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Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief
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for Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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An early-season nor'easter is setting
up a multi-day coastal flooding threat
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from the Outer Banks to the Jersey Shore.
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The National Weather Service has Coastal
Flood Watches in effect for coastal North
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Carolina, Hampton Roads and Virginia's
tidal rivers, Maryland's Eastern Shore,
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Delaware, and southern New Jersey.
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Forecasters call for one to three
feet of inundation in low-lying areas
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near shorelines and tidal waterways
from late tonight into Friday,
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with two to three feet possible
on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands.
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NWS Newport/Morehead City singles
out vulnerable stretches of Highway
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12 as especially at risk, with the
worst impacts expected on the Thursday
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evening and Friday morning high tides.
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Along the New Jersey and Delaware
coasts, NWS Mount Holly expects
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breaking waves of six to twelve
feet, northeast gusts to 45 miles per
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hour on Wednesday, and significant
beach erosion into the weekend.
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Coastal Flood Advisories for
minor tidal flooding begin today.
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Wildland fire activity holds at
National Preparedness Level 3.
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The National Interagency Coordination
Center's latest situation report counts 33
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uncontained large fires and seven Complex
Incident Management Teams committed, with
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the Northwest carrying the heaviest load.
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In California, the Dome Fire in
Yosemite National Park is the
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scene of a fatal helicopter crash,
covered in the California update.
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On the cyber side, CISA adds a Zyxel
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1900
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CVE-2026-7273, to its Known
Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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The stack-based buffer overflow can
let an unauthenticated attacker on
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the local network run operating system
commands through a crafted web request.
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CISA sets a September 24 due date,
three days after listing, and calls
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for applying vendor mitigations or
discontinuing use of the product
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if mitigations are unavailable.
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Let's run through the states.
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California.
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Two pilots are killed when a
contractor-operated firefighting
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helicopter crashes Sunday
afternoon while working the Dome
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Fire in Yosemite National Park.
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California Complex Incident
Management Team 3 recovers their
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remains Monday afternoon, and the
FAA and the National Transportation
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Safety Board are investigating.
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The National Park Service reports the
fire at 3,222 acres and 15 percent
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contained, with moderate spread and
spotting as it burns into heavy dead
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fuels left by the 2017 Empire Fire.
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Trail closures remain in effect
near Wawona, where overnight
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smoke may reach unhealthy levels.
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Separately, Governor Gavin Newsom
proclaims a statewide state of
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emergency Monday to prepare for
a forecast strong El Niño winter.
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The proclamation directs Cal OES,
Caltrans, and the California National
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Guard to stage flood-fighting supplies and
equipment, fast-tracks flood-preparation
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permitting, and comes with recovery
proclamations for six counties.
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We have more to cover this morning, but
first, a quick word from our sponsors.
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Now, back to this morning’s updates.
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Georgia.
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Atlanta police report Monday night
that a technical failure is preventing
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the city's E911 system from receiving
and dispatching emergency calls.
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Calls are being answered at the Fulton
County Emergency Communications Center
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while technicians work on the system, and
police advise anyone needing immediate
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help to go to the nearest hospital,
fire station, or police precinct.
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The cause is not disclosed.
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In north Georgia, NWS Peachtree City has
Flash Flood Warnings until:
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Eastern for parts of six counties,
where up to three inches of rain
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has fallen and rates of one to
two inches an hour continue.
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Indiana.
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City of Bloomington Utilities' countywide
boil water advisory for its Monroe County
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customers expires Monday afternoon.
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The advisory followed a turbidity
spike at the Monroe Water
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Treatment Plant after storm-related
power outages cut production.
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Michigan.
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The City of Kalamazoo lifts its boil water
advisory Monday morning after follow-up
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samples show no harmful bacteria.
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Western Michigan University still
recommends bottled or boiled water on its
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main campus while it flushes its systems.
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New Jersey.
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The FAA stops flights bound for Newark
Liberty International Airport Monday
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morning because of problems with some
radio frequencies at the Philadelphia
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TRACON, which handles approach traffic
for both Newark and Philadelphia.
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Ground stops also hit Philadelphia
International and Teterboro airports,
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and Newark departure delays average
more than 100 minutes by late morning.
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Operations resume later in the day.
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Ohio.
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Southeast Ohio is recovering
from weekend flash flooding.
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In Vinton County, the McArthur fire chief
estimates 30 to 50 people are rescued from
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high water after Lake Rupert overflows,
and calls it the worst flooding he has
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seen in the county in his lifetime.
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The Red Cross is aiding 28 people
at a shelter in Hamden, schools
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cancel classes, and high water
closes state routes near the lake.
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NWS Charleston has river Flood Warnings
for several southeast Ohio counties,
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and Flood Watches from NWS Charleston
and NWS Pittsburgh run through
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Wednesday morning for southeast Ohio
and much of West Virginia, with another
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one to two inches of rain possible.
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South Dakota.
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OST Water and Sewer has a boil water
advisory in place for Pine Ridge
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area customers after a main waterline
repair shut down the system, creating
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the potential for contamination.
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It stays in effect until lab testing
confirms the water is safe to drink.
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Texas.
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Evacuation orders near Moody in Central
Texas are lifted after the West Fork
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Fire burns about 193 acres Monday.
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The Texas A&M Forest Service reports
the fire 92 percent contained.
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Washington.
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Command of the Three Queens Fire
near Snoqualmie Pass transfers Monday
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from a Complex Incident Management
Team back to the local unit.
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The 9,566-acre fire is 23 percent
contained, with evacuations and
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closures in effect and residences and
critical infrastructure threatened.
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That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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