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  • Hospital Tornado Damage, Multi Day Microsoft Outage and More Emergency Management News
    Nov 13 2026
    A confirmed tornado in New Castle County, Delaware, damaged helicopters and grounds at Christiana Hospital Thursday afternoon, while a tornado warning over Queens brought ground stops at Kennedy and LaGuardia and flash flooding closed part of the JFK Expressway. The nor’easter behind that severe weather tracks off Cape Cod today, keeping rain, wind and the season’s first interior snow across the Northeast. On the West Coast, an atmospheric river drives High Surf Warnings with breaking waves of 25 to 35 feet, Sierra Nevada Winter Storm Warnings up to 20 inches, and High Wind Warnings to 70 miles an hour. A Microsoft 365 disruption that began Thursday is now in a second day, and CISA published five industrial control system advisories for Siemens building automation, energy and grid products. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways· Delaware tornado and hospital damage. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in New Castle County on Thursday. Two ChristianaCare helicopters were damaged and campus trees and signs came down, but the hospital reports uninterrupted operations. A survey today will set the track and rating.· Northeast nor’easter. The storm tracks off Cape Cod through Friday, keeping heavy rain and gusty winds on the Interstate 95 corridor and pushing the season’s first accumulating snow into Upstate New York and northern New England.· Aviation and urban flooding. Kennedy and LaGuardia went under ground stops during Thursday’s storms, and flooding closed parts of the JFK Expressway, a reminder to pair airport operations and surface transportation messaging during convective events.· West Coast atmospheric river. High Surf Warnings from Del Norte County through the Big Sur coast cite breaking waves of 25 to 35 feet with sets to 50 feet. Sierra Winter Storm Warnings reach 20 inches, and High Wind Warnings carry gusts to 70 miles an hour.· Utility readiness in Oregon. Pacific Power put crews on standby and told customers to expect possible outages from Thursday night into Friday afternoon across its Oregon territory.· Alaska blizzard. Blizzard Warnings on the Northern Arctic and Beaufort Sea coasts carry gusts to 45 miles an hour Friday and 60 miles an hour into the weekend.· Microsoft 365 outage. Microsoft’s service health page still lists degradation into a second day, with Exchange Online dependent features affected. Agencies relying on Microsoft email and Teams for notification and coordination should confirm backup channels.· CISA Siemens advisories. Five industrial control system advisories cover Siemens building automation, energy and grid management products, including Spectrum Power, with a listed CVSS v3 score of 9.8 on the highest item.· Riverine flooding continues. The St. Johns River holds near minor flood stage at Astor and Sanford through the weekend, and a dam release keeps a Flood Warning active in Maricopa and Yuma counties, Arizona.SponsorsEM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIRB. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesNational weather· NWS: Active alerts nationwide feed· SPC: Storm reports for November 12· Fox Weather: Nor’easter on I-95 corridorDelaware· Delaware Public Media: NWS confirms New Castle tornado· WDEL: ChristianaCare helicopter damaged in stormNew York· Weather.com: JFK ground stops, Queens warning· NWS: New York active alertsNew Jersey· NWS Mount Holly: Burlington County storm survey· NWS: New Jersey active alertsPacific storm· NWS: California active alerts· NWS: Oregon active alerts· NWS: Washington active alerts· NWS: Nevada active alerts· KLCC: Pacific Power warns of outagesAlaska· NWS: Alaska active alertsFlooding· NWS: Florida active alerts· NWS: Arizona active alerts· NWS: Texas active alertsWinter weather· NWS: Michigan active alerts· NWS: Pennsylvania active alerts· NWS: Tennessee active alertsWildfire· NIFC: Incident Management Situation ReportCyber and technology· Microsoft: Service health status page· Reuters: Outage hits Outlook and Teams· CISA: Siemens building automation and energy· CISA: Siemens Desigo and Gridscale· CISA: Siemens Industrial Edge Management· CISA: Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 advisory· CISA: Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 second advisoryTerritories·
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  • Collapse Rescue Operations, Mountain Snow Warnings and More Emergency Management News
    Nov 12 2026
    Rescue crews in Brooklyn worked a collapsed three story building for a second day as the Fire Department of New York confirmed five deaths and at least 17 hospitalizations, with about 250 firefighters on the pile. A Pacific storm moved onto the West Coast, bringing Winter Storm Warnings to the Sierra Nevada with up to 20 inches of snow near the Lake Tahoe crest, High Wind Warnings to the southern Oregon coast and interior Northern California, and a Flood Watch to western Washington. Along Florida’s St. Johns River, the gauge near Cocoa sat in major flood stage with slow rises forecast through the week. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowered Kilauea to Advisory, FEMA opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Bexar and Kerr counties in Texas ahead of a December 29 application deadline, and CISA added six vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, two of them carrying a November 13 federal remediation deadline. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways· Brooklyn building collapse. Five confirmed deaths and at least 17 hospitalizations, four critical, after a three story mixed use building fell into an adjacent excavation site at 2625 Bedford Avenue. About 250 firefighters, search dogs and void entry operations are in play, and the Department of Buildings is investigating the cause.· Pacific storm, West Coast. Winter Storm Warnings for the Sierra Nevada from Friday morning into Saturday, with up to 20 inches near the Tahoe crest and ridge gusts of 70 to 90 mph. Plan for mountain route closures, chain controls and wind driven outages.· St. Johns River, Florida. Major flood stage near Cocoa in Brevard County, moderate stage above Lake Harney in Seminole County, and gauges near Sanford and DeLand forecast to climb. The river rises and falls slowly, so these levels hold for days.· Kilauea alert level. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowered Kilauea to Advisory and aviation color code Yellow. The episode 57 forecast window is November 16 to 21, so the pause is temporary.· FEMA assistance in Texas. Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Bexar and Kerr counties with no appointment needed. The application deadline for 20 counties is December 29.· CISA catalog additions. Six new Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, including two Barracuda Networks flaws with a November 13 federal remediation deadline, plus Microsoft Office, Cisco BroadWorks and Chromium entries due November 24.· Wildfire posture. National Preparedness Level 1 with five uncontained large fires. The Campbell Glassman Way fire in Tennessee is the one with structures threatened at 65 percent containment.Sponsors· EM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIR· B. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffee· The NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com· Descript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript· ESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesNew York· AP: Brooklyn collapse death toll (Nov 12)· Gothamist: Flatbush collapse casualty counts· NWS Albany: Adirondacks Winter Weather AdvisoryWest Coast storm· NWS Reno: Lake Tahoe Winter Storm Warning· NWS Medford: Siskiyou High Wind Warning· NWS Medford: Oregon coast wind warning· NWS Reno: Washoe County High Wind Watch· NWS Seattle: Mason County Flood WatchFlorida· NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River flood warningAlaska· NWS Fairbanks: Arctic Coast Blizzard WarningArizona· NWS Phoenix: Painted Rock Dam flood warningHawaii· USGS HVO: Kilauea lowered to Advisory· NWS Honolulu: High Surf AdvisoryTennessee· NWS Morristown: Smokies Winter Weather AdvisoryTexas· FEMA: Bexar and Kerr recovery centersWildfire· NIFC: Situation report, Preparedness Level 1· InciWeb: Active incident tableCyber· CISA: Six vulnerabilities added to KEV· CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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    9 min
  • Major River Flooding, Winter Storm Watches and More Emergency Management News
    Nov 11 2026
    Central Florida’s St. Johns River holds at major flood stage west of Cocoa with the state of emergency now covering fourteen counties and a federal major disaster request pending, while Washington’s Skokomish River crests near its flood of record and Ocean Shores operates under a mayoral emergency proclamation after losing more than 800 feet of protective berm. A Pacific storm sets up winter storm watches for the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe and a high surf warning for breaking waves of 25 to 30 feet on the central California coast. CISA adds six exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog with a three day deadline on two Barracuda products. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways· St. Johns River, Florida. Major flood stage west of Cocoa in Brevard County is forecast to hold through the week, with upstream gauges still rising. Moderate flooding near Astor affects Lake and Volusia counties into the weekend.· Florida emergency footprint. Executive Order 26-228 extends the state of emergency to fourteen counties. The federal major disaster request is pending, so individual assistance is not yet available to survivors.· Skokomish River, Washington. Moderate flooding approaching the flood of record has inundated Skokomish Valley roads, farmland and Highway 106. The river is forecast to drop below flood stage by midday.· Ocean Shores, Washington. A mayoral emergency proclamation follows the loss of more than 800 feet of revetment berm, with continuing wind and tide risk and municipal systems exposed by server room cooling failure.· Sierra Nevada winter storm. Watches beginning Friday bring roughly 12 inches of heavy wet snow above 7,000 feet and ridge gusts of 60 to 80 miles an hour, targeting the Friday evening commute.· California coast. A high surf warning for breaking waves of 25 to 30 feet, plus a coastal flood advisory and beach hazards statement, raise rescue and shoreline closure risk from Friday into Sunday.· Salt River, Arizona. Dam release flooding below Granite Reef Dam affects low water crossings including McKellips Road through late this morning.· CISA catalog additions. Two Barracuda Networks vulnerabilities carry a November 13 federal remediation deadline. Four more, covering Outlook, Cisco BroadWorks, Chromium and an Openwave product, are due November 24.· Kilauea. The volcano sits at Yellow and Advisory with the Halemaumau eruption paused. The observatory assesses the next fountaining episode as likely more than a week out.SponsorsEM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIRB. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.comDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesFlorida· NWS: Active Florida flood warnings· Florida: Executive Order 26-228 flooding· WFLX: Florida major disaster requestWashington· NWS: Active Washington alerts· Daily World: Ocean Shores emergency proclamationCalifornia· NWS: Active California alerts· South Coast AQMD: Air quality alert informationArizona and Texas· NWS: Active Arizona alerts· NWS: Active Texas alertsNevada and Alaska· NWS: Active Nevada alerts· NWS: Active Alaska alertsHawaii· USGS: Kilauea advisory notice (Nov 10)· USGS: Elevated volcano alert levelsCISA· CISA: Six KEV additions (Nov 10)· CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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    8 min
  • River Flooding at Major Stage, Blizzard Warnings and More Emergency Management News
    Nov 10 2026
    Major flooding continues on the St. Johns River near Cocoa, Florida, with the river forecast to hold near major flood stage through the week while Brevard County runs recovery resource centers and logs about 2,600 damage claims. A Gulf of Alaska storm brings blizzard warnings to Thompson Pass and the Beaufort Sea Coast and gusts to 80 miles an hour at Cordova. CISA added four vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including an OpenSSH flaw, with a November 12 federal remediation deadline. Also covered: a dam release flooding Salt River crossings in Maricopa County, Arizona, boil water advisories in Statesville, North Carolina and Lamar, South Carolina, a shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Joseph, Oregon, Llano River flood warnings in Texas, a Mason County flood watch in Washington, and the Foot Creek Fire threatening residences near Buffalo, Wyoming. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.Key TakeawaysSt. Johns River, Florida. Major flooding at the Cocoa gauge is forecast to hold through the week, with Sanford and DeLand expected to enter minor flood stage. Brevard County has shifted to recovery, with resource centers open daily and about 2,600 self reported damage claims. No federal assistance request has been filed yet.Peace River, Florida. Moderate flooding at Arcadia continues through late Friday night, affecting the Peace River Campground and homes in the River Acres area of DeSoto County.Alaska winter storm. Blizzard warnings at Thompson Pass and along the Beaufort Sea Coast, plus gusts to 80 miles an hour at Cordova, put travel, power and property at risk through Wednesday morning.CISA KEV additions. Four vulnerabilities covering GPUStack, OpenSSH, FreeSwitch and IBM Aspera Faspex carry a November 12 federal remediation deadline. The OpenSSH entry affects remote access paths used widely outside federal networks.Salt River dam release, Arizona. More than 1,000 cubic feet per second from Granite Reef Dam is flooding low water crossings upstream of Tempe Town Lake, including McKellips Road, until Wednesday morning.Potable water, two states. Boil water advisories are in effect for six areas of southern Statesville, North Carolina, until further notice, and town wide in Lamar, South Carolina, until sampling clears the system.Joseph, Oregon earthquake. A shallow magnitude 4.3 event at 11:42 p.m. Pacific produced 57 felt reports and light shaking in Wallowa County.Llano River, Texas. Forecast flooding was upgraded to moderate at Llano, making flood plain roads and low bridges dangerous into Wednesday morning.Foot Creek Fire, Wyoming. At 683 acres and 36 percent containment, it is the one uncontained large fire in the country with residences threatened and road closures in effect.SponsorsEM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIRB. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-briefDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesFloridaNWS Melbourne: St. Johns River flood warningFlorida Today: Brevard recovery centers openNWS Tampa Bay: Peace River at ArcadiaAlaskaNWS Anchorage: Thompson Pass blizzard warningNWS Anchorage: Cordova high wind warningNWS Fairbanks: Beaufort Sea blizzard warningCybersecurityCISA: Four vulnerabilities added to KEVCISA: KEV catalog, November 9 releaseArizonaNWS Phoenix: Granite Reef Dam release floodingNorth CarolinaStatesville: boil water advisory issuedOregonUSGS: Magnitude 4.3 near JosephSouth CarolinaLamar: boil water advisory after line breakTexasNWS: Llano River flood warningsWashingtonNWS Seattle: Mason County flood watchWyomingNIFC: Foot Creek Fire, 36 percent containedInciWeb: Foot Creek incident page
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    8 min
  • Overnight Flood Rescues, Storm Force Marine Winds and More Emergency Management News
    Nov 9 2026
    South and Central Texas absorbed a night of flash flooding, with 22 Flash Flood Warnings, closed highways west of Uvalde and a water rescue in the Newby Hills subdivision, while a Flood Watch holds over the Coastal Bend into Monday midday. A deep Gulf of Alaska low is producing east winds to 70 knots and seas above 37 feet off Southeast Alaska, with heavy freezing spray along the Chukchi coast. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowered Kilauea to Advisory as summit fountaining pauses, Great Sitkin stays at Watch, and Tropical Storm Pena tracks west well south of Hawaii. Also today: the Foot Creek Fire gains ground near Buffalo, Wyoming, the Wild River Fire reaches 29 percent containment in New Hampshire, an Oregon evacuation zone steps down to Level 1, and McCaysville, Georgia restores water service that is not yet safe to drink. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.Key TakeawaysSouth Texas flash flooding. Twenty-two Flash Flood Warnings and five Flood Warnings in 24 hours, a reported water rescue near County Road 450 and multiple state and county road closures. The Coastal Bend Flood Watch runs to noon Central Monday, so swiftwater and road closure postures should hold through the midday reassessment.Gulf of Alaska storm. East winds of 40 to 60 knots gusting to 70, seas of 37 to 42 feet, and 42 Storm Warnings plus 58 Gale Warnings across Juneau and Anchorage zones. Port operations, ferry schedules and vessel traffic decisions are the operational exposure.Heavy freezing spray in northwest Alaska. Twenty-five warnings from NWS Fairbanks for the Chukchi and northwestern coastal waters, where icing rates govern small vessel and harbor decisions into Monday night.Kilauea lowered to Advisory. The aviation color code drops to Yellow with summit fountaining paused after episode 56. Aviation and park operations ease, and the eruption itself is not over.Foot Creek Fire gains ground. The Bighorn National Forest fire grew to 683 acres with containment reported at 36 percent, below the figure in the morning national situation report, with residences threatened and road closures in place.Wild River Fire progress. Containment at 29 percent on 821 acres with 95 personnel assigned and a standing road and area closure on the Androscoggin Ranger District.Oregon evacuation step down. The Lake Billy Chinook zone covering about 260 addresses moved from Level 2 to Level 1, a posture change worth tracking against forecast winds.Georgia and Tennessee water systems. McCaysville water is restored for flushing only with bottled water at city hall, and Copperhill remains under a boil water advisory while damage assessment proceeds ahead of any federal request.Puerto Rico flash flooding. Ten warnings and ten advisories across eastern and central municipalities on Sunday, with rip current messaging renewed for the north coast early Monday.SponsorsEM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIRB. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/?utm_source=em-morning-briefDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesTexasNWS: Texas flash flood warnings archiveNWS: Active Texas alerts and watchNWS Austin/San Antonio: Val Verde warningNWS Corpus Christi: Coastal Bend flood watchAlaskaNWS: Active Alaska marine warningsNWS Juneau: Gulf storm warning forecastNWS Fairbanks: Heavy freezing spray warningsAVO: Great Sitkin Watch and OrangeHawaiiCPHC: Tropical Storm Pena advisory 11HVO: Kilauea lowered to AdvisoryWildfireInciWeb: Foot Creek Fire, WyomingInciWeb: Wild River Fire, New HampshireNIFC: Incident Management Situation ReportMadras Pioneer: Prospect Fire evacuation levelGeorgia and TennesseeLocal 3: McCaysville water, Copperhill aidTEMA: Polk County flooding flash reportTerritoriesNWS San Juan: Puerto Rico flood warnings
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    8 min
  • Record River flood triggers state of emergency and Level 4 activation; Florida St. forecast into major flood stage; FEMA raises Stafford Act assistance limits
    Nov 6 2026
    A record flash flood on the Georgia and Tennessee line leads today’s brief, with the Toccoa River cresting at slightly over 18 feet, more than 80 rescues in Fannin County and 68 in Polk County, a Georgia state of emergency for four counties, a Tennessee State Emergency Operations Center activation at Level 4, and the McCaysville water treatment plant shut down under a boil water advisory. Florida carries the only major river flooding in the country as the St. Johns near Cocoa heads into major flood stage and the Peace River at Arcadia floods homes at River Acres. FEMA published its annual Stafford Act inflation adjustments, raising Individuals and Households Program assistance and moving the per capita impact indicators used in declaration requests, and CISA and four federal partners urged operators to harden industrial refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems. Also covered: Kilauea episode 56, the Wild River Fire in New Hampshire, a pipeline strike in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Tropical Depression 31W north of the Marianas. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.SponsorsEM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIRB. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.comDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rKey Takeaways• Georgia and Tennessee flood response. A record Toccoa River crest just over 18 feet drove more than 80 rescues in Fannin County and 68 in Polk County, a four county Georgia state of emergency through November 12, and a Tennessee State Emergency Operations Center activation at Level 4.• McCaysville water system down. The city’s water treatment plant was inundated and shut down, leaving McCaysville under a boil water advisory until further notice and the city closed to unauthorized personnel.• Florida riverine flooding still rising. The St. Johns near Cocoa is forecast into major flood stage through the weekend, and the Peace River at Arcadia is already flooding homes, so Brevard and DeSoto county responders should expect the flood fight to outlast the rain.• Boil water notices lifted in Brevard County. Melbourne rescinded its notice for all customers after bacteriological sampling, and Palm Bay lifted its notice except for several address ranges off Port Malabar Boulevard Northeast.• FEMA assistance ceilings rise. Individuals and Households Program assistance moves to 46,400 dollars each for housing and other needs, serious needs assistance to 820 dollars, and the statewide and countywide per capita impact indicators to 2 dollars and 1 cent and 5 dollars and 3 cents, for disasters declared on or after October 1.• Cold chain cyber guidance. CISA, the FBI, HHS, USDA and the Department of Transportation urged operators to take refrigeration controllers off the public internet, replace default credentials, segment operational technology, and enforce safe temperature limits in the controller.• Kilauea episode 56 complete. About six hours of fountaining to 660 feet put a plume at 18,000 feet and light tephra at Pahala, with Kilauea holding at watch and aviation color code orange.• Wild River Fire is the national mover. The New Hampshire fire grew 694 acres to 982 acres at 11 percent containment, the only large fire in the country adding acreage, with a forest closure order in effect.• Pipeline strike handled with shelter in place. A drilling crew struck a refined products line in Upper Merion Township, the shelter in place was issued and lifted within about two hours, and accounts of the product and volume still disagree.• Tropical Depression 31W near the northern Marianas. The system passes north of Agrihan early Saturday as a low end tropical storm, with the strongest winds forecast to stay north of the center.SourcesGeorgia and Tennessee flooding• Georgia: Executive order declaring flooding emergency• Fox 5 Atlanta: Fannin County rescues and closures• TEMA: Polk County flooding flash report• WSMV: Level 4 activation and closures• WBKO: Tennessee rescue total and shelterFlorida flooding and water systems• NWS: Florida active flood warnings• City of Melbourne: Boil water notice rescinded• News 6: Brevard boil water notices lifted• News 6: Brevard flood cleanup assistance• Space Coast Daily: Palm Bay recovery sessions• Florida DEM: SBA disaster loans availableFederal assistance and cyber• Federal Register: Individuals and Households Program maximum• Federal Register: Serious Needs Assistance award• Federal Register: Statewide per capita indicator• Federal Register: Countywide per capita indicator• CISA: Harden refrigeration and cold chain systemsWildfire• NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report• USFS: Crews work to suppress Wild River• TV6: ...
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    16 min
  • Flash Flood Emergencies; St. Johns River headed for major flood stage; Extended measles disaster emergency
    Nov 5 2026
    Flash Flood Emergencies are in effect this morning for McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee, where the National Weather Service reports life threatening flooding and emergency management describes businesses and homes under several feet of water. Three to six inches of rain fell overnight across Fannin and Gilmer counties, Fannin County has activated its Emergency Operations Center and opened a shelter, and about ten water rescues have been reported. In Florida, the St. Johns River is forecast to reach major flood stage in Brevard County late this week as the state of emergency expands to 14 counties. Today’s brief also covers flood warnings on the Little Colorado and Conejos rivers, a magnitude 4.96 earthquake west of Petrolia, California, winter weather on Alaska’s Arctic coast, continuing lava flows at Kilauea and Great Sitkin, a new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry, and New York’s extension of its statewide measles disaster emergency. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways· Flash Flood Emergency, McCaysville and Copperhill. The highest level flash flood product is in effect for both towns at the Georgia and Tennessee line, with catastrophic flooding reported and people told to move to higher ground immediately.· Fannin County response. The Emergency Operations Center is activated, a shelter is open at the Fannin County Recreation Center in Blue Ridge, about ten water rescues have been completed, and two bridge approaches in McCaysville are closed.· Downstream risk in east Tennessee. Runoff from the Georgia rainfall is still moving downstream through Polk County, so flooding there can worsen after the rain has stopped.· St. Johns River, Florida. Major flood stage is forecast near Cocoa late this week and through the weekend, with Sanford rising above flood stage Friday evening, which puts a multi day sheltering and access problem in front of Brevard, Seminole, Volusia and Lake counties.· Florida emergency footprint. The state of emergency now covers 14 counties, unlocking state emergency funding for local governments.· Brevard lifelines. Schools reopen today, but several campuses remain on a boil water notice through the end of the week, which affects food service and hydration planning.· Arizona and Colorado river flooding. Flood warnings continue on the Little Colorado River from Winslow to Leupp and on the Conejos and San Antonio rivers above Alamosa, with Maricopa County flooding tied to dam releases through Saturday afternoon.· Northern California seismicity. A magnitude 4.96 event west of Petrolia drew a tsunami information statement, the lowest message level, which is issued for awareness.· Alaska and Hawaii hazards. Blowing snow and 45 mph gusts threaten Arctic coast travel into Friday, while Kilauea remains capable of episode 56 high fountaining at any point through November 8.· Cyber remediation deadlines. An Apple authentication flaw entered the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Wednesday with a November 18 due date, and the WordPress Core entry from Tuesday is due tomorrow.· New York measles authorities extended. Executive Order 65.1 runs the disaster emergency through December 4, so paramedics, pharmacists and midwives may keep administering MMR under non patient specific orders and 72 hour dose reporting continues.SponsorsEM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIRB. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.comDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesGeorgia· NWS Peachtree City: Flash Flood Emergency McCaysville· WSB TV: Fannin County water rescues· WSB TV: McCaysville bridge closuresTennessee and North Carolina· NWS Morristown: Copperhill Flash Flood Emergency· NWS: Cherokee County flash flood warningFlorida· NWS: St. Johns River flood warnings· WFTV: Florida emergency expands to 14· ClickOrlando: Brevard schools reopen Thursday· CF Public: Brevard shelters openArizona and Colorado· NWS Flagstaff: Little Colorado flood warning· Flagstaff: Southside flooding meeting November 8· NWS Pueblo: Conejos River flooding continuesCalifornia, Alaska and Hawaii· USGS: M4.96 west of Petrolia· NTWC: tsunami information statement issued· NWS: California coastal flood advisories· NWS Fairbanks: Arctic coast winter advisory· AVO: Great Sitkin lava eruption continues· HVO: Kilauea north vent flows· NWS: Hawaii wind and surf advisoriesNew York· NY Governor: Executive Order 65.1 measlesCyber· CISA: Apple flaw added to KEV
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    9 min
  • Rivers crest as evacuations hold; Two dead and 204 rescued in; CISA sets a Friday deadline
    Nov 4 2026
    Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The Four Corners flood emergency turns toward recovery as crests pass in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah, with evacuations still in force, the Colorado National Guard reporting more than 50 rescues, and a FEMA swift water team working the San Luis Valley. On Florida’s east coast, a separate extreme rainfall disaster has killed two people in Palm Bay, driven 204 high water rescues in Brevard County, ruptured a wastewater force main in Riviera Beach and closed two Treasure Coast school districts. Also today: the St. Johns River climbing toward moderate flood stage, a Friday remediation deadline on a newly exploited WordPress Core flaw, a critical advisory affecting utility substation software, measles updates from New York and Pennsylvania that change infant vaccination guidance, continuing lava flows at Kilauea, and a heat advisory across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. An EOC Voices podcast.Key Takeaways• Four Corners recovery window. San Juan County, New Mexico expects 24 to 48 hours before floodwaters recede far enough to lift evacuation orders, so sheltering and re-entry planning stay active through at least Thursday.• Transportation damage is the long pole in Colorado. Collapsed piers on the US 160 Piedra River Bridge, washouts on Highways 151 and 17 and a destroyed county bridge mean detours and access limits well past the immediate response, with 11.5 million dollars in combined federal and state emergency funds committed.• Arizona dam releases are a managed hazard, not a passing one. Salt River floodgate releases keep one Maricopa County flood warning in effect through Saturday afternoon, so low water crossing closures and public messaging need to hold for days.• Florida is running two flood problems at once. Flash flood response in Brevard and Palm Beach counties overlaps with a slow rise on the St. Johns River, which is forecast to keep climbing into the weekend.• Lifeline failures to watch. Melbourne and Palm Bay remain under boil water notices, Riviera Beach has a ruptured wastewater force main and backing up lift stations, and Bluff, Utah has a leaning power structure that could cut electricity to Navajo Nation communities and local cell service.• A three day patch clock on WordPress Core. CISA’s November 6 remediation deadline applies to an actively exploited flaw with forensic triage requirements, which matters for any agency running public information or alerting sites on WordPress.• Utility OT exposure. The Subnet Solutions PowerSYSTEM Center advisory carries a critical score and affects substation data management software, so electric utility partners should confirm their update path.• Infant measles guidance has shifted in two states. Pennsylvania and New York now direct early MMR dosing for infants in or traveling to communities with sustained transmission, which affects sheltering, mass care and point of dispensing planning.• Fire activity is light but not absent. The nation sits at Preparedness Level 1 with six uncontained large fires, and the Sisi Fire in Washington is listed with residences threatened.SponsorsEM Creators Intelligence Report - https://link.bcolburn.com/EMCIRB. Colburn Coaching - https://calendly.com/briancolburn/virtual-coffeeThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.comDescript, Edit video by editing text - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-DescriptESET, Cyber Security Progress. Protected. - https://refer.eset.com/hip7rSourcesFour Corners Flooding• Colorado Governor: southwest flooding response update• Santa Fe New Mexican: crest has passed• NWS Albuquerque: San Juan River at Shiprock• Los Alamos Daily Post: major disaster requestArizona• Arizona Governor: statewide state of emergency• AZFamily: Arizona flooding emergency declarations• AZFamily: State Route 89A remains closed• KNAU: DPS helicopter fleet committed• NWS Phoenix: Granite Reef Dam release• NWS Phoenix: floodgate release through Saturday• NWS Phoenix: Verde River below Bartlett• NWS Flagstaff: Moenkopi Wash near Tuba CityUtah• NWS Salt Lake City: San Juan River warning• Salt Lake Tribune: Bluff power structure leaningFlorida• Central Florida Public Media: Brevard rescue totals• ABC News: two dead, hundreds rescued• City of Melbourne: boil water notice update• WFLX: Riviera Beach force main rupture• WFLX: St. Lucie County opens shelters• WQCS: Treasure Coast school closures• NWS Melbourne: St. Johns River near Sanford• WFTV: Volusia sandbag site opensCyber•
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