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Life-Threatening Flash Flooding Strikes Central Texas; South Faces Week-Long Flood Threat; Bear Fire Grows in New Mexico · 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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  Monday,
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  June
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  15,
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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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  NIM
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  store
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  Heavy
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  rainfall
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  and
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  flash
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  flooding
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  across
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  Central
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  Texas
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  lead
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  this
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  morning.
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  The
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  issued
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  multiple
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  flash
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  flood
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  warnings
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  for
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  the
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  Austin
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  area
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  overnight
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  into
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  Monday,
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  with
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  1
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  to
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  5
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  inches
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  of
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  rain
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  already
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  reported
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  in
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  parts
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  of
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  Central
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  Texas
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  and
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  more
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  expected
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  through
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  the
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  day.
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  Officials
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  pushed
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  an
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  imminent
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  threat
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  alert
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  to
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  phones
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  across
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  the
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  Austin
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  area
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  warning
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  of
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  a
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  dangerous
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  and
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  life
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  threatening
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  situation.
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  Austin
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  Travis
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  County
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  EMS
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  and
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  the
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  Austin
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  Fire
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  Department
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  conducted
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  a
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  water
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  rescue
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  in
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  south
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  Austin,
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  and
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  the
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  Texas
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  Department
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  of
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  Public
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  Safety
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  reported
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  multiple
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  water
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  rescues
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  on
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  Interstate
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  35
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  just
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  south
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  of
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  Waco,
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  where
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  video
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  showed
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  water
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  pouring
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  over
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  the
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  main
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  lanes.
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  Dozens
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  of
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  low
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  water
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  crossings
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  are
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  closed
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  across
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  the
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  region
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  and
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  Texas
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  has
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  positioned
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  state
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  response
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  resources
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  including
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  Texas
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  A
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  and
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  m
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  Task
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  Force
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  1,
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  Swift
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  Water
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  Rescue
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  Squads
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  and
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  Texas
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  Parks
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  and
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  Wildlife
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  and
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  Department
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  of
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  Public
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  Safety
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  rescue
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  teams
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  to
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  support
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  local
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  operations.
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  The
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  flooding
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  threat
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  is
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  forecast
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  to
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  persist
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  and
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  shift
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  eastward
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  this
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  week.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  is
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  monitoring
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  a
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  trough
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  of
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  low
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  pressure
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  over
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  northeastern
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  Mexico
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  and
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  southern
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  Texas
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  that
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  could
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  reemerge
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  over
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  the
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  northwestern
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  Gulf
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  by
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  midweek,
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  where
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  conditions
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  may
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  support
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  gradual
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  development.
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  No
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  tropical
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  cyclone
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  formation
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  is
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  expected
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  over
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  the
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  next
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  seven
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  days,
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  but
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  heavy
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  rain
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  and
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  flash
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  flooding
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  remain
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  likely
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  across
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  eastern
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  and
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  southern
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  Texas
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  and
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  Louisiana.
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  Forecasters
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  highlight
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  a
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  slight
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  risk
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  of
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  excessive
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  rainfall
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  across
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  the
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  Southern
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  Plains,
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  lower
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  Mississippi
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  Valley
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  and
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  Southeast,
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  with
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  a
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  damaging
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  wind
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  threat
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  extending
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  from
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  the
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  Ohio
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  and
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  Kentucky
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  region
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  into
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  the
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  Mid
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  Atlantic.
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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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  Fire
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  Center's
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  June
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  14
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  situation
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  report
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  describes
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  an
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  active
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  early
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  season
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  with
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  31,511
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  wildfires
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  having
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  burned
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  nearly
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  2.5
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  million
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  acres
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  year
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  to
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  date
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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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  Several
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  large
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  fires
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  are
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  burning
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  in
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  the
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  Southwest,
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  led
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  by
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  the
• 2:44
  Bear
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  Fire
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  in
• 2:44
  New
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  Mexico's
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  Gila
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  National
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  Forest,
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  which
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  has
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  grown
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  past
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  6,600
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  acres
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  at
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  3%
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  containment.
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  With
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  evacuation
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  preparations
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  underway
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  in
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  Catron
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  county,
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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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  Colorado
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  the
• 2:58
  Beehive
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  Fire
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  is
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  burning
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  on
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  Bureau
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  of
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  Land
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  management
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  land
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  roughly
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  15
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  miles
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  northwest
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  of
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  Naterita
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  within
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  the
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  UNCOMPAGRE
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  Field
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  Office
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  area,
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  according
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  to
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  the
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  National
• 3:08
  Interagency
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  Fire
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  Center's
• 3:09
  June
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  14
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  situation
• 3:10
  report.
• 3:12
  Crews
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  are
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  engaged
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  amid
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  active
• 3:13
  fire
• 3:13
  behavior.
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  Hawaii
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  the
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  deadline
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  for
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  residents
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  of
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  Maui,
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  Hawaii
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  and
• 3:18
  Honolulu
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  counties
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  to
• 3:19
  apply
• 3:20
  for
• 3:20
  FEMA
• 3:20
  individual
• 3:21
  assistance
• 3:21
  tied
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  to
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  the
• 3:22
  March
• 3:22
  Kona
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  low
• 3:23
  flooding
• 3:23
  fell
• 3:24
  on
• 3:24
  June
• 3:24
  14.
• 3:27
  Survivors
• 3:27
  with
• 3:28
  questions
• 3:28
  about
• 3:28
  applications
• 3:29
  already
• 3:29
  submitted
• 3:30
  are
• 3:30
  directed
• 3:31
  to
• 3:31
  FEMA's
• 3:31
  helpline
• 3:32
  and
• 3:32
  disaster
• 3:32
  Recovery
• 3:33
  Resources.
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  A
• 3:36
  flood
• 3:37
  watch
• 3:37
  covers
• 3:37
  most
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  of
• 3:38
  south
• 3:38
  Louisiana
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  as
• 3:39
  a
• 3:39
  stalling
• 3:40
  front
• 3:40
  pulls
• 3:40
  tropical
• 3:41
  moisture
• 3:41
  in
• 3:41
  from
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  Gulf.
• 3:43
  Forecasters
• 3:44
  expect
• 3:44
  3
• 3:45
  to
• 3:45
  6
• 3:45
  inches
• 3:45
  of
• 3:46
  rain
• 3:46
  across
• 3:46
  the
• 3:46
  region,
• 3:47
  including
• 3:48
  New
• 3:48
  Orleans
• 3:48
  and
• 3:48
  Baton
• 3:49
  Rouge,
• 3:49
  with
• 3:50
  isolated
• 3:50
  totals
• 3:51
  up
• 3:51
  to
• 3:51
  10
• 3:51
  inches
• 3:52
  possible.
• 3:53
  The
• 3:54
  Weather
• 3:54
  Prediction
• 3:54
  center
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  has
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  placed
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  area
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  at
• 3:56
  a
• 3:56
  level
• 3:56
  2
• 3:56
  of
• 3:57
  4
• 3:57
  flood
• 3:57
  threat,
• 3:58
  and
• 3:58
  the
• 3:58
  National
• 3:59
  Hurricane
• 3:59
  center
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  is
• 4:00
  watching
• 4:00
  a
• 4:00
  western
• 4:01
  Gulf
• 4:01
  disturbance
• 4:02
  that
• 4:02
  could
• 4:02
  enhance
• 4:03
  rainfall
• 4:03
  by
• 4:03
  midweek.
• 4:06
  NEW
• 4:06
  Mexico
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  lightning
• 4:07
  caused
• 4:08
  bear
• 4:08
  fire
• 4:09
  burning
• 4:09
  18
• 4:10
  miles
• 4:10
  southeast
• 4:10
  of
• 4:11
  Kamato
• 4:11
  in
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  Gila
• 4:12
  National
• 4:12
  Forest
• 4:13
  has
• 4:13
  grown
• 4:14
  to
• 4:14
  more
• 4:14
  than
• 4:14
  6,600
• 4:15
  acres
• 4:15
  at
• 4:16
  3%
• 4:16
  containment
• 4:17
  as
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  June
• 4:17
  14.
• 4:19
  Katron
• 4:20
  County
• 4:20
  Emergency
• 4:20
  Management
• 4:21
  has
• 4:21
  moved
• 4:21
  three
• 4:22
  private
• 4:22
  land
• 4:22
  zones
• 4:23
  east
• 4:23
  of
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  fire
• 4:23
  into
• 4:24
  set
• 4:24
  status
• 4:24
  under
• 4:25
  the
• 4:25
  Ready
• 4:25
  Set
• 4:25
  Go
• 4:26
  framework,
• 4:27
  and
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  Gila
• 4:27
  National
• 4:28
  Forest
• 4:28
  has
• 4:28
  issued
• 4:29
  an
• 4:29
  area
• 4:29
  closure.
• 4:31
  About
• 4:31
  470
• 4:32
  firefighters
• 4:33
  are
• 4:33
  assigned,
• 4:34
  with
• 4:34
  aircraft
• 4:35
  drawing
• 4:35
  water
• 4:35
  from
• 4:36
  Kamado
• 4:36
  Lake.
• 4:38
  TEXAS
• 4:38
  Central
• 4:38
  Texas
• 4:39
  is
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  focus
• 4:40
  of
• 4:40
  today's
• 4:40
  flooding.
• 4:41
  Flash
• 4:42
  flood
• 4:42
  warnings
• 4:43
  covered
• 4:43
  Travis,
• 4:44
  Hays,
• 4:44
  Williamson,
• 4:45
  Burnett,
• 4:45
  Bastrop
• 4:46
  and
• 4:46
  Lee
• 4:46
  counties
• 4:47
  Monday
• 4:47
  morning,
• 4:48
  with
• 4:48
  parts
• 4:48
  of
• 4:49
  Travis
• 4:49
  county,
• 4:49
  including
• 4:50
  Austin
• 4:51
  under
• 4:51
  warning
• 4:51
  until
• 4:52
  8am
• 4:53
  The
• 4:53
  National
• 4:54
  Weather
• 4:54
  Service
• 4:54
  issued
• 4:55
  a
• 4:55
  flood
• 4:55
  warning
• 4:55
  for
• 4:55
  Barton
• 4:56
  Creek
• 4:56
  at
• 4:56
  Loop360,
• 4:57
  forecast
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  crest
• 4:58
  near
• 4:59
  8.1ft
• 4:59
  in
• 5:00
  the
• 5:00
  afternoon.
• 5:01
  Water
• 5:01
  rescues
• 5:02
  were
• 5:02
  reported
• 5:02
  in
• 5:02
  South
• 5:03
  Austin
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  on
• 5:03
  Interstate
• 5:04
  35
• 5:05
  south
• 5:05
  of
• 5:05
  Waco.
• 5:06
  Thousands
• 5:07
  of
• 5:07
  Petrnales
• 5:08
  Electric
• 5:08
  Cooperative
• 5:09
  and
• 5:09
  Encore
• 5:09
  customers
• 5:10
  lost
• 5:10
  power
• 5:10
  overnight
• 5:11
  in
• 5:11
  Travis,
• 5:12
  Hays
• 5:12
  and
• 5:12
  Williamson
• 5:13
  counties,
• 5:14
  though
• 5:14
  outages
• 5:14
  had
• 5:15
  dropped
• 5:15
  significantly
• 5:16
  by
• 5:16
  early
• 5:16
  morning.
• 5:17
  State
• 5:18
  Swift
• 5:18
  Water
• 5:18
  and
• 5:19
  Rescue
• 5:19
  resources
• 5:20
  are
• 5:20
  deployed
• 5:20
  in
• 5:21
  support.
• 5:22
  All
• 5:23
  other
• 5:23
  states
• 5:23
  and
• 5:23
  territories
• 5:24
  have
• 5:24
  no
• 5:24
  significant
• 5:25
  updates
• 5:26
  in
• 5:26
  the
• 5:26
  last
• 5:26
  24
• 5:27
  hours
• 5:28
  that
• 5:29
  wraps
• 5:29
  today's
• 5:29
  EM
• 5:30
  Morning
• 5:30
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• 5:31
  New
• 5:31
  episodes
• 5:32
  drop
• 5:32
  Monday
• 5:32
  through
• 5:32
  Friday
• 5:33
  in
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  5am
• 5:34
  hour
• 5:34
  PT,
• 5:35
  so
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  day
• 5:35
  starts
• 5:36
  with
• 5:36
  clarity.
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