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Seven flooded counties on Election Day; Flood wave heads for Supai; New Mexico notifies 20,000 near rising rivers · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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  Cedric: Florida's Space Coast carries the heaviest impact this morning.
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  Cedric: Brevard County Emergency Management reports 15 to 20 inches of rain across south Brevard and 5 to 8 inches around Mims and Titusville, totals the county's emergency management director describes as borderline historic.
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  Cedric: Firefighters worked about 25 flooding calls Monday on top of routine volume.
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  Cedric: Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 26-227 on Monday, declaring a state of emergency in Brevard, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Indian River, Martin and St.
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  Cedric: Lucie counties.
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  Cedric: The order runs 60 days, authorizes activation of the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard, and allows public facilities to serve as shelters when local emergency managers ask for them.
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  Cedric: It lands on an election day, and the emergency authority gives supervisors of elections room to move polling places.
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  Cedric: In the Southwest, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs declared a statewide state of emergency Monday over severe flash flooding, releasing 200,000 dollars in state emergency funds to the Arizona Division of Emergency Management and activating the State Emergency Operations Center.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Flagstaff issued a Flash Flood Warning at 2:05 a.m.
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  Cedric: Mountain time for the Havasu Creek basin in Coconino County, after a gauge on Cataract Creek rose 5.38 feet from heavy rain far upstream.
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  Cedric: Forecasters put the arrival of that flood wave at the village of Supai between 9 a.m.
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  Cedric: and noon.
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  Cedric: In New Mexico, San Juan County has pushed evacuation notices to more than 20,000 people living within a half mile of the Animas, La Plata and San Juan rivers.
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  Cedric: On the federal side, the National Interagency Fire Center's Monday situation report holds the national preparedness level at 1, with six uncontained large fires nationally, the largest the Sisi Fire in Washington at 4,816 acres and 40 percent containment.
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  Cedric: The State Department's mission in Saudi Arabia issued a countrywide security alert Monday over Houthi attacks on civilian airports and critical infrastructure, advising U.S.
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  Cedric: citizens there to follow Civil Defense alerts and confirm flight status directly with airlines and airports.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Arizona.
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  Cedric: The statewide declaration activates the State of Arizona Emergency Response and Recovery Plan and directs 200,000 dollars to local communities.
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  Cedric: The state counts seven counties and five tribal nations affected, with Apache, Gila and Yavapai counties and the cities of Camp Verde, Prescott and Sedona operating under their own local declarations.
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  Cedric: The Arizona Department of Public Safety is supporting swift water rescues and evacuations, and the Department of Transportation has exceeded its own capacity for debris removal, response and traffic control and is drawing support from the Federal Highway Administration.
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  Cedric: State Route 87 near Winslow and State Route 89A between Sedona and Kachina Village are closed.
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  Cedric: In the Phoenix area, the National Weather Service reports flows above 46,000 cubic feet per second on the Salt River below Granite Reef Dam, floodgate releases from Tempe Town Lake pushing water downstream, elevated flow on the New River below
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  Cedric: New River Dam with Jomax Road subject to overtopping, and Tonto Creek above action stage in Gila County.
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  Cedric: Colorado.
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  Cedric: NWS Pueblo carries flood warnings on the Rio Grande at Alamosa and near Del Norte and across eastern Conejos, west central Costilla and east central Rio Grande counties, and a flood watch covers the western San Luis Valley, including Antonito,
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  Cedric: Del Norte, Monte Vista and Alamosa, into Tuesday.
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  Cedric: Rio Grande County has a mandatory evacuation in effect along the Rio Grande from County Road 18 into Del Norte, the town south from the river to 4th Street, and along the South Fork from Wolf Creek Ranches to the
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  Cedric: confluence, including Beaver Creek Estates.
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  Cedric: NWS Grand Junction holds warnings on the San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, the Mancos River near Mancos and the La Plata River at Hesperus.
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  Cedric: We have more to cover this morning, but first, a quick word from our sponsors.
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  Cedric: Now, back to this morning’s updates.
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  Cedric: Florida.
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  Cedric: River flooding is now the operational problem.
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  Cedric: NWS Melbourne carries flood warnings on the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River near Sanford, DeLand, Astor, Cocoa and above Lake Harney, and NWS Tampa Bay has warnings on the Peace River at Arcadia and Zolfo Springs, the Alafia River at Lithia, the Manatee River near Myakka Head and Horse Creek
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  Cedric: near Arcadia.
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  Cedric: The City of Melbourne issued a precautionary boil water notice Monday covering every Melbourne water customer and wholesale customers in West Melbourne, after a water main break crews had not yet located.
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  Cedric: It reaches Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Village, Palm Shores, Satellite Beach and unincorporated Brevard south of the Pineda Causeway.
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  Cedric: Brevard Public Schools closed Monday, and the Supervisor of Elections closed its Titusville, Melbourne and Palm Bay offices to the public while the Viera office stayed open.
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  Cedric: Missouri.
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  Cedric: NWS Kansas City issued a hydrologic outlook Monday evening putting the Grand River near Sumner at a forecast crest of 30.2 feet by midday Wednesday against a 26 foot flood stage, and Cape Girardeau has a boil water advisory covering
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  Cedric: 737 addresses after a six inch water main break.
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  Cedric: New Mexico.
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  Cedric: NWS Albuquerque carries flood warnings on the San Juan River at Farmington and Shiprock, the Animas River at Farmington and near Cedar Hill, the La Plata River below Redmesa and the Rio Chama above Abiquiu and below Chamita, plus a
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  Cedric: warning for north central Rio Arriba County issued at 4:22 a.m.
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  Cedric: Mountain time.
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  Cedric: San Juan County has notified more than 20,000 residents within a half mile of the Animas, La Plata and San Juan rivers, and the Harper Valley subdivision near Farmington was evacuated as the river came up.
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  Cedric: Crews logged fewer than 10 rescue operations through Monday afternoon alongside National Guard operations.
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  Cedric: Forecasters put the San Juan at Farmington into major flood into Tuesday morning with a crest near 12.7 feet.
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  Cedric: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized 54.75 million dollars for recovery and is preparing a major disaster request to add individual assistance.
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  Cedric: Utah.
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  Cedric: NWS Grand Junction holds a flood warning along the San Juan River from the Four Corners through Mexican Hat, including Bluff, Montezuma Creek and Aneth, running until Thursday evening with the highest levels expected that day.
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  Cedric: In Bluff, Cottonwood Wash flooding reached homes, businesses and vehicles over the weekend.
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  Cedric: Some residents were evacuated Sunday evening and the town sat under a shelter in place order Monday morning before residents were cleared to return at 10 a.m.
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  Cedric: San Juan County government offices and the school districts closed Monday for safety.
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  Cedric: District of Columbia.
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  Cedric: A Pepco equipment failure sent smoke from multiple manholes in the 1800 block of H Street Northwest on Monday morning and cut power to more than 1,100 customers across Foggy Bottom and downtown.
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  Cedric: DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene.
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  Cedric: George Washington University canceled classes until noon, suspended most academic activity for the rest of the day, and lost dining service at three residence halls, with Gelman Library and buildings along F, G, 21st and 22nd streets in the dark.
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  Cedric: Puerto Rico and the U.S.
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  Cedric: Virgin Islands.
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  Cedric: NWS San Juan issued a Heat Advisory early Tuesday running from 9 a.m.
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  Cedric: to 2 p.m.
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  Cedric: Atlantic time across Puerto Rico, Culebra, Vieques, St.
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  Cedric: Thomas, St.
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  Cedric: John and St.
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  Cedric: Croix, and asks residents to check on relatives and neighbors.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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