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Typhoon In-fa warning; Flood response ramps up; Savannah River Site emergency terminated after lab fire · EM Morning Brief

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  Cedric: Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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  Cedric: Typhoon In-fa is the day's largest life safety event.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Tiyan has a Typhoon Warning in effect for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan in the Northern Mariana Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and a west-northwest track at 20 mph that brings the center
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  Cedric: close to Agrihan Friday afternoon or evening.
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  Cedric: Forecasters expect destructive winds of 110 to 140 mph with gusts to 180 mph near the center Friday evening, 6 to 10 inches of rain, and coastal inundation of 3 to 6 feet on the islands nearest the path.
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  Cedric: The three northern islands have been in Typhoon Condition of Readiness 3 since Wednesday afternoon.
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  Cedric: The second event runs across the southern High Plains and the Southwest, where a multi-day flash flood threat is tied to the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Vance and deep Gulf moisture.
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  Cedric: In New Mexico, National Guard soldiers and airmen worked overnight evacuations in Socorro County, and a Flood Warning for south central Socorro County runs until Thursday evening.
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  Cedric: In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has activated state emergency response resources, including swiftwater rescue boat squads, and Flood Watches cover the Permian Basin, the South Plains, the Texas Panhandle and the Big Bend.
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  Cedric: Flood Watches also cover the Phoenix metro area and Yavapai County in Arizona for Friday.
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  Cedric: On the federal and cyber side, FEMA announced Wednesday that federal disaster assistance is available to Florida for Hurricane Isaias, which struck October 6 through 12.
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  Cedric: Public Assistance funding covers 15 Panhandle and North Florida counties, and Brett H.
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  Cedric: Howard is the Federal Coordinating Officer.
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  Cedric: CISA added two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on Wednesday, based on evidence of active exploitation: an insufficient logging flaw in Broadcom VMware ESX, and a missing variable initialization flaw in the Linux kernel.
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  Cedric: Federal civilian agencies prioritize remediation under Binding Operational Directive 26-04, and CISA urges every organization to do the same.
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  Cedric: Let's run through the states.
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  Cedric: Alaska.
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  Cedric: A series of Bering Sea storms is driving coastal and winter impacts across the west and the interior.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has a Winter Storm Warning for the south slopes of the western Brooks Range and the Noatak Valley, and a Winter Storm Watch for the south slopes of the central Brooks Range.
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  Cedric: Coastal Flood Advisories cover the Yukon Delta coast, where water levels are running 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide through the Thursday and Friday high tides, and the Kuskokwim Delta coast and Nunivak Island.
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  Cedric: In the south, Thompson Pass is under a Winter Weather Advisory for 10 to 15 inches of snow with visibility at or below a half mile, and the Anchorage Hillside and Eagle River are under a Wind Advisory for gusts
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  Cedric: of 50 to 60 mph.
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  Cedric: Arizona.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued Flood Watches early Thursday for the Phoenix metro area, rural Maricopa County and West Pinal County, and for Globe, Miami, San Carlos and southeast Gila County, with flash flooding possible Friday.
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  Cedric: The Flagstaff office issued a Flood Watch for Yavapai County and northern Gila County that runs from Friday morning through Friday evening, and it notes that the runoff threat sits on saturated soils and waterways that flooded as recently as
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  Cedric: last week.
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  Cedric: California.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in San Diego issued a Coastal Flood Warning early Thursday for the San Diego County and Orange County coasts, with significant coastal flooding expected until 1 p.m.
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  Cedric: Pacific time.
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  Cedric: In the north, a Freeze Warning for interior Mendocino County and northern Lake County runs until 9 a.m., with temperatures as low as 28 degrees.
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  Cedric: Colorado.
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  Cedric: The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it has asked the Federal Highway Administration for $65 million in emergency relief for flood damage in southwest Colorado, including a request to release $6.5 million immediately through the quick release process.
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  Cedric: The Transportation Commission has approved $5 million in state emergency funds.
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  Cedric: Governor Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency covering 11 counties.
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  Cedric: US 160 over Wolf Creek Pass reopened Tuesday, with one-way alternating traffic west of Pagosa Springs, and US 550 over Red Mountain Pass is open to one-lane alternating traffic while crews stabilize a washed-out embankment.
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  Cedric: Colorado 151 is washed out in two places, and CDOT plans a temporary access road for residents and emergency responders.
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  Cedric: In Archuleta County, La Plata Electric Association crews have restored most outages, with close to 100 meters still out in the Arboles area and on East Pagosa Street.
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  Cedric: Natural gas service to Pagosa Springs is stabilized but running on compressed natural gas trailers staged in town, and Black Hills Energy is asking customers to conserve.
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  Cedric: Pagosa Springs Medical Center remains open, with roof, water, HVAC and foundation damage to the hospital and clinic building, the CORE building and two EMS stations estimated at $4.1 million.
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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: FEMA's major disaster declaration for Hurricane Isaias makes Public Assistance funding available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain nonprofits on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and for repairing or replacing damaged facilities in Bay, Calhoun, Escambia,
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  Cedric: Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton and Washington counties.
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  Cedric: FEMA says additional designations may follow further damage assessments.
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  Cedric: Tidal flooding is the operational concern this morning.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Key West has a Coastal Flood Warning for the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys for major saltwater flooding until 5 a.m.
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  Cedric: Friday, with numerous road closures possible and low lying property and some critical infrastructure expected to be inundated.
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  Cedric: The Jacksonville office has Coastal Flood Warnings for the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River basin and the Duval, Flagler and St.
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  Cedric: Johns coasts through the week's high tide cycles, and the Melbourne office has a Coastal Flood Warning from Volusia County south to Martin County.
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  Cedric: On the St.
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  Cedric: Johns River at Astor, moderate flooding is occurring and continues until further notice.
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  Cedric: Hawaii.
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  Cedric: A statewide Flood Watch remains in effect as heavy rain and thunderstorms work east across the islands.
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  Cedric: The City and County of Honolulu opened four pet friendly shelters on Oahu: Wahiawa District Park in central Oahu, Kaneohe District Park in Koolaupoko, Manoa Valley District Park in the primary urban center, and Waianae District Park.
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  Cedric: On Maui, a temporary evacuation site opened at Helene Hall in Hana at 9:45 p.m.
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  Cedric: Wednesday.
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  Cedric: The Hawaii State Department of Education closed five Molokai schools Wednesday because flooded roads made travel to campus unsafe, and expects Molokai High, Molokai Middle, Kaunakakai Elementary, Kilohana Elementary and Maunaloa Elementary to reopen to students and staff Thursday morning.
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  Cedric: New Mexico.
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  Cedric: Socorro County officials ordered evacuations Tuesday as Rio Grande flooding threatened the Pueblito area east of Escondida.
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  Cedric: New Mexico National Guard soldiers and airmen continued flood response overnight, helping evacuate about eight residents from six homes and attempting contact at eight more, and the Guard had earlier helped rescue three firefighters and other residents stranded by floodwaters.
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  Cedric: Bosquecito Road and Quebradas Road are impassable, and the county is asking motorists to stay clear of both.
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  Cedric: An emergency shelter is open at Finley Gym in the City of Socorro.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has a Flood Warning for south central Socorro County until 6:45 p.m.
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  Cedric: Thursday, with flooding of rivers, creeks and streams imminent or occurring, and a Flood Warning for the Rio Chama below Chamita in Rio Arriba County until further notice.
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  Cedric: A Flood Watch for the South Central Mountains runs from noon through Thursday evening, and the Lea County flood watch is shared with West Texas.
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  Cedric: South Carolina.
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  Cedric: Savannah River Site officials declared a Site Area Emergency at 5:07 p.m.
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  Cedric: Wednesday after a fire was reported at the Savannah River National Laboratory near Aiken.
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  Cedric: The site terminated the emergency at 9:45 p.m., lifted protective actions and reopened site barricades.
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  Cedric: The fire has been extinguished, and SRS says radiological surveys indicated no detectable levels of contamination.
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  Cedric: Highway 125 stayed open throughout, and employees were told to report to work as scheduled Thursday.
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  Cedric: Earlier in the response, employees in the laboratory area sheltered in place for about 30 minutes, entrances were barricaded to incoming traffic, and rail, river and air traffic near the site were restricted.
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  Cedric: One employee was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
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  Cedric: SRS gave the declaration time as 5:39 p.m.
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  Cedric: in an earlier release and 5:07 p.m.
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  Cedric: in its final one, and the final release is used here.
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  Cedric: Texas.
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  Cedric: Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources Wednesday ahead of the flood threat, with the greatest excessive rainfall concern on Thursday across the Permian Basin, Big Bend, South Plains, Big Country,
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  Cedric: Hill Country and the Texas border.
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  Cedric: Activated resources include Texas A&M Task Force 1 swiftwater rescue boat squads and high-profile vehicles, Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens with rescue boat teams and hoist-capable helicopters, Department of Public Safety troopers and its Tactical Marine Unit, Emergency Medical
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  Cedric: Task Force severe weather packages, and monitoring by the Public Utility Commission, the Railroad Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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  Cedric: The National Weather Service in Lubbock has a Flood Watch for northwest Texas and the Panhandle, and the Midland and Odessa office has one covering the Permian Basin and Brewster County.
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  Cedric: Both offices issued Flash Flood Warnings overnight.
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  Cedric: The state's guidance is unchanged: turn around, don't drown.
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  Cedric: Northern Mariana Islands.
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  Cedric: The Typhoon Warning for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan means typhoon conditions with winds of 74 mph or more are expected, with damaging winds of 39 mph or more arriving within 24 hours.
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  Cedric: Agrihan and Pagan face the greatest threat of destructive winds near the center.
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  Cedric: Typhoon force winds extend 80 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend 175 miles.
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  Cedric: On Tinian and Saipan, a High Surf Warning for dangerously large breaking waves of 12 to 18 feet runs from 1 a.m.
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  Cedric: to 4 p.m.
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  Cedric: Chamorro time Friday, with a Coastal Flood Statement for isolated minor flooding up to a foot, followed by a High Surf Advisory into Saturday afternoon.
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  Cedric: Forecasters tell residents of the three warned islands to secure loose objects, identify suitable shelter and prepare food and water.
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  Cedric: Guam.
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  Cedric: Large breaking waves of 10 to 14 feet and dangerous rip currents are expected along north and east facing reefs of Guam and Rota from 2 a.m.
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  Cedric: Friday to 4 p.m.
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  Cedric: Chamorro time Saturday, as the long-period northeast swell from In-fa arrives.
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  Cedric: Surf builds over west facing reefs Friday night as the swell turns north, then northwest.
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  Cedric: That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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