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Cedric breaks down the May 11 EM Morning Brief: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s state of emergency for Oakland County after a 42-inch Great Lakes Water Authority transmission main ruptured in Auburn Hills, a multi-day Brawley earthquake swarm that has logged more than 350 events, the opening forecast window for Kīlauea Episode 47, an active wildfire picture in Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and New Mexico, FAA ground stops at DFW and Love Field during a North Texas severe weather episode, and the expiration of DOE’s Section 202(c) emergency orders for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ahead of hurricane season. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.
Key Takeaways
• Michigan water emergency — A 42-inch GLWA transmission main rupture in Auburn Hills triggers a state of emergency, a six-community boil water advisory, and a minimum 14-day restoration timeline.
• Brawley swarm — More than 350 quakes in the Brawley Seismic Zone since Friday, peaking at M4.7 Sunday at 12:10 a.m. PT. No major damage reported.
• Kīlauea Episode 47 watch — USGS forecast window for Episode 47 opens today, May 11, and runs through May 14. Highway 11 open with caution for residual tephra.
• Puerto Rico grid — DOE Section 202(c) emergency orders for PREPA are scheduled to expire today, May 11. Renewal action expected ahead of hurricane season.
• Wildfire posture — NIFC Southern Area at PL 4. 20 uncontained large fires nationally. Lochloosa West (FL), Cow Creek (FL), Pineland Road (GA), Hazen (AZ), and Hummingbird (NM) remain priority incidents.
• CDC HAN — Andes hantavirus cluster linked to a Cape Verde-Canary Islands cruise ship. CDC repatriating U.S. passengers to a Nebraska facility. Clinicians should consider imported cases.
• Texas severe weather and aviation — FAA ground stops at DFW and Love Field as a North Texas storm complex produced large hail, damaging wind, and isolated tornadoes.
• Mississippi recovery — MEMA continues damage assessments from the May 6 to 7 tornado outbreak. 26 injuries and roughly 500 homes damaged.
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Sources
CDC
• CDC HAN — 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship — Health Advisory on Andes hantavirus cluster
DOE
• DOE — Energy Secretary Continues to Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Energy Grid with Renewed Orders — Section 202(c) renewals through May 11
• American Public Power Association — DOE Renews Orders to Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Grid — Industry summary of 202(c) extensions
FAA / Transportation
• FAA NAS Status — National Airspace System status board
• Travel and Tour World — FAA orders ground stop at DFW and Love Field — DFW and DAL ground stops, May 11
NIFC
• NIFC — Incident Management Situation Report (May 10, 2026) — Daily IMSR PDF
• NIFC — National Fire News — Top-line wildland fire activity summary
USGS — Volcanoes
• USGS — Kīlauea Volcano Updates — Hawaiian Volcano Observatory updates
• USGS Volcano Notice — May 10, 2026 (HVO) — Most recent Kīlauea status notice
USGS — Earthquakes
• USGS — Latest Earthquakes Map — Real-time global seismic activity
Arizona
• FOX10 Phoenix — Hazen Fire latest updates — Buckeye-area Hazen Fire status
California
• The Spokesman-Review — Earthquake swarm shakes Imperial County with 4.7 magnitude quake — Brawley swarm peak at M4.7
• CBS Los Angeles — Swarm of more than 100 earthquakes rattles Imperial County — Swarm context and city response
Florida
• WCJB — Lochloosa West wildfire nears 1,000 acres in Alachua County — Lochloosa West size and notifications
• 352today — Cow Creek Wildfire Grows to 1,400 Acres in Levy County, Road Closures and Evacuations in Effect — Cow Creek evacuations and shelter
Georgia
• Georgia Forestry Commission — Southern Georgia Burning Restrictions Eased — Burn ban roster
• WTOC — South Georgia burn ban reduced to 17 counties — Updated 17-county ban list
Hawaii
• USGS — Kīlauea Volcano Updates — Episode 47 forecast window
• NPS — Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Alerts and Conditions — Park closures and Highway 11 status
Michigan
• FOX 2 Detroit — Whitmer declares state of emergency after water main break in Oakland County — Governor’s emergency declaration
• City of Auburn Hills — State of Emergency, Water Main Break and Boil Water Advisory — Local emergency declaration and boil-water guidance
• ClickOnDetroit — What we know so far: Oakland County water main break, boil-water advisories and closures — Affected communities and impacts
Mississippi
• WTOK — MEMA provides update on injuries, recovery efforts from Wednesday’s storms — MEMA tornado outbreak recovery update
New Mexico
• NM Fire Info — Statewide wildfire information portal
Oklahoma
• Federal Register — Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Oklahoma — May 7, 2026 disaster declaration
Puerto Rico
• DOE — Energy Secretary Continues to Strengthen Puerto Rico’s Energy Grid with Renewed Orders — Section 202(c) order term ends May 11
Texas
• FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth — Severe storms bring threat of large hail and 75 mph winds — North Texas severe weather coverage
Storm Prediction Center — Day 1 Convective Outlook (May 10, 2026) — SPC convective outlook covering Texas
Transcripts
Good morning.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:The U.S. department of Energy's Section 202 emergency orders authorizing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to dispatch essential generation units and accelerate vegetation management are scheduled to expire today.
Speaker A: th, ahead of the: Speaker A:Operators on the island and at federal partners are watching for renewal action.
Speaker A:Official update referencing actions in the last 24 to 48 hours.
Speaker A:Separately, the CDC's Health Alert Network advisory on a multi country Andes hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship out of Cape Verde remains active.
Speaker A:CDC met the vessel in the Canary Islands on May 7 and is coordinating safe repatriation of American passengers to a Nebraska facility with specialized medical capabilities.
Speaker A:CDC says the risk of broader spread inside the United States remains very low, but clinicians should be alert to imported cases.
Speaker A:The National Interagency Fire Center's Sunday Incident Management Situation Report shows the southern area at preparedness level 4, the national level at PL2 and 20 uncontained large fires across the country year to date acreage stands at 1,883,909, well above the 10 year average for the date active.
Speaker A:Large incidents remain concentrated in Florida, Georgia, Arizona and New Mexico with 69 new fires reported on the most recent operational period.
Speaker A:The U.S. geological Survey reports the Kilauea Summit eruption is paused at volcano alert level advisory and aviation Color code yellow Episode 46 ended at 5:22pm HST on May 5 after about nine hours of fountaining.
Speaker A:The forecast window for episode 47 opens today and runs through May 14 with rapid inflationary tilt and strong vent glow signaling another fountaining episode is likely.
Speaker A:Hawaii county and the National Park Service continue to advise caution along Highway 11 between mile markers 30 and 34 due to residual tephra.
Speaker A:Let's run through the states.
Speaker A:Alabama A tornado watch covered southern Alabama overnight Saturday into Sunday morning during the broader 10-5-9 severe weather pattern with reports of large hail near Waugh and Montgomery.
Speaker A:No state level emergency action reported in the last 24 hours.
Speaker A:Arizona the Hazen Fire near Buckeye stands at 1,191 acres and 78% containment as crews continue mop up in heavy salt cedar along the Gila riverbed.
Speaker A:No active evacuations.
Speaker A: earthquake at: Speaker A:USGS has logged more than 350 events in the cluster since Friday evening.
Speaker A:Brawley City crews addressed minor utility issues and water leaks Sunday.
Speaker A:No injuries or major damage reported and city officials say there is no immediate threat to public safety.
Speaker A:Florida the Laclusa west fire in Alaqua county is near 1,000 acres at about 50% containment with reverse 911 notifications still active for residents within a three mile radius east of my canopy in Levy county, the Cow Creek fire continues to drive evacuations and road closures with a shelter open at the Levy County Board of County Commissioner's office in Bronson, Georgia 17 southern counties remain under the burn ban, including Glynn, Camden, Charlton, Ware and Lowndes.
Speaker A:The Pineland Road fire is estimated at 32,575 acres with 70% containment and smoke from the fire complex continues to affect the I75 corridor near Valdosta.
Speaker A:Hawaii Volcanoes national park remains in a partial closure posture around Halemaumau as USGS watches for the start of Kilauea.
Speaker A:Episode 47 forecast between May 11 and May 14.
Speaker A:Highway 11 is open, but the National Park Service advises caution for residual tephra between mile markers 30 and 34.
Speaker A:Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency Sunday and activated the State Emergency operations center after a 42 inch Great Lakes water Authority GLWA transmission main ruptured at about 1:30am in River Woods Park.
Speaker A:Auburn Hills A boil water advisory covers Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Rochester Hills, Orion Township, Lake Orion and Oakland Township.
Speaker A:GLWA estimates a minimum of 14 days for full restoration.
Speaker A:Avondale Community Schools and Rogers elementary in the Pontiac School District closed today and bottled water distribution sites are operating across the affected communities.
Speaker A:The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues damage assessments from the May 6 to 7 tornado outbreak, with 26 reported injuries across Lincoln, Lamar and Franklin counties and roughly 500 homes damaged.
Speaker A:Recovery operations remain underway.
Speaker A: d Fire east of glenwood is at: Speaker A:The Willow Creek subdivision is at level two set evacuation status.
Speaker A:The Six Mile Fire near South Baldy Peak in the Magdalena Mountains is held at 10 to 15 acres with crews actively working containment.
Speaker A:Oklahoma A federal administrative disaster declaration for severe weather, tornadoes and straight line winds posted May 7 in the federal Register remains in effect.
Speaker A:Statewide recovery work continues in Garfield county following the April 23rd InNID EF4 tornado, where Governor Kevin Stitt's earlier disaster declaration is still active.
Speaker A:Texas A line of severe thunderstorms across north and Central Texas Sunday triggered FAA ground stops at Dallas Fort Worth International, DFW and Dallas Love Field, with nearly 500 delays at DFW and dozens at Love Field.
Speaker A:The Storm Prediction center had warned of Damaging wind to 80 mph, hail to tennis ball size and isolated tornadoes through 9pm Slow moving cells dropped 4 to 5 inches of rain over Lee county overnight.
Speaker A:All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
Speaker A:Territories Puerto Rico DOE Orders no.
Speaker A:2225.1C and number 25.2C, which authorize PREPA to dispatch essential generation units and accelerate vegetation management, are scheduled to expire today, May 11.
Speaker A: l renewal action ahead of the: Speaker A:All other territories in the District of Columbia have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
Speaker A:That wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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