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Post-tropical Arthur drives life-threatening Gulf Coast flooding; Midwest tornado outbreak hits Iowa and Illinois; Magnitude 4.5 quake shakes Hawaii Island · 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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  Thursday,
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  June
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  18,
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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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  Nimsstor.
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  The
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  Gulf
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  coast
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  leads
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  the
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  nation
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  this
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  morning.
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  Tropical
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  Storm
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  Arthur,
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  the
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  first
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  named
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  storm
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  of
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  the
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  2026
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  Atlantic
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  season,
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  came
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  ashore
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  near
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  Galveston,
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  Texas
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  and
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  has
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  since
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  weakened
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  to
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  a
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  post
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  tropical
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  system,
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  but
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  its
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  moisture
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  is
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  the
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  larger
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  threat.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  and
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  warn
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  of
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  life
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  threatening
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  flash
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  flooding
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  through
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  Friday
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  across
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  southern
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  Louisiana,
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  southern
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  Mississippi,
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  southern
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  Alabama
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  and
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  the
• 1:07
  Florida
• 1:07
  Panhandle
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  with
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  5
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  to
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  10
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  inches
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  of
• 1:10
  rain
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  and
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  isolated
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  totals
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  up
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  to
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  20
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  inches.
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  Flood
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  watches
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  cover
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  more
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  than
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  18
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  million
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  people
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  from
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  the
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  upper
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  Texas
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  coast
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  east
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  to
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  parts
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  of
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  Georgia
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  and
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  an
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  isolated
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  tornado
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  remains
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  possible
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  in
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  any
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  coastal
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  rain
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  bands
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  in
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  Louisiana.
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  High
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  water
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  rescues
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  are
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  already
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  underway
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  near
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  Folsom
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  in
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  St.
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  Tammany
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  Parish.
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  A
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  separate
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  severe
• 1:31
  weather
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  outbreak
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  is
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  moving
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  across
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  the
• 1:33
  Midwest
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  and
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  Ohio
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  Valley.
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  The
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  Storm
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  Prediction
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  center
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  tracked
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  tornadoes
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  and
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  damaging
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  winds
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  across
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  Iowa
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  and
• 1:40
  Illinois,
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  including
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  a
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  particularly
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  dangerous
• 1:42
  situation
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  tornado
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  near
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  Harpers
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  Ferry,
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  Iowa
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  and
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  a
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  94
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  mph
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  wind
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  gust
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  at
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  Albion,
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  with
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  additional
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  tornado
• 1:49
  warnings
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  overnight
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  across
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  Indiana,
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  Kentucky
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  and
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  Ohio.
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  At
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  least
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  one
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  person
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  has
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  died
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  in
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  the
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  storms.
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  Weather
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  driven
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  FAA
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  ground
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  stops
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  and
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  delays
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  have
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  rippled
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  through
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  major
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  hubs
• 2:00
  including
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  Houston,
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  Atlanta,
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  Chicago
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  and
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  Dallas.
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  Fort
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  Worth
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  on
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  the
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  wildfire
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  front
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  the
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Coordination
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  Center's
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  most
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  recent
• 2:09
  situation
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  report
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  places
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  the
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  country
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  at
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  National
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  Preparedness
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  Level
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  2,
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  with
• 2:14
  year
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  to
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  date
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  acreage
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  running
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  well
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  above
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  the
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  10
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  year
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  average
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  and
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  roughly
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  a
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  dozen
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  uncontained
• 2:19
  large
• 2:20
  fires.
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  Active
• 2:22
  incidents
• 2:22
  include
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  the
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  Shore
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  fire
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  in
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  California,
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  the
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  Seven
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  Cabins
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  fire
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  in
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  New
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  Mexico
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  and
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  a
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  large
• 2:27
  fire
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  in
• 2:28
  Coconino
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  County,
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  Arizona.
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  On
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  the
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  seismic
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  and
• 2:31
  volcanic
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  side,
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  the
• 2:32
  U.S.
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  4
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  Geological
• 2:33
  Survey
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  reports
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  a
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  magnitude
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  4.5
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  earthquake
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  southeast
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  of
• 2:37
  Pahala
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  on
• 2:38
  Hawaii
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  island
• 2:39
  and
• 2:39
  Kilauea
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  remains
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  at
• 2:40
  volcano
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  alert
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  level
• 2:42
  advisory
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  with
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  its
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  summit
• 2:43
  eruption
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  paused
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  between
• 2:44
  episodes.
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  There
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  are
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  no
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  new
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  entries
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  on
• 2:47
  the
• 2:47
  CISA
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  Known
• 2:48
  Exploited
• 2:49
  Vulnerabilities
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  catalog
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  within
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  the
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  past
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  24
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  hours
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  and
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  no
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  change
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  to
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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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  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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  Alabama
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  the
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  office
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  in
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  Birmingham
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  has
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  posted
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  a
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  flood
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  watch
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  for
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  central
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  Alabama
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  running
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  from
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  Thursday
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  morning
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  into
• 3:07
  Friday
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  evening
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  as
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  Arthur's
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  remnant
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  moisture
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  moves
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  inland
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  alongside
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  a
• 3:11
  marginal
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  severe
• 3:12
  weather
• 3:13
  risk.
• 3:14
  Rainfall
• 3:15
  totals
• 3:15
  of
• 3:16
  5
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  to
• 3:16
  10
• 3:16
  inches
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  are
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  possible
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  across
• 3:18
  the
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  southern
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  half
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  of
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  the
• 3:19
  state.
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  Arizona
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  A
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  large
• 3:22
  wildfire
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  in
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  Coconino
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  county,
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  located
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  roughly
• 3:25
  nine
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  miles
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  south
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  of
• 3:26
  Highway
• 3:26
  89,
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  has
• 3:28
  burned
• 3:28
  about
• 3:28
  3,000
• 3:29
  acres
• 3:29
  and
• 3:30
  is
• 3:30
  reported
• 3:30
  at
• 3:30
  5%
• 3:31
  containment.
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  The
• 3:33
  fire
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  is
• 3:33
  one
• 3:33
  of
• 3:33
  several
• 3:34
  active
• 3:34
  large
• 3:34
  incidents.
• 3:35
  The
• 3:35
  National
• 3:35
  Interagency
• 3:36
  Fire
• 3:37
  center
• 3:37
  is
• 3:37
  tracking
• 3:37
  in
• 3:38
  the
• 3:38
  southwest
• 3:40
  California
• 3:40
  the
• 3:41
  Shore
• 3:41
  Fire
• 3:41
  in
• 3:41
  Riverside
• 3:42
  county
• 3:42
  has
• 3:42
  burned
• 3:42
  approximately
• 3:43
  3,085
• 3:44
  acres
• 3:45
  and
• 3:45
  is
• 3:45
  32%
• 3:46
  contained.
• 3:47
  Mandatory
• 3:47
  evacuation
• 3:48
  orders
• 3:49
  remain
• 3:49
  in
• 3:49
  effect
• 3:49
  for
• 3:50
  zones
• 3:50
  RVC0231B
• 3:52
  and
• 3:52
  RVC231C,
• 3:54
  with
• 3:54
  additional
• 3:54
  evacuation
• 3:55
  warnings
• 3:56
  for
• 3:56
  nearby
• 3:56
  areas.
• 3:58
  Florida
• 3:59
  Arthur's
• 3:59
  remnants
• 4:00
  bring
• 4:00
  a
• 4:00
  flash
• 4:00
  flood
• 4:01
  threat
• 4:01
  to
• 4:01
  the
• 4:01
  Florida
• 4:02
  Panhandle
• 4:02
  through
• 4:02
  Friday.
• 4:04
  Separately,
• 4:05
  Pinellas
• 4:05
  County
• 4:06
  Utilities
• 4:06
  and
• 4:06
  the
• 4:07
  city
• 4:07
  of
• 4:07
  Pinellas
• 4:07
  park
• 4:08
  issued
• 4:08
  a
• 4:08
  precautionary
• 4:09
  citywide
• 4:10
  boil
• 4:10
  water
• 4:10
  notice
• 4:11
  on
• 4:11
  Wednesday
• 4:12
  after
• 4:12
  a
• 4:12
  main
• 4:13
  valve
• 4:13
  shutoff
• 4:13
  caused
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  brief
• 4:14
  loss
• 4:14
  of
• 4:15
  pressure.
• 4:16
  Service
• 4:16
  has
• 4:16
  been
• 4:16
  restored
• 4:17
  and
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  notice
• 4:18
  remains
• 4:18
  in
• 4:18
  effect
• 4:19
  as
• 4:19
  a
• 4:19
  precaution
• 4:20
  until
• 4:20
  sampling
• 4:21
  clears.
• 4:23
  Flood
• 4:24
  watches
• 4:24
  extend
• 4:25
  into
• 4:25
  western
• 4:25
  Georgia,
• 4:26
  including
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  Atlanta
• 4:27
  metro,
• 4:27
  as
• 4:28
  Arthur's
• 4:28
  moisture
• 4:29
  pushes
• 4:29
  north
• 4:29
  and
• 4:29
  east.
• 4:31
  Weather
• 4:31
  related
• 4:31
  FAA
• 4:32
  delays
• 4:32
  and
• 4:33
  cancellations
• 4:33
  are
• 4:34
  affecting
• 4:34
  Hartsfield,
• 4:35
  Jackson
• 4:35
  Atlanta
• 4:35
  International
• 4:36
  airport.
• 4:38
  Hawaii
• 4:38
  the
• 4:39
  U.S.
• 4:39
  geological
• 4:40
  Survey
• 4:40
  reports
• 4:40
  a
• 4:41
  magnitude
• 4:41
  4.5
• 4:42
  earthquake
• 4:43
  about
• 4:43
  11
• 4:43
  miles
• 4:44
  southeast
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  Pahala
• 4:45
  on
• 4:45
  Hawaii
• 4:46
  island
• 4:46
  at
• 4:46
  a
• 4:46
  depth
• 4:46
  of
• 4:47
  roughly
• 4:47
  21
• 4:47
  miles.
• 4:48
  Part
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  the
• 4:49
  long
• 4:49
  running
• 4:49
  Pahala
• 4:50
  seismic
• 4:50
  swarm.
• 4:51
  Kilauea
• 4:52
  is
• 4:52
  not
• 4:52
  erupting.
• 4:53
  Its
• 4:53
  summit
• 4:54
  eruption
• 4:54
  is
• 4:54
  paused
• 4:55
  at
• 4:55
  volcano
• 4:55
  alert
• 4:56
  level
• 4:56
  advisory
• 4:56
  and
• 4:57
  aviation
• 4:57
  color
• 4:58
  Code
• 4:58
  yellow
• 4:58
  with
• 4:58
  the
• 4:59
  next
• 4:59
  episode
• 4:59
  forecast
• 5:00
  between
• 5:00
  June
• 5:00
  23
• 5:01
  and
• 5:01
  June
• 5:02
  27.
• 5:03
  Illinois
• 5:04
  A
• 5:05
  severe
• 5:05
  storm
• 5:05
  and
• 5:05
  tornado
• 5:06
  event
• 5:06
  Wednesday
• 5:07
  produced
• 5:07
  confirmed
• 5:08
  tornadoes
• 5:08
  in
• 5:08
  Coles,
• 5:09
  Effingham
• 5:10
  and
• 5:10
  Newton
• 5:10
  counties
• 5:11
  and
• 5:11
  near
• 5:11
  Springfield's
• 5:12
  Capitol
• 5:13
  airport
• 5:13
  along
• 5:13
  with
• 5:14
  60
• 5:14
  mph
• 5:15
  winds
• 5:15
  and
• 5:15
  large
• 5:16
  hail.
• 5:17
  Thousands
• 5:17
  lost
• 5:18
  power.
• 5:18
  Flash
• 5:19
  flood
• 5:19
  warnings
• 5:19
  were
• 5:19
  issued
• 5:20
  across
• 5:20
  central
• 5:20
  counties
• 5:21
  and
• 5:21
  closures
• 5:22
  included
• 5:22
  Charleston
• 5:23
  schools,
• 5:24
  several
• 5:24
  City
• 5:24
  of
• 5:25
  Champaign
• 5:25
  facilities
• 5:26
  and
• 5:26
  Lakeland
• 5:27
  College.
• 5:29
  Indiana
• 5:29
  Severe
• 5:30
  storms
• 5:30
  swept
• 5:31
  central
• 5:31
  Indiana
• 5:32
  on
• 5:32
  Wednesday
• 5:32
  into
• 5:33
  Thursday,
• 5:33
  prompting
• 5:34
  tornado
• 5:34
  warnings
• 5:35
  and
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  threat
• 5:35
  of
• 5:36
  destructive
• 5:36
  winds.
• 5:37
  The
• 5:38
  state
• 5:38
  also
• 5:38
  sits
• 5:39
  within
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  moderate
• 5:40
  excessive
• 5:40
  rainfall
• 5:41
  risk
• 5:41
  that
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  Weather
• 5:41
  Prediction
• 5:42
  center
• 5:42
  flagged
• 5:43
  across
• 5:43
  central
• 5:43
  Illinois
• 5:44
  and
• 5:44
  Indiana.
• 5:46
  Iowa
• 5:47
  A
• 5:48
  particularly
• 5:48
  dangerous
• 5:49
  situation
• 5:49
  tornado
• 5:50
  was
• 5:50
  confirmed
• 5:50
  near
• 5:51
  Harpers
• 5:51
  Ferry
• 5:51
  in
• 5:51
  northeast
• 5:52
  Iowa
• 5:52
  with
• 5:53
  widespread
• 5:53
  damage
• 5:54
  reported
• 5:54
  across
• 5:55
  central
• 5:55
  and
• 5:55
  eastern
• 5:55
  Iowa
• 5:56
  and
• 5:56
  including
• 5:57
  snapped
• 5:57
  power
• 5:57
  poles,
• 5:58
  damaged
• 5:58
  roofs
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  a
• 5:59
  94
• 6:00
  mph
• 6:00
  straight
• 6:01
  line
• 6:01
  wind
• 6:01
  gust
• 6:02
  at
• 6:02
  Albion.
• 6:03
  Local
• 6:03
  emergency
• 6:04
  managers
• 6:05
  are
• 6:05
  assessing
• 6:05
  structural
• 6:06
  impacts.
• 6:07
  Kentucky
• 6:08
  the
• 6:08
  National
• 6:09
  Weather
• 6:09
  Service
• 6:10
  confirmed
• 6:10
  a
• 6:10
  radar
• 6:11
  indicated
• 6:11
  tornado
• 6:12
  in
• 6:12
  Boone
• 6:12
  county
• 6:13
  during
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  overnight
• 6:14
  storms
• 6:14
  and
• 6:15
  more
• 6:15
  than
• 6:15
  9,000
• 6:16
  Duke
• 6:16
  Energy
• 6:17
  customers
• 6:17
  lost
• 6:18
  power
• 6:18
  across
• 6:18
  the
• 6:19
  Tri
• 6:19
  State
• 6:19
  region
• 6:20
  spanning
• 6:20
  Kentucky,
• 6:21
  Ohio
• 6:21
  and
• 6:22
  Indiana.
• 6:23
  Louisiana
• 6:24
  Arthur's
• 6:25
  flood
• 6:25
  threat
• 6:25
  turned
• 6:26
  urgent
• 6:26
  Wednesday
• 6:27
  as
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  Chafunk
• 6:28
  river
• 6:28
  rose
• 6:28
  rapidly
• 6:29
  in
• 6:29
  St.
• 6:29
  Tammany
• 6:30
  Parish,
• 6:30
  trapping
• 6:31
  residents
• 6:31
  and
• 6:32
  prompting
• 6:32
  high
• 6:32
  water
• 6:33
  rescues
• 6:33
  near
• 6:33
  Folsom,
• 6:34
  where
• 6:34
  firefighters
• 6:35
  evacuated
• 6:36
  about
• 6:36
  five
• 6:36
  homes
• 6:37
  along
• 6:37
  Park
• 6:37
  Lane.
• 6:38
  The
• 6:39
  state
• 6:39
  activated
• 6:39
  Emergency
• 6:40
  Response
• 6:40
  Plan
• 6:41
  DN3E
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  a
• 6:42
  flood
• 6:43
  watch
• 6:43
  remains
• 6:43
  in
• 6:43
  effect
• 6:44
  through
• 6:44
  Friday
• 6:44
  morning
• 6:44
  for
• 6:45
  much
• 6:45
  of
• 6:45
  southeast
• 6:46
  Louisiana.
• 6:48
  Mississippi
• 6:50
  coastal
• 6:50
  and
• 6:50
  southern
• 6:51
  Mississippi
• 6:51
  are
• 6:52
  under
• 6:52
  a
• 6:52
  flood
• 6:52
  watch
• 6:53
  as
• 6:53
  Arthur's
• 6:54
  remnants
• 6:54
  deliver
• 6:55
  5
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  10
• 6:55
  inches
• 6:56
  of
• 6:56
  rain,
• 6:57
  with
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  heaviest
• 6:57
  totals
• 6:58
  possible
• 6:58
  across
• 6:59
  the
• 6:59
  southern
• 6:59
  counties
• 7:00
  through
• 7:00
  Friday.
• 7:01
  Life
• 7:02
  threatening
• 7:02
  flash
• 7:03
  flooding
• 7:03
  is
• 7:03
  the
• 7:03
  primary
• 7:04
  concern.
• 7:05
  NEW
• 7:06
  Mexico
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  Seven
• 7:07
  Cabins
• 7:07
  fire
• 7:07
  in
• 7:07
  the
• 7:08
  Lincoln
• 7:08
  National
• 7:08
  Forest
• 7:09
  has
• 7:09
  grown
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  about
• 7:09
  31,846
• 7:11
  acres.
• 7:12
  Fire
• 7:13
  behavior
• 7:13
  has
• 7:13
  moderated
• 7:14
  to
• 7:14
  smoldering,
• 7:15
  but
• 7:15
  structures
• 7:15
  remain
• 7:16
  threatened
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  area
• 7:17
  closures
• 7:17
  are
• 7:17
  in
• 7:17
  effect.
• 7:18
  The
• 7:18
  USGS
• 7:19
  also
• 7:19
  recorded
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  magnitude
• 7:21
  3.5
• 7:21
  earthquake
• 7:22
  near
• 7:22
  Harales.
• 7:25
  Overnight
• 7:26
  storms
• 7:26
  brought
• 7:26
  tornado
• 7:27
  warnings
• 7:27
  and
• 7:27
  damage
• 7:28
  across
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  Cincinnati
• 7:29
  Tri
• 7:29
  State
• 7:30
  area,
• 7:31
  contributing
• 7:31
  to
• 7:31
  the
• 7:31
  more
• 7:32
  than
• 7:32
  9,000
• 7:32
  Duke
• 7:33
  Energy
• 7:33
  outages
• 7:34
  reported
• 7:34
  across
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  region.
• 7:36
  Damage
• 7:36
  assessments
• 7:37
  are
• 7:37
  ongoing.
• 7:40
  Tropical
• 7:40
  Storm
• 7:40
  Arthur
• 7:41
  made
• 7:41
  landfall
• 7:42
  near
• 7:42
  Galveston
• 7:43
  before
• 7:43
  weakening,
• 7:44
  knocking
• 7:44
  out
• 7:45
  power
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  more
• 7:45
  than
• 7:45
  9,000
• 7:46
  customers
• 7:47
  in
• 7:47
  South
• 7:47
  Texas,
• 7:48
  with
• 7:48
  additional
• 7:49
  outages
• 7:49
  around
• 7:50
  Galveston
• 7:50
  and
• 7:50
  the
• 7:51
  Texas
• 7:51
  City
• 7:51
  and
• 7:52
  Lamarck
• 7:52
  area.
• 7:54
  Gov.
• 7:54
  Greg
• 7:55
  Abbott's
• 7:55
  disaster
• 7:55
  declaration
• 7:56
  covering
• 7:57
  101
• 7:58
  counties
• 7:58
  issued
• 7:59
  June
• 7:59
  15
• 7:59
  for
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  broader
• 8:00
  severe
• 8:01
  weather
• 8:01
  and
• 8:01
  flooding
• 8:02
  event
• 8:02
  remains
• 8:03
  in
• 8:03
  effect.
• 8:04
  At
• 8:04
  least
• 8:05
  two
• 8:05
  people
• 8:05
  have
• 8:05
  died
• 8:06
  in
• 8:06
  Texas
• 8:06
  floodwaters
• 8:07
  this
• 8:07
  week.
• 8:08
  All
• 8:08
  other
• 8:09
  states
• 8:09
  and
• 8:09
  territories
• 8:10
  have
• 8:10
  no
• 8:11
  significant
• 8:11
  updates
• 8:12
  in
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  last
• 8:12
  24
• 8:13
  hours.
• 8:14
  That
• 8:14
  wraps
• 8:14
  today's
• 8:15
  EM
• 8:15
  Morning
• 8:15
  Brief.
• 8:16
  New
• 8:16
  episodes
• 8:17
  drop
• 8:17
  Monday
• 8:17
  through
• 8:18
  Friday
• 8:18
  in
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  5am
• 8:19
  hour
• 8:19
  PT,
• 8:20
  so
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  day
• 8:21
  starts
• 8:21
  with
• 8:21
  clarity
• 8:22
  instead
• 8:22
  of
• 8:23
  catch
• 8:23
  up.
• 8:24
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• 8:24
  on
• 8:24
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• 8:25
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• 8:25
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• 8:25
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• 8:26
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• 8:26
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• 8:27
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• 8:27
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• 8:27
  on
• 8:28
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• 8:28
  favorite
• 8:28
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• 8:29
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• 8:29
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• 8:30
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• 8:30
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• 8:30
  is
• 8:31
  an
• 8:31
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• 8:32
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• 8:33
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