Week.
• 6:34
  Missouri
• 6:35
  A
• 6:35
  flood
• 6:35
  warning
• 6:36
  is
• 6:36
  in
• 6:36
  effect
• 6:36
  for
• 6:37
  Big
• 6:37
  Creek
• 6:37
  at
• 6:37
  Blairstown
• 6:38
  through
• 6:38
  April
• 6:39
  16
• 6:39
  at
• 6:40
  1pm
• 6:40
  CDT
• 6:41
  with
• 6:41
  minor
• 6:42
  flooding
• 6:42
  occurring.
• 6:43
  Multiple
• 6:44
  roads
• 6:44
  in
• 6:44
  Johnson
• 6:45
  county
• 6:45
  are
• 6:45
  closed
• 6:46
  due
• 6:46
  to
• 6:46
  flooding,
• 6:46
  including
• 6:47
  Highway
• 6:47
  23
• 6:48
  at
• 6:48
  Blackwater.
• 6:50
  Additional
• 6:51
  rounds
• 6:51
  of
• 6:51
  heavy
• 6:52
  rainfall
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  severe
• 6:53
  thunderstorms
• 6:53
  are
• 6:54
  possible
• 6:54
  today
• 6:55
  as
• 6:55
  multiple
• 6:55
  low
• 6:55
  pressure
• 6:56
  waves
• 6:56
  track
• 6:57
  along
• 6:57
  a
• 6:57
  stalled
• 6:58
  frontal
• 6:58
  boundary.
• 7:00
  Montana
• 7:01
  President
• 7:01
  Trump
• 7:02
  approved
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  major
• 7:03
  disaster
• 7:03
  declaration
• 7:04
  on
• 7:04
  April
• 7:04
  11
• 7:05
  for
• 7:05
  severe
• 7:06
  storms
• 7:06
  and
• 7:06
  flooding
• 7:07
  from
• 7:07
  December9
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  11,
• 7:09
  2025.
• 7:12
  Lincoln
• 7:12
  county
• 7:13
  is
• 7:13
  among
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  hardest
• 7:13
  hit
• 7:14
  with
• 7:14
  estimated
• 7:15
  water
• 7:15
  system
• 7:15
  repair
• 7:16
  costs
• 7:16
  of
• 7:16
  roughly
• 7:17
  $2.8
• 7:17
  million.
• 7:19
  Federal
• 7:19
  public
• 7:20
  assistance
• 7:20
  funding
• 7:21
  is
• 7:21
  now
• 7:21
  available
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  eligible
• 7:22
  local
• 7:22
  governments,
• 7:23
  tribal
• 7:24
  nations
• 7:24
  and
• 7:24
  certain
• 7:25
  private
• 7:25
  nonprofit
• 7:26
  organizations
• 7:27
  for
• 7:27
  emergency
• 7:28
  work
• 7:28
  and
• 7:28
  infrastructure
• 7:29
  repair.
• 7:29
  Official
• 7:30
  Update
• 7:30
  Published
• 7:30
  approximately
• 7:31
  5
• 7:31
  days
• 7:32
  ago
• 7:33
  Nebraska
• 7:34
  Recovery
• 7:35
  operations
• 7:35
  continue
• 7:36
  following
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  historic
• 7:37
  Morrell
• 7:37
  Fire,
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  largest
• 7:39
  wildfire
• 7:39
  in
• 7:40
  Nebraska
• 7:40
  history
• 7:41
  at
• 7:41
  642,029
• 7:43
  acres,
• 7:44
  which
• 7:45
  reached
• 7:45
  100%
• 7:46
  containment
• 7:47
  on
• 7:47
  March
• 7:47
  25.
• 7:49
  Engine
• 7:49
  crews
• 7:49
  continue
• 7:50
  patrolling
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  burn
• 7:51
  scar
• 7:51
  for
• 7:51
  flare
• 7:51
  ups.
• 7:53
  The
• 7:53
  University
• 7:53
  of
• 7:53
  Nebraska
• 7:54
  Medical
• 7:54
  Center's
• 7:55
  Behavioral
• 7:55
  Health
• 7:56
  Education
• 7:56
  center
• 7:57
  has
• 7:57
  joined
• 7:58
  disaster
• 7:58
  response
• 7:59
  efforts
• 7:59
  to
• 7:59
  address
• 7:59
  the
• 8:00
  mental
• 8:00
  health
• 8:00
  toll
• 8:00
  on
• 8:01
  affected
• 8:01
  communities.
• 8:03
  Nevada
• 8:04
  A
• 8:04
  magnitude
• 8:04
  5.7
• 8:05
  earthquake
• 8:06
  struck
• 8:06
  12.7
• 8:07
  miles
• 8:07
  east
• 8:07
  southeast
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  Silver
• 8:08
  Springs
• 8:09
  in
• 8:09
  lyon
• 8:09
  county
• 8:10
  on
• 8:10
  April
• 8:10
  13th
• 8:11
  at
• 8:11
  approximately
• 8:12
  6:30pm
• 8:12
  local
• 8:13
  time
• 8:13
  at
• 8:14
  a
• 8:14
  depth
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  about
• 8:14
  six
• 8:15
  miles.
• 8:16
  USGS
• 8:17
  reports
• 8:18
  43
• 8:18
  aftershocks
• 8:19
  in
• 8:19
  the
• 8:19
  first
• 8:19
  90
• 8:20
  minutes,
• 8:20
  with
• 8:20
  a
• 8:21
  17%
• 8:21
  probability
• 8:22
  of
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  larger
• 8:23
  aftershock
• 8:23
  within
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  next
• 8:24
  week.
• 8:25
  Lyon
• 8:26
  county
• 8:26
  officials
• 8:27
  report
• 8:27
  no
• 8:28
  significant
• 8:28
  structural
• 8:29
  damage
• 8:29
  or
• 8:29
  injuries,
• 8:30
  though
• 8:31
  residents
• 8:31
  near
• 8:31
  Fallon
• 8:32
  reported
• 8:32
  items
• 8:32
  thrown
• 8:33
  from
• 8:33
  shelves
• 8:33
  and
• 8:34
  minor
• 8:34
  interior
• 8:35
  damage.
• 8:37
  New
• 8:37
  Jersey
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  South
• 8:38
  Brunswick
• 8:39
  Township
• 8:39
  Water
• 8:39
  Department
• 8:40
  issued
• 8:40
  a
• 8:41
  system
• 8:41
  wide
• 8:41
  boil
• 8:42
  water
• 8:42
  advisory
• 8:43
  on
• 8:43
  April
• 8:43
  15
• 8:44
  following
• 8:45
  a
• 8:45
  water
• 8:45
  main
• 8:45
  break
• 8:46
  at
• 8:46
  4300
• 8:47
  Route
• 8:47
  1.
• 8:48
  A
• 8:49
  second
• 8:49
  break
• 8:49
  on
• 8:49
  New
• 8:49
  road,
• 8:50
  Freedom
• 8:50
  Trail,
• 8:51
  has
• 8:51
  been
• 8:51
  repaired
• 8:51
  and
• 8:52
  crews
• 8:52
  continue
• 8:52
  work
• 8:53
  on
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  primary
• 8:54
  break.
• 8:55
  The
• 8:55
  advisory
• 8:56
  remains
• 8:56
  in
• 8:56
  effect
• 8:57
  until
• 8:57
  water
• 8:57
  testing
• 8:58
  is
• 8:58
  approved
• 8:58
  by
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  New
• 8:59
  Jersey
• 8:59
  Department
• 9:00
  of
• 9:00
  Environmental
• 9:01
  Protection.
• 9:04
  The
• 9:04
  statewide
• 9:05
  burn
• 9:05
  ban
• 9:05
  covering
• 9:06
  all
• 9:06
  100
• 9:07
  counties
• 9:07
  enacted
• 9:08
  March
• 9:08
  28,
• 9:09
  remains
• 9:10
  in
• 9:10
  effect
• 9:10
  with
• 9:10
  no
• 9:11
  end
• 9:11
  date
• 9:11
  in
• 9:11
  sight.
• 9:13
  Since
• 9:13
  the
• 9:13
  ban
• 9:13
  took
• 9:14
  effect,
• 9:15
  554
• 9:15
  wildfires
• 9:16
  have
• 9:16
  burned
• 9:17
  more
• 9:17
  than
• 9:17
  2200
• 9:18
  acres,
• 9:18
  with
• 9:19
  152
• 9:20
  determined
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
  be
• 9:20
  human
• 9:21
  caused.
• 9:22
  The
• 9:22
  North
• 9:23
  Carolina
• 9:23
  Forest
• 9:24
  Service
• 9:24
  has
• 9:24
  issued
• 9:24
  150
• 9:25
  citations
• 9:26
  for
• 9:26
  illegal
• 9:26
  burning,
• 9:27
  with
• 9:27
  violators
• 9:28
  facing
• 9:28
  a
• 9:28
  $283
• 9:29
  penalty
• 9:30
  and
• 9:30
  potential
• 9:31
  liability
• 9:31
  for
• 9:32
  firefighting
• 9:32
  costs.
• 9:33
  No
• 9:33
  meaningful
• 9:34
  rainfall
• 9:34
  is
• 9:34
  expected
• 9:35
  for
• 9:35
  710
• 9:36
  days.
• 9:38
  The
• 9:38
  NWS
• 9:39
  confirmed
• 9:39
  an
• 9:40
  EF1
• 9:40
  tornado
• 9:41
  struck
• 9:41
  the
• 9:41
  Tulsa
• 9:42
  Hills
• 9:42
  area
• 9:42
  of
• 9:42
  western
• 9:43
  Tulsa
• 9:43
  on
• 9:43
  the
• 9:44
  night
• 9:44
  of
• 9:44
  April
• 9:44
  15
• 9:45
  with
• 9:45
  maximum
• 9:46
  winds
• 9:46
  of
• 9:46
  100
• 9:47
  to
• 9:47
  110
• 9:48
  mph,
• 9:48
  damaging
• 9:49
  homes
• 9:49
  and
• 9:50
  snapping
• 9:50
  trees.
• 9:52
  At
• 9:52
  least
• 9:52
  3,000
• 9:53
  customers
• 9:53
  lost
• 9:54
  power
• 9:54
  in
• 9:54
  Tulsa
• 9:55
  County.
• 9:56
  A
• 9:56
  separate
• 9:56
  tornado
• 9:57
  struck
• 9:57
  southern
• 9:58
  Muskogee,
• 9:58
  downing
• 9:59
  power
• 9:59
  poles,
• 10:00
  snapping
• 10:00
  utility
• 10:01
  lines
• 10:01
  and
• 10:01
  causing
• 10:02
  roof
• 10:02
  damage
• 10:03
  along
• 10:03
  Valhalla
• 10:03
  Drive.
• 10:04
  Nearly
• 10:04
  500
• 10:05
  additional
• 10:05
  customers
• 10:06
  lost
• 10:06
  power.
• 10:07
  Storm
• 10:07
  damage
• 10:08
  extended
• 10:08
  into
• 10:08
  Cherokee
• 10:09
  county
• 10:09
  and
• 10:09
  Tahlequah.
• 10:11
  Hildale
• 10:11
  Public
• 10:12
  Schools
• 10:12
  canceled
• 10:12
  classes
• 10:13
  on
• 10:13
  April
• 10:13
  16th.
• 10:14
  Red
• 10:15
  flag
• 10:15
  warnings
• 10:16
  are
• 10:16
  also
• 10:16
  active
• 10:16
  across
• 10:17
  western
• 10:17
  Oklahoma.
• 10:18
  South
• 10:19
  Carolina
• 10:20
  Although
• 10:20
  the
• 10:20
  statewide
• 10:21
  burn
• 10:21
  ban
• 10:21
  was
• 10:21
  lifted
• 10:22
  March
• 10:22
  30,
• 10:23
  the
• 10:23
  South
• 10:23
  Carolina
• 10:23
  Forestry
• 10:24
  Commission
• 10:25
  has
• 10:25
  re
• 10:25
  issued
• 10:25
  red
• 10:26
  flag
• 10:26
  fire
• 10:26
  alerts
• 10:27
  as
• 10:27
  drought
• 10:27
  conditions
• 10:28
  intensify.
• 10:29
  Nearly
• 10:30
  86%
• 10:31
  of
• 10:31
  the
• 10:31
  state
• 10:31
  remains
• 10:32
  in
• 10:32
  moderate,
• 10:32
  severe
• 10:33
  or
• 10:33
  extreme
• 10:34
  drought.
• 10:35
  Local
• 10:35
  burn
• 10:36
  bans
• 10:36
  may
• 10:36
  be
• 10:37
  in
• 10:37
  effect
• 10:37
  at
• 10:37
  the
• 10:37
  county
• 10:38
  level.
• 10:39
  Texas
• 10:40
  the
• 10:40
  state
• 10:40
  wildfire
• 10:41
  preparedness
• 10:42
  level
• 10:42
  remains
• 10:42
  at
• 10:43
  level
• 10:43
  2.
• 10:45
  Red
• 10:45
  flag
• 10:45
  warnings
• 10:46
  are
• 10:46
  active
• 10:46
  across
• 10:47
  west
• 10:47
  and
• 10:47
  northwest
• 10:48
  Texas
• 10:48
  with
• 10:49
  a
• 10:49
  dangerous
• 10:49
  combination
• 10:50
  of
• 10:50
  gusty
• 10:51
  winds,
• 10:51
  high
• 10:52
  temperatures
• 10:52
  and
• 10:52
  humidity
• 10:53
  dropping
• 10:54
  to
• 10:54
  15
• 10:54
  to
• 10:55
  30%.
• 10:57
  Governor
• 10:57
  Abbott
• 10:58
  activated
• 10:58
  state
• 10:58
  emergency
• 10:59
  response
• 10:59
  resources
• 11:00
  ahead
• 11:00
  of
• 11:00
  severe
• 11:01
  weather
• 11:01
  risk
• 11:01
  on
• 11:01
  April
• 11:02
  10th
• 11:02
  and
• 11:03
  those
• 11:03
  resources
• 11:03
  remain
• 11:04
  deployed
• 11:04
  in
• 11:04
  support
• 11:05
  of
• 11:05
  local
• 11:05
  wildfire
• 11:06
  operations.
• 11:07
  Year
• 11:07
  to
• 11:07
  date,
• 11:08
  wildfire
• 11:08
  acreage
• 11:09
  remains
• 11:09
  well
• 11:09
  above
• 11:10
  aver
• 11:10
  statewide.
• 11:12
  The
• 11:13
  NWS
• 11:13
  issued
• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
  critical
• 11:14
  fire
• 11:15
  weather
• 11:15
  warning
• 11:15
  for
• 11:16
  central
• 11:16
  and
• 11:16
  eastern
• 11:16
  Virginia
• 11:17
  on
• 11:17
  April
• 11:17
  15,
• 11:18
  citing
• 11:19
  dry
• 11:19
  air,
• 11:19
  gusty
• 11:20
  winds
• 11:20
  and
• 11:20
  low
• 11:21
  humidity
• 11:21
  that
• 11:21
  create
• 11:22
  conditions
• 11:22
  for
• 11:22
  fast
• 11:23
  moving
• 11:23
  wildfires.
• 11:25
  Drought
• 11:25
  and
• 11:25
  early
• 11:26
  season
• 11:26
  heat
• 11:26
  are
• 11:26
  amplifying
• 11:27
  the
• 11:27
  risk
• 11:27
  across
• 11:28
  the
• 11:28
  state.
• 11:30
  Washington
• 11:31
  FEMA
• 11:31
  housing
• 11:32
  inspectors
• 11:32
  began
• 11:32
  evaluating
• 11:33
  storm
• 11:33
  damage
• 11:34
  properties
• 11:34
  on
• 11:34
  April
• 11:35
  15
• 11:35
  under
• 11:35
  the
• 11:36
  major
• 11:36
  disaster
• 11:37
  declaration
• 11:37
  Dr.
• 11:38
  4906
• 11:39
  approved
• 11:39
  April
• 11:40
  11.
• 11:41
  Individual
• 11:41
  assistance
• 11:42
  is
• 11:42
  available
• 11:42
  in
• 11:43
  Chelin,
• 11:43
  Grays,
• 11:44
  Harbor,
• 11:44
  King,
• 11:45
  Lewis,
• 11:45
  Pacific,
• 11:46
  Pierce,
• 11:47
  Skagit,
• 11:47
  Snohomish,
• 11:48
  Thurston
• 11:49
  and
• 11:49
  Whatcom
• 11:49
  counties.
• 11:50
  Public
• 11:50
  infrastructure
• 11:51
  assistance
• 11:52
  covers
• 11:52
  23
• 11:53
  counties
• 11:53
  and
• 11:53
  multiple
• 11:54
  tribal
• 11:54
  nations.
• 11:55
  The
• 11:55
  preliminary
• 11:56
  damage
• 11:56
  estimate
• 11:56
  is
• 11:57
  $182.3
• 11:58
  million,
• 11:59
  the
• 11:59
  largest
• 12:00
  public
• 12:00
  infrastructure
• 12:01
  damage
• 12:01
  in
• 12:01
  Washington
• 12:02
  state
• 12:02
  in
• 12:03
  more
• 12:03
  than
• 12:03
  four
• 12:03
  decades.
• 12:04
  Residents
• 12:05
  should
• 12:05
  apply
• 12:05
  at
• 12:06
  disasterassistance.gov
• 12:07
  or
• 12:08
  by
• 12:08
  calling
• 12:08
  1-800-621-3362.
• 12:12
  Wisconsin
• 12:13
  the
• 12:13
  NWS
• 12:14
  confirmed
• 12:14
  at
• 12:14
  least
• 12:15
  seven
• 12:15
  tornadoes
• 12:15
  struck
• 12:16
  Wisconsin
• 12:16
  on
• 12:16
  April
• 12:17
  14,
• 12:18
  including
• 12:18
  an
• 12:18
  EF3
• 12:19
  near
• 12:19
  Union
• 12:20
  center
• 12:20
  in
• 12:20
  Juneau
• 12:21
  county
• 12:21
  with
• 12:21
  estimated
• 12:22
  peak
• 12:22
  winds
• 12:23
  of
• 12:23
  140mph.
• 12:25
  About
• 12:25
  10
• 12:26
  homes
• 12:26
  were
• 12:26
  damaged
• 12:27
  and
• 12:27
  one
• 12:27
  home
• 12:27
  was
• 12:28
  completely
• 12:28
  leveled.
• 12:29
  No
• 12:29
  injuries
• 12:30
  were
• 12:30
  reported.
• 12:31
  Additional
• 12:32
  tornadoes
• 12:32
  were
• 12:32
  confirmed
• 12:33
  near
• 12:33
  Mount
• 12:33
  Hope
• 12:33
  and
• 12:34
  Endeavour.
• 12:35
  Baseball
• 12:35
  size
• 12:35
  hail
• 12:36
  was
• 12:36
  reported
• 12:36
  across
• 12:37
  southern
• 12:37
  Wisconsin.
• 12:39
  Territories
• 12:40
  Guam
• 12:41
  super
• 12:41
  typhoon
• 12:42
  Sinlaku
• 12:42
  struck
• 12:43
  Guam
• 12:43
  on
• 12:43
  4-14-15
• 12:45
  with
• 12:45
  tropical
• 12:45
  force
• 12:46
  winds
• 12:46
  and
• 12:46
  torrential
• 12:47
  rainfall
• 12:48
  causing
• 12:48
  flash
• 12:48
  flooding
• 12:49
  across
• 12:49
  the
• 12:49
  island.
• 12:51
  The
• 12:51
  Presidential
• 12:52
  Emergency
• 12:52
  declaration
• 12:53
  issued
• 12:53
  April
• 12:54
  12
• 12:54
  authorizes
• 12:55
  FEMA
• 12:55
  to
• 12:56
  coordinate
• 12:56
  disaster
• 12:56
  relief.
• 12:58
  The
• 12:58
  American
• 12:58
  Red
• 12:59
  Cross
• 12:59
  and
• 12:59
  partners
• 13:00
  are
• 13:00
  sheltering
• 13:00
  more
• 13:00
  than
• 13:01
  1,000
• 13:01
  residents
• 13:02
  across
• 13:02
  Guam
• 13:03
  and
• 13:03
  the
• 13:03
  Northern
• 13:03
  Marianas.
• 13:05
  No
• 13:05
  fatalities
• 13:06
  have
• 13:06
  been
• 13:06
  reported.
• 13:08
  Commonwealth
• 13:09
  of
• 13:09
  the
• 13:09
  Northern
• 13:10
  Mariana
• 13:10
  Islands
• 13:11
  Super
• 13:12
  Typhoon
• 13:12
  Sinlaku
• 13:13
  made
• 13:13
  direct
• 13:13
  impact
• 13:14
  on
• 13:14
  Saipan
• 13:14
  and
• 13:15
  Tinian
• 13:15
  with
• 13:15
  winds
• 13:16
  up
• 13:16
  to
• 13:16
  185
• 13:17
  miles
• 13:17
  per
• 13:17
  hour,
• 13:18
  flipping
• 13:18
  vehicles,
• 13:19
  toppling
• 13:19
  utility
• 13:20
  poles
• 13:20
  and
• 13:21
  ripping
• 13:21
  away
• 13:21
  roofs.
• 13:22
  Power
• 13:23
  and
• 13:23
  water
• 13:23
  are
• 13:23
  out
• 13:24
  across
• 13:24
  much
• 13:24
  of
• 13:24
  Saipan
• 13:25
  and
• 13:25
  Tinian,
• 13:26
  with
• 13:26
  officials
• 13:26
  warning
• 13:27
  some
• 13:27
  hard
• 13:27
  hit
• 13:28
  areas
• 13:28
  could
• 13:28
  be
• 13:28
  without
• 13:29
  utilities
• 13:29
  for
• 13:30
  weeks.
• 13:31
  The
• 13:31
  only
• 13:31
  hospital
• 13:31
  on
• 13:32
  Saipan
• 13:32
  suffered
• 13:33
  severe
• 13:33
  flooding.
• 13:34
  Roads
• 13:34
  remain
• 13:35
  impassable
• 13:35
  in
• 13:36
  many
• 13:36
  areas.
• 13:37
  A
• 13:37
  presidential
• 13:37
  emergency
• 13:38
  declaration
• 13:39
  was
• 13:39
  issued
• 13:39
  April
• 13:39
  12.
• 13:40
  All
• 13:41
  other
• 13:41
  states,
• 13:42
  territories
• 13:42
  and
• 13:42
  the
• 13:42
  District
• 13:43
  of
• 13:43
  Colombia
• 13:43
  have
• 13:44
  no
• 13:44
  significant
• 13:44
  updates
• 13:45
  in
• 13:45
  the
• 13:45
  last
• 13:45
  24
• 13:46
  hours.
• 13:48
  That's
• 13:48
  your
• 13:49
  EM
• 13:49
  morning
• 13:49
  brief
• 13:49
  for
• 13:50
  Wednesday,
• 13:50
  April
• 13:51
  16,
• 13:51
  2026.
• 13:53
  Stay
• 13:53
  safe.