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Emergency Declarations and Weather Warnings: A Comprehensive Overview · 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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  22nd
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  December
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  2025.
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  A
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  potent
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  Pacific
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  storm
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  train
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  continues
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  to
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  target
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  the
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  West.
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  The
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  highlights
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  widespread
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  flood
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  watches
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  along
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  much
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  of
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  California's
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  coast
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  and
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  valleys,
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  while
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  heavy
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  Sierra
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  snow
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  complicates
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  mountain
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  travel.
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  Farther
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  north,
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  the
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  Washington
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  Cascades
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  sit
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  under
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  a
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  winter
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  storm
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  warning
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  with
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  hazardous
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  passes
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow.
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  River
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  flood
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  warnings
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  persist
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  on
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  some
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  basins.
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  Nationwide.
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  Earthquakes
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  remain
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  ordinary
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  with
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  no
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  damaging
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  US
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  events
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  with
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  a
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  magnitude
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  5
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  or
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  greater
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  in
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  the
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  past
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  day
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  per
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  USGS.
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  Administratively,
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  FEMA
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  approved
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  an
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  emergency
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  declaration
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  for
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  Montana
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  over
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  recent
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  flooding,
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  unlocking
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  federal
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  support
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  to
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  protect
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  life
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  and
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  property.
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  State
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  and
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  locals
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  can
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  now
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  seek
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  reimbursement
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  for
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  protective
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  measures.
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  Lets
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  states.
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  California
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  A
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  broad
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  flood
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  watch
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  blankets
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  large
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  portions
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  of
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  the
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  state
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  today,
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  including
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  San
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  Diego,
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  the
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  Bay
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  Area,
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  Sacramento
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  Valley
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  and
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  the
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  Sierra
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  foothills
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  as
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  an
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  atmospheric
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  river
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  renews
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  periods
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  of
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  heavy
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  rain.
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  River
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  issues
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  are
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  already
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  in
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  play.
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  The
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  Eel
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  river
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  at
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  Fernbridge
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  has
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  a
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  flood
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  warning
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  with
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  minor
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  flooding
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  forecasts
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  through
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  at
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  least
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  this
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  evening.
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  Washington
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  the
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  Washington
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  Cascades,
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  including
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  the
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  Mount
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  Baker
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  area,
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  remain
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  under
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  a
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  winter
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  storm
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  warning
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  through
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  this
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  evening
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  with
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  heavy
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  snow
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  and
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  strong
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  winds.
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  Flood
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  warnings
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  also
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  persist
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  on
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  select
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  rivers,
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  including
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  the
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  Skokomish,
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  where
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  minor
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  flooding
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  continues.
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  Oregon
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  Winter
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  weather
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  advisories
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  have
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  been
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  in
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  effect
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  for
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  portions
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  of
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  the
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  southern
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  and
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  central
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  Cascades
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  into
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  early
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  this
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  morning,
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  with
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  additional
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  storms
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  lined
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  up
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  this
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  week.
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  Idaho
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  A
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  winter
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  weather
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  advisory
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  continues
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  this
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  morning
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  for
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  the
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  central
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  Panhandle
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  Mountains,
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  including
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  Lookout
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  Pass
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  and
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  Dobson
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  Pass.
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  Snow
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  above
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  about
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  3,500ft
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  reduces
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  visibility
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  and
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  creates
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  slick
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  travel.
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  FEMA
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  approved
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  an
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  emergency
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  declaration
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  For
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  Montana
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  on
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  December
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  20th
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  for
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  flooding
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  impacts
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  in
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  the
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  Northwest,
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  allowing
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  federal
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  support
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  for
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  emergency
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  protective
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  measures.
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  The
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  governor
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  also
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  issued
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  a
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  statewide
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  disaster
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  order
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  last
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  week
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  for
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  severe
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  wind
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  damage.
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  Winter
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  weather
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  advisories
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  continue
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  for
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  portions
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  of
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  western
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  Montana
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  this
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  morning
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  with
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  snow
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  over
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  the
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  passes.
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  Alaskawestern
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  Alaska's
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  Yukon
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  Delta
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  coast
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  is
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  under
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  a
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  winter
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  weather
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  advisory
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  through
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  midday
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  today
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  with
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  snow
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow
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  reducing
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  visibility.
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  Minnesota
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  Icy
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  spots
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  developed
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  across
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  parts
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  of
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  southern
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  Minnesota
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  after
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  overnight
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  freezing
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  rain.
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  MnDOT
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  reports
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  frost
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  ice
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  on
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  some
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  roadways
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  and
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  some
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  schools
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  delayed
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  openings
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  this
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  morning.
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  Will
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  keep
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  tracking
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  conditions
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  and
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  official
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  updates
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  throughout
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  the
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  day.
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  Stay
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  safe.
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  Source
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  links
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  are
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  in
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  the
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  show
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  notes
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  below.