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Floods, Winds, Fires — Today's Emergency Outlook · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Friday, September 25, 2026.
• 0:06
  Cedric: Hurricane Nolo is the day's dominant event.
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  Cedric: The Central Pacific Hurricane Center's 11 p.m.
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  Cedric: Hawaii time advisory places Nolo about 240 miles south of South Point with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, moving north-northeast at 5 mph.
• 0:23
  Cedric: A Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning cover Hawaii County, and a Tropical Storm Watch covers Maui County.
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  Cedric: Forecasters expect Nolo to strengthen into a major hurricane Saturday and to pass well south of the main islands, though impacts reach far outside the center.
• 0:40
  Cedric: Tropical storm force winds arrive on the Big Island as early as midday today, with hurricane force winds possible tonight.
• 0:48
  Cedric: The Weather Service in Honolulu warns of locally catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides across windward and southeast Big Island, with an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain possible and local amounts near 20 inches.
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  Cedric: A strong nor'easter is the second event.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings extend from the North Carolina Outer Banks through eastern Massachusetts.
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  Cedric: Two to three feet of inundation above ground level is forecast for the Currituck Banks and for the western Long Island Sound shoreline, including the Bronx, northern Queens, southern Westchester and southern Fairfield County.
• 1:25
  Cedric: High Wind Warnings cover eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, coastal New Jersey and Delaware, where northeast gusts to 60 mph are expected to bring down trees and power lines.
• 1:37
  Cedric: Forecasters say power outages are expected, and breaking waves will run 8 to 15 feet from the mid-Atlantic through southern New England.
• 1:46
  Cedric: On the federal side, CISA added two entries to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Thursday evening.
• 1:53
  Cedric: One is a path traversal flaw in multiple WSO2 products, the other an incorrect authorization flaw in Adobe Commerce and Magento.
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  Cedric: Both carry a remediation deadline of Sunday, September 27, for federal civilian agencies.
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  Cedric: The National Interagency Fire Center's situation report holds the national preparedness level at 2, with 29 uncontained large fires and 7,344 personnel assigned nationally.
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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 3,989 acres and 15 percent containment after growing 306 acres, with moderate behavior including flanking and uphill runs.
• 2:34
  Cedric: Area, road and trail closures remain in effect near Wawona.
• 2:39
  Cedric: On the Los Padres National Forest, the Timber Fire has reached 25,443 acres at 59 percent containment, and fire managers report numerous structures and communication infrastructure threatened southeast of Big Sur.
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  Cedric: A complex incident management team is assigned to the neighboring Plaskett Fire and to Timber.
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  Cedric: Colorado.
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  Cedric: The Swiss Roll Fire on the San Juan National Forest sits at 777 acres and 36 percent containment east of Pagosa Springs, with energy infrastructure threatened and road and trail closures in effect.
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  Cedric: Connecticut.
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  Cedric: A Coastal Flood Warning for southern Fairfield County takes effect at 6 p.m.
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  Cedric: tonight and runs through 6 p.m.
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  Cedric: Sunday, with two to three feet of inundation above ground level expected along the shoreline.
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  Cedric: Delaware.
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  Cedric: A Coastal Flood Warning for the Delaware beaches carries one to two feet of inundation above ground level, paired with a High Wind Warning and breaking waves to 12 feet.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: Hawaii County is under both a Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning, and Maui County is under a Tropical Storm Watch.
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  Cedric: Public schools and state and county offices on Hawaii Island and in Maui County are closed today, and the University of Hawaii has closed affected campuses (official update published about 38 hours ago).
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  Cedric: State parks, forest lands and camping are closed on Hawaii Island, Maui and Molokai.
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  Cedric: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park began temporary parkwide closures at 5 p.m.
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  Cedric: Thursday ahead of Nolo's arrival.
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  Cedric: A High Surf Advisory covers south and east facing shores, and forecasters note tornadoes and large waterspouts are possible near the Big Island.
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  Cedric: Separately, Kilauea remains at Volcano Alert Level Watch and aviation color code Orange, with precursory overflows from the north vent resuming Tuesday night and 22 overflows counted since.
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  Cedric: Idaho.
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  Cedric: The Upper Smith Fire on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest is at 4,848 acres and 41 percent containment west of Porthill, with road and trail closures in effect.
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  Cedric: Massachusetts.
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  Cedric: A High Wind Warning runs from 8 a.m.
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  Cedric: this morning to 2 a.m.
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  Cedric: Sunday across eastern, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts, with northeast winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts to 60 mph.
• 5:03
  Cedric: The Weather Service states plainly that damaging winds will bring down branches and power lines and that power outages are expected, with difficult travel for high profile vehicles.
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  Cedric: A Coastal Flood Warning takes effect at 5 p.m.
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  Cedric: this afternoon and runs through 8 p.m.
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  Cedric: Sunday for eastern Essex, Suffolk, eastern Norfolk, eastern Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties, with up to one foot of inundation above ground level and tide levels of 4.2 to 12.8 feet above Mean Lower Low Water.
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  Cedric: Breaking waves of 6 to 13 feet and an extended period of beach erosion are also expected.
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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: Mississippi.
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  Cedric: The Merit Creek Fire on the National Forests in Mississippi is at 800 acres and 75 percent containment south of McLain, with active behavior including flanking and backing and structures threatened.
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  Cedric: Montana.
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  Cedric: A High Wind Warning covers the northern and southern High Plains through 6 a.m.
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  Cedric: Saturday.
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  Cedric: The Nature Grove Fire on the Bitterroot National Forest is a new large incident at 1,422 acres and zero percent containment, and the Davis Coulee Fire on Crow Agency lands stands at 15,470 acres and 50 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Nevada.
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  Cedric: A Red Flag Warning runs through 10 p.m.
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  Cedric: tonight for the Sierra Front, the West Humboldt Basin and the Lahontan Basin, with gusts of 25 to 35 mph and relative humidity of 12 to 18 percent.
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  Cedric: New Jersey.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings along the coastal ocean carry one to two feet of inundation above ground level, with a High Wind Warning, breaking waves to 12 feet and dangerous rip currents.
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  Cedric: New Mexico.
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  Cedric: Heavy rain upstream of Hondo produced catastrophic flash flooding overnight and sent a dangerous flood wave down the Rio Hondo, according to the Weather Service in Albuquerque.
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  Cedric: The Rio Hondo above Roswell reached 26.4 feet against a bankfull stage of 25 feet and is forecast to fall below flood stage this morning, with downstream impacts limited by controls at Two Rivers Reservoir.
• 7:24
  Cedric: Flood Warnings cover southeastern Lincoln, southern Curry, Roosevelt and Chaves counties until 9:30 a.m., with low water crossings inundated and streams still rising on runoff.
• 7:36
  Cedric: A Flash Flood Warning covers central Otero County, where torrential rain hit the headwaters of the Sacramento River above Timberon and arroyos flowing toward Bug Scuffle, on soils already saturated from several inches of rain this week.
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  Cedric: In the southeast, a Flash Flood Warning for northeastern Eddy and Lea counties includes Hobbs, Lovington and Tatum.
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  Cedric: New York.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings cover New York City, Long Island and southern Westchester, with two to three feet of inundation above ground level on the western Long Island Sound shoreline and breaking waves of 9 to 15 feet on the ocean
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  Cedric: beaches.
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  Cedric: North Carolina.
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  Cedric: A Coastal Flood Warning for eastern Currituck and the northern Outer Banks carries two to three feet of inundation above ground level, with breaking waves of 8 to 12 feet and a high risk of rip currents.
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  Cedric: Rhode Island.
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  Cedric: A High Wind Warning runs from 8 a.m.
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  Cedric: to 2 a.m.
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  Cedric: Sunday for Kent County and southeast Providence, with north winds of 20 to 30 mph, gusts of 45 to 60 mph, and power outages expected.
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  Cedric: Texas.
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  Cedric: Flood Warnings cover northeastern El Paso and northwestern Hudspeth counties after 2 to 3 inches of rain, with low water crossings inundated and flooding ongoing.
• 8:56
  Cedric: Air Quality Alerts issued Thursday afternoon run through this evening for the Houston and Galveston area and for 13 north Texas counties including Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton.
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  Cedric: Virginia.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Warnings cover Accomack and Northampton counties and the Chesapeake Bay shoreline, with one to two feet of inundation above ground level and breaking waves of 8 to 12 feet.
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  Cedric: Washington.
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  Cedric: The Three Queens Fire on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is at 9,551 acres and 31 percent containment east of Snoqualmie Pass, with numerous residences and critical infrastructure threatened.
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  Cedric: The Sisi Fire northwest of Stehekin grew 165 acres to 4,158 acres at 15 percent containment, with active behavior including isolated torching and residences and energy infrastructure threatened.
• 9:49
  Cedric: The King Fire northeast of Snoqualmie Pass grew 74 acres to 3,409 acres at 19 percent containment.
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  Cedric: Area, road and trail closures are in effect on all three.
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  Cedric: Wyoming.
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  Cedric: The Moonshine Fire on Bureau of Land Management ground southwest of Wheatland is at 7,325 acres and 65 percent containment, with residences threatened.
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  Cedric: District of Columbia.
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  Cedric: A Coastal Flood Advisory runs until 9 a.m.
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  Cedric: for the District shoreline, with up to one half foot of tidal inundation in low lying areas around the time of high tide.
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  Cedric: Puerto Rico and the U.S.
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  Cedric: Virgin Islands.
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  Cedric: A Heat Advisory runs from 10 a.m.
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  Cedric: to 3 p.m.
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  Cedric: today for all of Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra, and for the U.S.
• 10:34
  Cedric: Virgin Islands.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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