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Hurricane Warning for Hawaii's Big Island; Indiana declares statewide disaster amid record flooding; CISA issues 14 ICS advisories including a CVSS 10 water sector flaw · EM Morning Brief

• 0:00
  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Friday, August 14, 2026.
• 0:06
  Cedric: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Hawaii County as Tropical Storm Lala tracks toward the Big Island.
• 0:12
  Cedric: As of the 11:00 PM HST advisory, Lala carries maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, sits about 455 miles east southeast of Hilo, and is moving west northwest at 10 mph.
• 0:27
  Cedric: The National Hurricane Center forecasts Lala to become a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island.
• 0:32
  Cedric: Forecast rainfall runs 8 to 12 inches across Maui and the Big Island with maximum totals up to 25 inches possible, and storm surge of 1 to 3 feet.
• 0:41
  Cedric: A Tropical Storm Watch covers Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe.
• 0:47
  Cedric: Governor Josh Green has signed an emergency proclamation, Hawaii County opens 12 shelters at 6:00 PM Friday, and the Coast Guard moves Hawaii County commercial ports, including Hilo and Kawaihae, to Port Condition ZULU with all cargo operations prohibited as
• 1:03
  Cedric: of 8:00 AM Friday.
• 1:06
  Cedric: The Midwest flood emergency continues into a sixth day.
• 1:10
  Cedric: Indiana Governor Mike Braun has declared a statewide disaster emergency effective immediately for 30 days and mobilized the National Guard, and the White River at Anderson is cresting near 25 feet, its highest level in more than 100 years.
• 1:26
  Cedric: Anderson and Yorktown have declared local disaster emergencies, Anderson has issued evacuation orders along the White River, and 45 flood warnings are active in Indiana alone.
• 1:37
  Cedric: NIPSCO reports more than 230,000 customers still without power from Tuesday's derecho, the largest outage event in company history, with full restoration not expected until August 21.
• 1:51
  Cedric: The Weather Prediction Center places a Moderate risk of excessive rainfall today over central and southern Iowa into west central Illinois, warning of scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding.
• 2:02
  Cedric: In Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine says roughly 375 people have evacuated and warns of a dangerous overnight situation in the western part of the state.
• 2:13
  Cedric: Wildfire remains at National Preparedness Level 5.
• 2:15
  Cedric: The August 13 NIFC situation report counts 95 uncontained large fires, 103 new fires reported in the prior day, 29,058 personnel assigned, and 3,941,949 cumulative acres on active incidents, with 25 Complex Incident Management Teams and one NIMO team committed.
• 2:36
  Cedric: The Northwest accounts for 43 of the uncontained large fires.
• 2:41
  Cedric: On the cyber side, CISA released 14 industrial control system advisories on August 13, led by a maximum severity CVSS 10 OS command injection flaw, CVE-2026-19188, in the Haiwell IoT Cloud HMI Gateway affecting the energy, critical manufacturing, and water
• 2:59
  Cedric: and wastewater sectors.
• 3:01
  Cedric: Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities added August 11 carry federal remediation deadlines that fall today: CVE-2026-20349 in Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD, and CVE-2026-72898 in Metabase.
• 3:18
  Cedric: Dangerous heat continues across the mid South and Plains with 14 Extreme Heat Warnings and 45 Heat Advisories active, including heat index values up to 115 in southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.
• 3:30
  Cedric: DHS reports no current National Terrorism Advisory System advisories, and the State Department posted no travel advisory level changes.
• 3:40
  Cedric: Let’s run through the states Alaska ends the Juneau glacial outburst flood emergency.
• 3:45
  Cedric: The 2026 Glacial Outburst Flood Unified Command announced at 5:00 PM Thursday that the Suicide Basin flood threat is over, water is receding, and evacuated areas reopen to residents.
• 3:58
  Cedric: The Governor issued a State Disaster Declaration earlier Thursday activating the State Public Assistance program after requests from the City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes, with an evacuation advisory covering
• 4:13
  Cedric: roughly 1,900 homes.
• 4:16
  Cedric: Back Loop Bridge remains closed pending an Alaska DOT and PF safety assessment.
• 4:22
  Cedric: Great Sitkin volcano stays at Alert Level WATCH and Aviation Color Code ORANGE with slow lava effusion continuing in the summit crater.
• 4:30
  Cedric: Kupreanof and Shishaldin remain at ADVISORY and YELLOW.
• 4:34
  Cedric: Arizona is under a Flood Watch, and the Weather Prediction Center carries a Slight risk of excessive rainfall today across northwest Arizona.
• 4:44
  Cedric: California holds evacuation orders on two fires.
• 4:47
  Cedric: In Monterey County, Timber Fire evacuation orders remain for zones MRY F023, F025, F026, F027 and F028 A with warnings for five additional zones, Highway 1 is closed from Mile Post 45.1 south of the Big Sur Bakery to the
• 5:05
  Cedric: Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Vista Point at Mile Post 31, and the Red Cross shelter at Carmel Middle School stays open.
• 5:12
  Cedric: The Temporary Evacuation Point moves to the Carmel Valley Library Friday.
• 5:17
  Cedric: Order zones now include the Ventana Big Sur and Post Ranch Inn resorts and the Nepenthe restaurant.
• 5:23
  Cedric: The Timber Fire stands at 4,445 acres and 7 percent contained with 1,405 personnel.
• 5:31
  Cedric: The MP18 Fire in Humboldt County shows extreme fire behavior with short crown runs and spotting, threatening numerous structures at 4,605 acres and 5 percent containment.
• 5:42
  Cedric: In Placer County, French Meadows campgrounds and recreation areas remain evacuated for the Talbot Fire with an evacuation warning covering the Cedars community.
• 5:52
  Cedric: Tahoe National Forest moves to Stage 2 fire restrictions Friday.
• 5:57
  Cedric: Colorado reports a new large fire.
• 6:00
  Cedric: The Post Fire on Raton Mesa southeast of Trinidad is at 2,427 acres and zero containment, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife has closed all trails in Fishers Peak State Park after the fire moved into the park's southern area.
• 6:14
  Cedric: The Elk Fire holds at 7,374 acres and 35 percent containment with evacuations and closures in effect and numerous structures threatened.
• 6:24
  Cedric: A Flash Flood Watch is active, and the Weather Prediction Center carries a Slight excessive rainfall risk over northeast Colorado.
• 6:32
  Cedric: Connecticut responds to storm damage across Milford and Orange.
• 6:36
  Cedric: A commercial building on Cascade Boulevard partially collapsed when an outer cinder block wall fell inward and part of the roof came off during Wednesday night storms.
• 6:47
  Cedric: United Illuminating reported about 4,000 customers out at peak with broken poles and downed wires concentrated in Milford and Orange, and Orange officials urged the public to avoid the Marsh Hill area.
• 7:01
  Cedric: Florida has a precautionary boil water notice in Lynn Haven after the city shut off service Thursday night to replace a failed 8 inch water valve, affecting Mosley High School, Tom P.
• 7:12
  Cedric: Haney Technical College, a Quest Diagnostics location and Bay Health on East 34th Street.
• 7:18
  Cedric: The notice stays in effect until testing confirms the water is safe.
• 7:23
  Cedric: An Extreme Heat Warning and six Heat Advisories are active statewide.
• 7:28
  Cedric: Georgia is under an Extreme Heat Warning and an Extreme Heat Watch.
• 7:32
  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Charleston forecasts heat index values up to 114 under the warning and up to 115 possible under the watch across southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.
• 7:45
  Cedric: Six Heat Advisories are also in effect.
• 7:49
  Cedric: Hawaii is the nation's highest priority operation.
• 7:52
  Cedric: A Hurricane Warning covers eight Big Island land zones including Big Island East, Interior, North, South, Southeast, Summits, Kohala and Kona, plus four marine zones where forecasters expect east winds of 40 to 65 knots and seas of 18 to
• 8:07
  Cedric: 23 feet.
• 8:09
  Cedric: A Tropical Storm Watch covers 19 Maui County zones.
• 8:12
  Cedric: The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency forecasts impacts to Hawaii Island Friday night into Saturday morning, then Maui Nui Saturday morning, Oahu Saturday afternoon and evening, and Kauai Saturday night, with damaging winds over 74 mph in some areas, life threatening
• 8:29
  Cedric: flash flooding and landslides, and dangerous surf statewide.
• 8:33
  Cedric: A Flood Watch runs until 6:00 AM HST Sunday with 10 to 15 inches possible over windward and upslope areas of the Big Island.
• 8:42
  Cedric: Hawaii County opens 12 shelters at 6:00 PM Friday and asks evacuees to bring their own food, water and medicine.
• 8:49
  Cedric: Sites include Ikuo Hisaoka Gymnasium in Kapaau, Waikoloa Elementary cafeteria, Kahilu Theater in Waimea, Honokaa Gym, Laupahoehoe Public Charter School band room, Waiakea High School gym in Hilo, Keaau Armory, Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, Robert N.
• 9:05
  Cedric: Herkes Gym in Pahala, Naalehu Elementary gym, Kealakehe High School gym in Kailua Kona, and Yano Hall in Captain Cook.
• 9:13
  Cedric: Hele On Kakoo Paratransit ends at 8:00 PM Friday and all fixed route Hele On buses and paratransit are cancelled Saturday and Sunday.
• 9:23
  Cedric: The Department of Public Works is distributing sand for residents to fill their own sandbags.
• 9:28
  Cedric: Hawaii public schools on the Big Island hold normal instruction Friday, then all campuses and offices close from 5:30 PM Friday through Sunday.
• 9:36
  Cedric: UH Hilo and Hawaii Community College also close.
• 9:41
  Cedric: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park begins rolling closures, with the Mauna Loa summit and Red Hill closed Thursday and the Welcome Center, Kahuku Unit, all trails, the Nahuku lava tube, Chain of Craters Road and Crater Rim Drive East closing at
• 9:56
  Cedric: noon Friday.
• 9:57
  Cedric: The Coast Guard moves Hawaii County ports to Port Condition YANKEE at 8:00 PM Thursday and ZULU at 8:00 AM Friday, Maui County to YANKEE at 8:00 AM Friday, with Honolulu at X RAY and Kauai at WHISKEY.
• 10:11
  Cedric: Young Brothers cancelled its Honolulu to Kawaihae sailing, with Kawaihae open only from 7:30 to 11:30 AM Friday for dry straight load and palletized cargo pickup.
• 10:23
  Cedric: The Hawaii County Department of Water Supply warns that high winds can disrupt the grid and interrupt water service, and Honolulu has deployed outreach personnel urging people experiencing homelessness in dangerous areas to seek shelter.
• 10:38
  Cedric: Separately, Kilauea remains at Alert Level ADVISORY and Aviation Color Code YELLOW; the Halemaumau summit eruption is paused after episode 53 ended at 1:23 AM HST August 13, and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says reinflation indicates another episode is likely.
• 10:57
  Cedric: Idaho manages nine large fires and highway impacts.
• 11:01
  Cedric: The Idaho Transportation Department closed State Highway 55 in both directions for 19 miles north of Banks shortly after midnight Thursday because of wildfire activity along the roadway, then reopened it to alternating single lane traffic with a pilot car
• 11:17
  Cedric: at 8:00 PM.
• 11:19
  Cedric: U.S.
• 11:19
  Cedric: 12 west of Greer fully reopened at 8:00 PM after closures tied to the Mile Marker 50 Fire.
• 11:26
  Cedric: The Idaho Department of Lands asked rafters and kayakers to stay off the Payette River near Banks so helicopters can refill water buckets, and asked the public not to fly drones.
• 11:37
  Cedric: Two Red Flag Warnings are active in the state.
• 11:40
  Cedric: Illinois works through storm recovery while facing new flooding.
• 11:45
  Cedric: Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady signed a 48 hour emergency declaration Thursday after crews responded to hundreds of downed trees and power lines, with the city logging more than 400 calls for service.
• 11:57
  Cedric: Ameren Illinois reported 20,693 customers out in McLean County and Corn Belt Energy another 4,153.
• 12:06
  Cedric: Illinois State University issued an emergency alert, closed surrounding streets, kept residence halls on emergency power and cancelled Thursday move in appointments.
• 12:16
  Cedric: OSF St.
• 12:17
  Cedric: Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington closed its campus to visitors, rescheduled outpatient clinic appointments and confirmed roof damage with water intrusion.
• 12:27
  Cedric: ComEd says about 52,000 customers remain out of 410,000 affected earlier in the week and expects 99 percent restored by Saturday night.
• 12:37
  Cedric: Homewood School District 154 delayed the start of the school year one week to August 24.
• 12:44
  Cedric: A Flood Watch runs until 10:00 AM Saturday for Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Putnam, Rock Island and Whiteside counties, and eight Flash Flood Warnings and two Extreme Heat Warnings are active.
• 12:57
  Cedric: Indiana is the most severely affected state on the mainland.
• 13:01
  Cedric: Governor Mike Braun declared a statewide disaster emergency Thursday, effective immediately for 30 days, directing the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to coordinate response with Indiana State Police, INDOT, DNR and the Department of Correction assisting on water rescues, debris
• 13:18
  Cedric: clearing and infrastructure repairs.
• 13:21
  Cedric: The White River at Anderson is at 24.7 feet in major flood and cresting near 25 feet, the highest in more than 100 years.
• 13:30
  Cedric: Anderson's mayor declared a local disaster emergency and issued evacuation orders along the White River under Executive Orders 3 and 4, and more than 300 animals were evacuated from a flooded animal shelter.
• 13:44
  Cedric: Yorktown in Delaware County declared a local disaster emergency Thursday afternoon.
• 13:49
  Cedric: Fall Creek near Fortville is in major flood at 10.17 feet, which the National Weather Service says approaches the flood of record, and the Big Blue River at Shelbyville is forecast to crest at 18.0 feet in major flood Friday
• 14:04
  Cedric: afternoon.
• 14:05
  Cedric: Forty five flood warnings and nine flash flood warnings are active.
• 14:09
  Cedric: The Delaware County Sheriff's Office suspended its search Thursday afternoon for a missing 18 year old on the Mississinewa River after rising water, swift currents and debris made boat operations unsafe.
• 14:23
  Cedric: INDOT is targeting a Friday reopening of westbound Interstate 70 in Wayne County near mile marker 146 where floodwaters washed away pavement.
• 14:33
  Cedric: NIPSCO reports more than 230,000 customers still out as of 5:30 PM Thursday, expects roughly 90 percent restored by August 18 and all customers by August 21, and has more than 1,200 contractors deployed.
• 14:49
  Cedric: New Castle recorded more than 11 inches of rain in just over a day.
• 14:54
  Cedric: Iowa faces the highest excessive rainfall risk in the country today.
• 14:58
  Cedric: The Weather Prediction Center's Moderate risk axis runs across central and southern Iowa into west central Illinois, citing precipitable water approaching 2.4 inches and flash flood guidance exceedance probabilities above 50 percent.
• 15:13
  Cedric: A Flood Watch runs until 10:00 AM Saturday for Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine and Scott counties, and seven Flash Flood Warnings are already active.
• 15:26
  Cedric: We have more to cover this morning, but first, a quick word from the sponsor supporting today’s episode.
• 15:33
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• 15:37
  Cedric: Now, back to this morning’s updates.
• 15:41
  Cedric: Kansas is under six Extreme Heat Warnings.
• 15:44
  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Kansas City reissued a warning Thursday through 8:00 PM Friday with heat index values as high as 108, and the Springfield office issued a separate warning through 8:00 PM Sunday for southeast Kansas with daily
• 15:59
  Cedric: maximum heat index values around 105 to 110 and overnight lows only in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
• 16:09
  Cedric: Kentucky is under a Flood Watch, an Extreme Heat Warning and a Heat Advisory.
• 16:14
  Cedric: Louisiana sees a recovery deadline extension.
• 16:17
  Cedric: The Small Business Administration published Amendment 3 to the major disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Arthur, FEMA 4927 DR, extending the physical damage loan application deadline to October 1, 2026.
• 16:32
  Cedric: FEMA separately urged applicants in Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St.
• 16:37
  Cedric: Landry, St.
• 16:38
  Cedric: Tammany and Terrebonne parishes to stay in contact with the agency, warning that failure to respond can delay payments.
• 16:45
  Cedric: The FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• 16:52
  Cedric: Maine lifts a boil water order.
• 16:55
  Cedric: The Ellsworth Water Department cleared its boil water order for affected portions of the city Thursday following the Bridge Hill water main break.
• 17:04
  Cedric: Minnesota manages five large fires on the Superior National Forest.
• 17:08
  Cedric: Bear Trap is at 29,991 acres and 44 percent containment with numerous structures threatened and area, road and trail closures in effect, and command transfers from an Eastern Area team to a Southern Area team Friday.
• 17:21
  Cedric: Thumb is at 17,634 acres and 48 percent, Sioux at 6,896 acres and 41 percent, Wolfpack at 6,239 acres and 23 percent, and Camp at 4,357 acres and 87 percent with evacuations in effect.
• 17:41
  Cedric: Superior National Forest Closure Update Phase 6 took effect August 11.
• 17:45
  Cedric: NIFC reports that on August 11 a contract firefighter from Alaska experienced a fatal medical emergency while assigned to the Bear Trap incident.
• 17:54
  Cedric: Mississippi addresses water sector cyber risk and a boil water advisory.
• 17:59
  Cedric: The Mississippi State Department of Health says it has already messaged the state's water systems about the specific vulnerabilities exploited in a national wave of water utility cyberattacks and provided protective guidance for their operational technology, and Environmental Health director
• 18:17
  Cedric: William Moody says no systems affected by this type of attack have been identified in Mississippi.
• 18:24
  Cedric: JXN Water's interim third party manager Ted Henifin says the utility's systems are well protected and a new SCADA system is under construction with completion set for May 2027.
• 18:36
  Cedric: The City of Purvis issued a precautionary boil water advisory Thursday evening after a water main break near Bay Street.
• 18:43
  Cedric: Missouri is under extreme heat with cooling centers open.
• 18:48
  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Springfield issued an Extreme Heat Warning through 8:00 PM Sunday for central, southwest and west central Missouri with heat index values of 105 to 110, the St.
• 19:01
  Cedric: Louis office issued one through 9:00 PM Saturday warning of heat index values up to 112, and the Kansas City office reissued one through 8:00 PM Friday.
• 19:12
  Cedric: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services lists cooling locations in Cabool, Houston, Licking and Summersville in Texas County and advises residents to call ahead to confirm hours.
• 19:24
  Cedric: In Cape Girardeau, all lanes of North Sprigg Street are closed for a water main break, and officials say a boil water order may be necessary after repairs.
• 19:34
  Cedric: Montana adjusts Sand Creek Fire evacuations.
• 19:38
  Cedric: The Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office is allowing evacuated Grasshopper Valley residents to temporarily return home between 9:30 AM and noon Friday to retrieve essential belongings, with identification required and time stamped entry and exit at a law enforcement roadblock, and
• 19:55
  Cedric: everyone out by noon because of changing fire conditions.
• 19:59
  Cedric: GO evacuation status remains for Elkhorn Hot Springs and Maverick Mountain as crews cool hot spots near structures.
• 20:06
  Cedric: Sand Creek is at 27,736 acres and zero containment with 309 personnel, and Bobcat Lakes is at 9,680 acres and 6 percent with an evacuation order at GO.
• 20:19
  Cedric: The Skillet Fire near railroad infrastructure is at 3,363 acres and 47 percent with an evacuation warning for Good Creek and Alder Creek.
• 20:29
  Cedric: Nevada begins repopulation around the Bug and Stallion fires.
• 20:33
  Cedric: Evacuation orders dropped to warnings in the Red Rock Road and Hungry Valley areas Thursday afternoon, allowing Reno Sparks Indian Colony residents to return through checkpoints while staying ready to leave again and avoiding burn areas with active hot spots.
• 20:49
  Cedric: The Washoe County Sheriff's Office moved three road closure points to reopen limited access, and power remains out in the Red Rock area while NV Energy makes repairs.
• 21:00
  Cedric: Fifty four Nevada Army National Guardsmen are assigned to a security mission with the Sheriff's Office and Nevada State Police to safeguard evacuated neighborhoods and staff traffic control.
• 21:11
  Cedric: The Regional Emergency Operations Center published repopulation guidance covering weakened trees, damaged poles, smoldering embers in roofs and crawl spaces, and erosion and flood risk from burned slopes.
• 21:24
  Cedric: The combined Bug and Stallion incident is at 88,422 acres and 15 percent containment with 579 personnel, and the Stallion Fire is showing extreme fire behavior with crowning, running and spotting.
• 21:39
  Cedric: A Flood Watch is active over the burn scars, and the Nevada Highway Patrol urged drivers to avoid flooded roads and standing water.
• 21:47
  Cedric: New Mexico raises readiness on the Frijoles Fire.
• 21:51
  Cedric: Santa Fe County moved the Borrego Mesa area on and around Forest Roads 440 and 306 east of Rio Chiquito, plus the Nambe Pueblo Lake and Falls Recreation Area, to READY status Thursday afternoon.
• 22:05
  Cedric: The evacuation shelter at Pojoaque Valley Middle School transitions from fully staffed to standby, Camino de Canon in Cundiyo stays at GO, and the rest of Cundiyo and Cerro Pinon stay at SET.
• 22:16
  Cedric: Officials note a drone incursion into the fire's Temporary Flight Restriction on Tuesday impeded suppression.
• 22:22
  Cedric: In Rio Arriba County, InciWeb reports the community of Cordova is now in READY status with no evacuation order in place.
• 22:30
  Cedric: The fire is at 7,794 acres and 1 percent containment inside the Pecos Wilderness.
• 22:37
  Cedric: About 1,300 Los Alamos County customers in White Rock lost power Thursday evening with no restoration estimate as of 9:15 PM.
• 22:46
  Cedric: Ohio continues flood response.
• 22:49
  Cedric: Governor Mike DeWine warned Thursday night that western Ohio faces a dangerous situation overnight, said roughly 375 people have evacuated during the week's storms, and noted that many will never be able to return to those homes.
• 23:03
  Cedric: Flooding on the Whitewater River forced evacuations in Harrison County, with water levels beginning to drop early Friday.
• 23:11
  Cedric: A Slight risk of excessive rainfall covers Ohio today, and two Flash Flood Warnings are active.
• 23:17
  Cedric: Oklahoma faces heat and deepening drought.
• 23:20
  Cedric: An Extreme Heat Warning and eight Heat Advisories are active, and the National Weather Service in Tulsa forecasts heat index values of 110 to 115 through 8:00 PM Friday.
• 23:32
  Cedric: The U.S.
• 23:32
  Cedric: Drought Monitor released Thursday shows severe to extreme drought deepening statewide.
• 23:38
  Cedric: The Mill Creek Fire north of Stringtown is at 218 acres and 75 percent containment with structures threatened.
• 23:47
  Cedric: Oregon leads the nation with 23 large fires and 1,916,239 acres.
• 23:53
  Cedric: Klamath County downgraded Level 3 Go Now evacuations for zones KLA 1719 B, KLA 1721, KLA 1722 and KLA 1957 A on the Wrights Spring Fire, which stands at 53,032 acres and 6 percent containment.
• 24:09
  Cedric: Klamath County Fire District 3 is advising people on Sprague River municipal water not to drink it because the town's supply is depleted, with drinking water available at the Community Center ambulance bay and no firm recovery timeline.
• 24:23
  Cedric: Evacuation sheltering is at Chiloquin Elementary and Living Springs Church in Bonanza.
• 24:29
  Cedric: The Grasshopper Fire is at 85,114 acres and 20 percent containment with 1,877 personnel and evacuations and closures in effect, and the Wasco County Fair and Rodeo has been cancelled over fire danger and smoke.
• 24:44
  Cedric: The Big Grass Fire spanning Malheur County and Idaho is at 581,325 acres and 54 percent containment.
• 24:52
  Cedric: ODOT reopened U.S.
• 24:54
  Cedric: 26 between Prineville and Mitchell at 9:00 AM after a long closure for Rowe Creek Complex operations.
• 25:01
  Cedric: Klamath Falls Airport remains closed to all but firefighting and life flight aircraft under a NOTAM running until 13:00 UTC Friday.
• 25:10
  Cedric: Six Red Flag Warnings are active.
• 25:13
  Cedric: South Carolina is under an Extreme Heat Warning and an Extreme Heat Watch with heat index values up to 114 and up to 115 possible, plus four Heat Advisories.
• 25:24
  Cedric: The City of West Columbia lifted its boil water advisory Thursday morning for Carriage Lake Drive, Carriage Lake Court, Hill Lake Drive, Cumberland Drive, Egret Drive, Dorchester Drive and Dorchester Court after a water main break repair and clear samples.
• 25:41
  Cedric: South Dakota reports two new large fires on the Pine Ridge Agency.
• 25:45
  Cedric: Rancher is at 1,000 acres and zero containment two miles east of Evergreen, and XU Hill is at 2,500 acres and 10 percent containment twelve miles north of the White River Ranger Station.
• 25:59
  Cedric: Tennessee keeps a major interstate closure in place.
• 26:02
  Cedric: Interstate 55 southbound in Memphis and Third Street remain closed after a tractor trailer struck the Third Street overpass Wednesday evening near West Mallory Avenue.
• 26:13
  Cedric: TDOT crews are clearing debris and damaged concrete so engineers can assess the structural integrity of the 1964 bridge.
• 26:21
  Cedric: Northbound lanes and one southbound lane have reopened.
• 26:26
  Cedric: Texas issues a citywide boil water notice.
• 26:29
  Cedric: The City of Presidio directed residents Thursday to boil tap water for at least two minutes before drinking, cooking or brushing teeth, or to use bottled water, following a water leak, with no lift date announced.
• 26:42
  Cedric: Seven Heat Advisories are active, and the Storm Prediction Center notes afternoon highs over 100 degrees from the eastern Texas Panhandle into central Oklahoma and southern Kansas with relative humidity falling below 20 percent.
• 26:56
  Cedric: The Bufford Creek Fire is at 3,240 acres and 90 percent containment and the Dos Pistolas Fire at 1,000 acres and 75 percent.
• 27:08
  Cedric: Utah holds evacuations on three fires.
• 27:10
  Cedric: The Widemouth 2 Fire is at 129,574 acres and 50 percent containment with evacuations and closures in effect under Forest Closure Order 0408 26 14.
• 27:23
  Cedric: The Reeder Subdivision remains under a GO evacuation order from the Emery County Sheriff's Office for the Black Canyon Fire, now at 3,549 acres and 26 percent containment.
• 27:34
  Cedric: Summit County held a Rocky Canyon Fire community meeting Thursday evening in Henefer, with GO status from Hog Back Summit to West Henefer Road and SET status east of 300 West to Interstate 84.
• 27:48
  Cedric: The Weather Prediction Center carries a Slight excessive rainfall risk over southwest Utah.
• 27:54
  Cedric: Washington remains the most active fire state for evacuations and smoke.
• 27:58
  Cedric: Evacuation notices are active across seven fires.
• 28:03
  Cedric: Level 3 orders cover areas west of the Okanogan River north toward Oroville with Level 2 warnings in Tonasket for the Sinlahekin Fire, now 151,850 acres and 42 percent contained with 1,600 personnel.
• 28:17
  Cedric: The Little Giant Fire is at 128,085 acres and 7 percent containment with 2,266 personnel, Level 3 Get Out Now orders on the north shore of Lake Chelan from Deer Point to Safety Harbor Campground, and Level 2 warnings beyond.
• 28:34
  Cedric: The Modrite Fire is at 57,681 acres and 80 percent with Level 1 through 3 notices near Inchelium in Ferry County, and 240 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McChord are deployed in support.
• 28:47
  Cedric: Spokane area fires drive Level 2 and 3 notices around Suncrest, Five Mile, Nine Mile Road, Mead, Mount Spokane Park Drive and Pleasant Prairie.
• 28:57
  Cedric: The Three Queens Fire is at 3,534 acres and zero containment with Level 3 zones including Kachess Campground and Box Canyon Road.
• 29:06
  Cedric: The Department of Ecology reports air quality alerts continuing for most of central and eastern Washington with smoke pushing into Ellensburg, the Tri Cities and Yakima, plus alerts for Skagit and Whatcom counties through Saturday morning and Skamania County through
• 29:21
  Cedric: Friday evening.
• 29:23
  Cedric: A Red Flag Warning ran Thursday for the west slopes of the North Cascades above 1,500 feet, and a Fire Weather Watch covers the same area Friday afternoon and evening.
• 29:34
  Cedric: Chelan County Emergency Management has posted weekend livestock and domestic animal resources with intake at Tillicum Riders, the Chelan Rodeo Grounds and Appleatchee Riders.
• 29:46
  Cedric: Wyoming keeps an evacuation order in place.
• 29:49
  Cedric: Fremont County's order for residents in the Twin Creek Drainage area east of Wyoming Highway 28 remains active for the Weiser Knoll Fire near Lander, which InciWeb now reports at 16,531 acres and 95 percent containment with 71 personnel assigned.
• 30:07
  Cedric: All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
• 30:11
  Cedric: Let’s talk territories.
• 30:13
  Cedric: Guam faces two facility issues.
• 30:16
  Cedric: Repairs from an electrical fire at a Guam hospital remain incomplete, prompting safety questions, and the Tiyan High campus is closed after failing a Public Health inspection, displacing Sanchez and Tiyan students, with the Guam Department of Education offering grab
• 30:31
  Cedric: and go meals during the closure.
• 30:34
  Cedric: Northern Mariana Islands continues typhoon recovery.
• 30:38
  Cedric: The Kensington Hotel Saipan will temporarily close to repair significant damage from Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi, with possible furloughs.
• 30:48
  Cedric: General manager Ted Jung says the hotel stayed open because of an accommodation shortage for relief teams that came to the CNMI after the two storms, including FEMA personnel, and that no closure date or restoration timetable has been set.
• 31:02
  Cedric: Bank of Guam has resumed normal operations at its Rota branch as Rota continues recovery from Super Typhoon Bavi.
• 31:09
  Cedric: The Ahyi Seamount remains at Alert Level ADVISORY and Aviation Color Code YELLOW with no signs of unrest this past week.
• 31:17
  Cedric: Puerto Rico watches its water supply.
• 31:20
  Cedric: The Carraizo reservoir in Trujillo Alto rose 7 centimeters in 24 hours to 37.86 meters, a third consecutive daily increase, but remains classified under operational adjustments and would need 38.50 meters to return to observation status.
• 31:36
  Cedric: Of 19 reservoirs in the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority's daily monitoring, nine rose and 10 fell.
• 31:43
  Cedric: Carraizo supplies San Juan, Trujillo Alto, Carolina, Canovanas and Gurabo, where thousands of families lack potable water and face a rationing plan.
• 31:53
  Cedric: Department of Energy emergency orders 202-25-1E and 202-25-2E for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority remain in effect through November 7.
• 32:04
  Cedric: A Heat Advisory is active.
• 32:06
  Cedric: U.S.
• 32:06
  Cedric: Virgin Islands supports a Coast Guard search.
• 32:10
  Cedric: The Coast Guard and international partners are searching the Eastern Caribbean for a missing 58 year old mariner who departed Tortola Sunday aboard a 45 foot catamaran and never arrived in St.
• 32:21
  Cedric: Maarten.
• 32:23
  Cedric: Sector San Juan launched an MH-60 Jayhawk, issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and an Enhanced Group Call, and alerted VITEMA, Virgin Islands Search and Rescue, and rescue coordination centers in Martinique and Curacao.
• 32:37
  Cedric: The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority warns St.
• 32:40
  Cedric: Thomas could face additional rotating outages of no longer than two hours while it completes repairs to a critical propane terminal valve.
• 32:49
  Cedric: A Heat Advisory is active.
• 32:52
  Cedric: All other territories and the District of Columbia have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
• 32:59
  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
• 33:01
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• 33:09
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• 33:15
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• 33:17
  Cedric: Stay Safe.