Flash flood warnings and reported water rescues across central Ohio lead today’s brief, with the flooding threat shifting to the Philadelphia and New York City corridor by midday. The national wildfire picture holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 75 uncontained large fires and nearly 27,000 personnel committed, led by Washington’s Little Giant and Sinlahekin fires and new Level 3 evacuation orders in Oregon. Hawaii continues Lala recovery with roughly 17,600 customers still without power and new boil water notices in Kau, while a second Central Pacific system carries 90 percent formation odds. In the Marianas, Tropical Storm Saudel prompts a Tropical Storm Watch for Saipan and Tinian and Port Condition X-Ray. Plus a joint CISA advisory on active targeting of Siemens programmable logic controllers, a confirmed data breach at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and an updated multistate Salmonella outbreak. 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.

• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level 5 holds with 75 uncontained large fires, 133 active incidents, 26,890 personnel and 22 complex incident management teams. Year to date acres are 171 percent of the ten year average.

• Washington fires: Little Giant at 137,294 acres and 10 percent containment with 26 structures destroyed; Sinlahekin at 154,178 acres and 44 percent with 35 structures destroyed; Three Queens at 2 percent with Level 3 orders east of Snoqualmie Pass.

• Ohio Valley flooding: Five flash flood warnings in Ohio overnight with reported water rescues in Pataskala, plus warnings in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Thirteen river flood warnings are active in Ohio.

• I-95 corridor: Flood watches take effect at midday from Philadelphia through northern New Jersey to New York City, with localized totals of three to five inches. NYC Emergency Management activated the Flash Flood Emergency Plan.

• Hawaii recovery: Roughly 17,600 customers still without power, new boil water notice for Waiohinu and Naalehu, countywide essential use only water notice, a second suspected storm fatality, and a new Central Pacific system with 90 percent formation odds.

• Marianas tropical threat: Tropical Storm Watch for Saipan and Tinian, Typhoon Watch for the far northern islands, Port Condition X-Ray set, and forecast intensification to a possible Category 3 typhoon by the weekend.

• Cyber: Joint CISA advisory AA26-231A on active targeting of internet exposed Siemens S7 PLCs across critical manufacturing, energy, water and chemical sectors. One new KEV entry August 19 and four added August 18. UTSA breach confirmed with fall classes delayed to Monday.

• Lifelines: NIPSCO shows roughly 67,000 Indiana customers out on day nine. Guam suffered a government wide internet outage from load shedding. NYC’s Bronx 911 center failure affected up to 400 callers.

• Deadlines: Louisiana individual assistance for Tropical Storm Arthur closes October 1. The Pointe Coupee Parish Disaster Recovery Center closes today at 5 p.m. FEMA’s dam safety grant application window closes September 2.

• Public health: Salmonella Javiana tied to jalapenos now at 431 illnesses, 57 hospitalizations and 32 states. B. Braun recalled one lot of Lactated Ringers Injection for particulate matter, relevant to hospital and EMS supply.

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• Defending Against an Active Threat to Siemens S7 Series PLCs, AA26-231A: joint advisory published August 19, 2026

• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog: MLflow SSRF, August 19, 2026

• CISA cybersecurity advisories index: full advisory feed

• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories in effect

• State Department travel advisories: Chile, Panama and Paraguay reissued August 19, 2026

• FEMA press release: Pointe Coupee Parish Disaster Recovery Center closes August 20

• FEMA authorizes federal funds to fight the Mukluk Fire in Alaska

• FEMA disaster declarations: FM-5672-AK declared August 18, 2026

• NIFC National Incident Management Situation Report: national preparedness level, fire counts and personnel

• InciWeb national incident list: acreage and containment for all active large fires

• NOAA National Weather Service active alerts: national warning and watch inventory

• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 convective outlook: slight risk Mid Atlantic and central Plains

• Weather Prediction Center excessive rainfall discussion: I-95 corridor slight risk

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center advisory on Hurricane Lala

• Central Pacific tropical weather outlook: 90 percent formation odds east southeast of Hawaii

• USGS earthquake map: magnitude 4.2 Rat Islands, Alaska

• NOAA Tsunami Warning Center: no warnings, advisories or watches in effect

• FDA and CDC outbreak investigation: Salmonella linked to jalapenos, updated August 19, 2026

• CDC Salmonella Javiana outbreak page: case counts by state

• FDA recall: B. Braun Excel Lactated Ringers Injection, particulate matter, August 19, 2026

• CDC Health Alert Network: most recent advisory is CDCHAN-00532, August 2026

• Alaska Wildland Fire Information: Level 3 Go zone reduced for the Mukluk Fire

• Alaska Volcano Observatory daily update: Great Sitkin remains at Watch, Orange

• InciWeb: Timber Fire, Los Padres National Forest, evacuation reductions and Highway 1 status

• InciWeb: Elk Fire, Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

• Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: state EOC update

• Hawaii News Now: statewide outage and restoration status, August 20

• Big Island Now: boil water notice for Waiohinu and Naalehu water customers

• Big Island Now: Hawaii County recovery status, water, roads and school closures

• Indiana Department of Homeland Security situation report: fatalities, shelters and county declarations

• Indiana DHS disaster declarations page

• PowerOutage.us Indiana: current customer outage totals by utility and county

• NWS Guam tropical cyclone public advisory: Tropical Storm Saudel watches for the Marianas

• Isla Public Radio: GovGuam internet outage linked to power disruptions

• Marianas Variety: Port Condition X-Ray set for Saipan and Tinian

• FOX5 Las Vegas: Southern Nevada cooling stations activated during Extreme Heat Warning

• InciWeb: Frijoles Fire, Santa Fe National Forest

• NYC Emergency Management weather alert: Flash Flood Emergency Plan activated

• NY1: city investigating seven hour 911 call center failure at the Bronx PSAC

• InciWeb: Paradise Fire, Umatilla National Forest, new Level 3 evacuation

• InciWeb: Hagen Fire, Umatilla National Forest, Highway 204 reopening

• InciWeb: Wrights Spring Fire, Fremont-Winema National Forest

• InciWeb: Rowe Creek Complex, Prineville District BLM, new Level 3 order

• ERCOT grid conditions and conservation status

• News 4 San Antonio: Texas Cyber Command confirms breach at UTSA, fall semester delayed

• InciWeb: Little Giant Fire, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

• InciWeb: Sinlahekin Fire, Okanogan County, evacuation level reduction

• InciWeb: Three Queens Fire, Kittitas County

• Governor Morrisey declares a state of emergency for all 55 counties following storms and flooding

Today’s EM Morning Brief covers a West Virginia State of Emergency spanning all 55 counties after three days of flash flooding, mudslides and water rescues, plus a separate countywide declaration and school closures in Kanawha County. In Hawaii, roughly 33,600 customers remain without power nine days after Lala, with boil water and essential-needs notices still active on Hawaii Island and an East Maui community cut off by a washed-out bridge. The national wildfire picture stays at Preparedness Level 5 with 76 uncontained large fires and 3.7 million acres burning, driving evacuations in Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, New Mexico and Alaska. Also in this episode: Indiana’s derecho recovery under a federal Emergency Declaration, cleanup and EPA air monitoring at the Glenpool pipeline tank fire in Oklahoma, four new CISA known exploited vulnerabilities under the new BOD 26-04 model, and dangerous heat across the Desert Southwest. 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.

• West Virginia statewide emergency: All 55 counties are under a 30-day State of Emergency after Aug 16 to 18 flash flooding and mudslides. Kanawha County declared its own emergency, Metro 911 logged 2,100 calls and 60 water rescues Sunday, and 10 schools in the Riverside High attendance area are closed for the first three days of the school year.

• Hawaii lifelines: Roughly 33,600 customers remain without power statewide, with about 24,400 on Hawaii Island. Boil water in Pahala, an essential-needs-only water notice countywide, four potable water tanker sites, low pressure in upper metropolitan Honolulu, and intermittent Oahu cellular service all remain active. Lower Nahiku in East Maui is cut off by a washed-out bridge.

• Hurricane Lala still active: As of the Tuesday late-morning advisory, Lala carried 105 mph winds with a Hurricane Watch for Papahanaumokuakea from Lisianski Island to Maro Reef and a forecast of large surf inundating low-lying atolls beginning Wednesday.

• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level 5, 76 uncontained large fires, 3,736,566 acres on active incidents, and year-to-date acreage at 168 percent of the ten-year average. Australian and New Zealand crews and 240 Army soldiers are supporting operations.

• Highest-risk fires with evacuations: Little Giant, Washington (134,635 acres, 10 percent); Three Queens, Washington (Level 3 GO around Cooper Lake); Grasshopper, Oregon (90,667 acres, 49 percent, 22 structures lost); Hagen, Oregon (56,869 acres, 17 percent); Sand Creek, Montana (31,652 acres, 1 percent); Frijoles, New Mexico (11,335 acres, 9 percent, Cundiyo upgraded to Set); Mukluk, Alaska (Level 3 GO evacuations, about 20 homes damaged).

• Indiana derecho recovery: Seven confirmed storm deaths, 98,824 customers out as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, and 53 counties covered under federal Emergency Declaration EM-3651 for Public Assistance. NIPSCO targets full restoration by late Friday.

• Hazmat: Glenpool, Oklahoma tank farm cleanup continues with EPA-coordinated fence-line air monitoring. Shelter-in-place lifted, but a voluntary evacuation recommendation remains between 126th and 131st Streets South.

• Cyber: Four new CISA known exploited vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft IKE, Microsoft SharePoint, Broadcom VMware vCenter and Apple macOS. Federal agencies now prioritize under BOD 26-04, a risk-based model rather than a uniform patch deadline. Two ICS advisories also issued, including one for CISA’s own Malcolm network monitoring suite.

• Heat: Extreme Heat Warnings run through Friday across Arizona, southern Nevada and inland southern California. Maricopa County has confirmed 81 heat deaths this year, more than double last year’s pace at the same date.

• Water systems: New boil water advisory in McCormick County, South Carolina. St. Louis and West Columbia, South Carolina advisories both lifted Tuesday.

• Assistance: Five Disaster Service Centers opened Tuesday in Mississippi for Tropical Storm Arthur survivors under DR-4930, serving Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River and Stone counties.

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• CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog: Aug 18, 2026 KEV additions and BOD 26-04 guidance

• ICSA-26-230-01 CISA Malcolm: ICS advisory, Aug 18, 2026

• ICSA-26-230-02 Siemens Simcenter Nastran: ICS advisory, Aug 18, 2026

• NICC Incident Management Situation Report: Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 0730 MDT

• NIFC National Fire News: daily national fire statistics

• Hurricane Lala Public Advisory Number 26: CPHC, 1100 AM HST Tue Aug 18, 2026

• NHC Eastern Pacific tropical weather outlook feed

• NOAA Tsunami Warning System: no active US tsunami products

• Alaska Volcano Observatory Daily Update: Aug 18, 2026: Great Sitkin Watch/Orange, Kupreanof and Shishaldin Advisory/Yellow

• Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Daily Update: Aug 18, 2026: Kilauea Advisory/Yellow, next fountaining episode likely Aug 21 to 27

• FDA recall: Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Outshine Fruit Bars, possible glass contamination, Aug 18, 2026

• U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories: six advisories updated Aug 18, 2026

• Ecuador Travel Advisory: Level 2, issued Aug 18, 2026, with Do Not Travel sub-designations

• Alaska DOF: Evacuations remain in place for Mukluk Fire in Tok, Aug 18, 2026

• KJZZ: Maricopa County confirmed heat deaths far outpacing last year, Aug 18, 2026

• CAL FIRE: MP18 Fire incident page, Humboldt County

• CAL FIRE: Timber Fire incident page, Monterey County

• Ready Monterey County: Timber Fire evacuation zones

• NWS national Flash Flood Watch products: NWS Pueblo watch for the Aspen Acres burn scar

• Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: Hurricane Lala updates page

• Hawaii News Now: island-by-island outage and restoration status, Aug 19, 2026

• Hawaii News Now: public schools reopen Wednesday, two Kau campuses stay closed

• Hawaii News Now: East Maui residents cut off after Lala washes away Nahiku bridge

• Big Island Now: what to know about Lala on the Big Island, Aug 18, 2026

• Hawaii DHS: SNAP replacement benefits for recipients affected by Lala

• Indiana DHS: August 2026 Disaster page, fatality and outage figures as of 2 p.m. Aug 18

• CBS Chicago: NIPSCO restoration timeline for Highland and Munster, Aug 18, 2026

• City of St. Louis: boil water advisory lifted 7:15 a.m. Aug 18, 2026

• KSHB: Kansas City metro severe weather and flash flooding, Aug 19, 2026

• MEMA: Five Disaster Service Centers open for Tropical Storm Arthur survivors

• MEMA: Tropical Storm Arthur disaster resources, DR-4930

• KOLO: Shoshone Fire balloons past 13,000 acres, Aug 18, 2026

• New Mexico Fire Information: Frijoles Fire incident update, Aug 18, 2026

• KGOU: Cleanup underway after Glenpool tank fire, Aug 18, 2026

• KRMG: Emergency crews respond to Glenpool tank fire

• Central Oregon Fire Info: Rowe Creek Complex update, Aug 18, 2026

• East Oregonian: Umatilla National Forest fires update for Aug 18, 2026

• WRDW: Boil water advisory issued for parts of McCormick County, Aug 18, 2026

• City of West Columbia: boil water advisory lifted 12:56 p.m. Aug 18, 2026

• South Dakota Executive Order 2026-10: expanded wildland fire assistance, signed Aug 18, 2026

• Dakota News Now: Rhoden signs order expanding wildfire resources statewide

• Utah Public Radio: daily news rundown, wildfire evacuations lifted, Aug 18, 2026

• Chelan County: Little Giant Fire prompts emergency declaration

• Okanogan County: active incidents and evacuation levels

• WDTV: State of Emergency declared for all 55 West Virginia counties, Aug 18, 2026

• WV MetroNews: Kanawha County flood response, 10 schools to open late, county emergency declared

• WV MetroNews: damage assessments underway following Harrison County flooding

• TMJ4: Thousands without power in southeast Wisconsin after Tuesday night storms

• Cap City News: All closures lifted on Weiser Knoll fire area as containment wraps, Aug 18, 2026

Hawaii Island enters a second week of recovery from Hurricane Lala with one confirmed death, roughly 88,000 customers still without power statewide, and Pahala cut off by a destroyed section of Highway 11 with no water or sewer service. Indiana counts at least seven dead and more than a thousand displaced as the state finalizes a major disaster declaration request and activates relief grants and replacement food benefits. The national wildfire preparedness level holds at 5 with 80 uncontained large fires and evacuations running in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Montana and New Mexico. Also in this episode: a new CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry, a St. Louis boil water advisory tied to storm-driven pressure loss, municipal cyber incidents in Maine and Arkansas, Extreme Heat Warnings in the desert Southwest and the coastal Carolinas, and a two-week countdown on Wisconsin’s FEMA application deadline. 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.

• Hawaii lifeline restoration is the national priority. One confirmed death, roughly 88,670 customers without power Monday evening, and Pahala without power, water or sewer. Highway 11 is severed south toward Naalehu, and about 100 mainland mutual aid crew members arrive midweek.

• Indiana federal aid is pending, not approved. A presidential emergency declaration covers 53 counties for emergency protective measures at 75 percent federal cost share, but individual assistance requires the major disaster declaration the state has not yet filed. State grants of up to $5,000 and replacement SNAP benefits are available now through 211 and the FSSA portal.

• Wildfire remains at National Preparedness Level 5. Eighty uncontained large fires, 28,710 personnel assigned, and year-to-date acreage at roughly 169 percent of the ten-year average. Sand Creek in Montana is at 1 percent containment on 31,652 acres.

• Active evacuation drivers to watch: Little Giant in Washington, Hagen and Paradise in Oregon, Black Canyon in Utah, Sand Creek, Bobcat Lakes and Moose in Montana, and Frijoles in New Mexico.

• Two water systems are degraded. St. Louis is under a precautionary boil water advisory across 27 neighborhoods after storm-driven pressure loss at the Chain of Rocks plant, and West Columbia, South Carolina is under a boil advisory after a main break.

• Municipal cyber pressure continues. Lincoln, Maine reopened Tuesday with limited services after file encryption, and Fort Smith, Arkansas is still restoring city systems. Both jurisdictions report 911 and emergency response unaffected.

• One new CISA KEV entry. A code injection flaw in the Ray distributed computing framework was added Monday with remediation due this week. No NTAS bulletin is currently in effect.

Deadline watch. Wisconsin FEMA individual assistance and SBA physical disaster loan applications close Monday, August 31 for 19 counties plus the Oneida Nation. Mississippi opens five Disaster Service Centers at noon today.

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• NIFC National Fire News: daily national wildfire situation, preparedness level, and large fire table

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: Aug 17, 2026 national situation report

• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities addition: Aug 17, 2026 catalog update

• CISA Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories: current advisory listing

• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories in effect

• FDA recall, Hardie’s Fresh Foods jalapeños: Salmonella risk, posted Aug 17

• FDA recall, Oma’s Pride raw pet food: Salmonella, updated Aug 17, eleven states

• National Hurricane Center: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific tropical outlooks

• Hurricane Lala Public Advisory 24: Central Pacific, Aug 17, 11 p.m. HST

• WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook: Day 1 flash flood risk areas

• Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 convective outlook

• USGS M4.5+ earthquakes, past day: Karluk, Alaska event

• Alaska Volcano Observatory daily update: Great Sitkin, Kupreanof, Shishaldin

• NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers: no warnings, advisories or watches in effect

• NWS Phoenix Extreme Heat Warning: issued Aug 18, in effect through Aug 21

• Maricopa County Heat Relief Network: cooling, respite and hydration sites

• City of Fort Smith: municipal network security event and service impacts

• Fort Smith network security event: reported service disruptions

• CAL FIRE Sorrento Fire: San Diego incident page, acreage and evacuations

• CAL FIRE active incidents: statewide fire summary

• Hawaiian Electric restoration update: outage counts by island, Aug 17

• Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: Hurricane Lala updates hub

• Governor’s emergency proclamation: signed ahead of the storm

• Hawaii County Civil Defense shelter dashboard: open shelter locations

• Storm fatality and statewide impacts: Associated Press coverage

• Pahala water, power and Highway 11 status: Hawaii News Now

• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: magnitude 4.1 earthquake information statement

• USGS Kilauea daily update: Advisory status and episode 54 forecast

• Indiana flood response and disaster declaration request: Governor Braun and IDHS briefing

• Indiana emergency aid and temporary housing grants: Indiana Capital Chronicle

• Indiana Department of Homeland Security: agency newsroom

• Town of Lincoln reopening notice: limited services Tuesday, Aug 18

• Town of Lincoln cybersecurity incident notice: encrypted files on municipal network

• Superior National Forest: Boundary Waters wildfire area closures and fire danger

• MEMA Disaster Service Centers: five centers open noon Aug 18 for DR 4930 MS

• St. Louis Water Division boil water advisory: North City, South City and Midtown

• St. Louis Water Division alerts: current advisory status

• Santa Fe National Forest Frijoles Fire update: acreage, evacuations and closures

• InciWeb Frijoles Fire: incident page

• Umatilla National Forest fires update: Hagen and Paradise fire operations

• Umatilla County Emergency Management: evacuation advisories and road closures

• NWS Red Flag Warnings: national active fire weather warning list

• West Columbia boil water advisory: issued Aug 17 after water main break

• NWS Wilmington Extreme Heat Warning: issued Aug 18, in effect through 8 p.m.

• UTSA cybersecurity incident: systems taken offline after intrusion attempt

• JPS Health Network downtime updates: routine operations resumed

• Little Giant Fire update: acreage, containment, evacuations and shelter

• Chelan County evacuation map: current evacuation levels

• West Virginia flooding and emergency declaration status: Fayette County fatality and statewide posture

• West Virginia Emergency Management Division: agency news and damage reporting

• Wisconsin Emergency Management: two weeks left to apply for FEMA assistance

• USGS Northern Mariana Islands volcano update: Ahyi Seamount advisory status

• Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense: current advisories

• Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency: current status

• Federal Register disaster declarations and assistance: current declaration notices

• CDC Health Alert Network: most recent advisory, HAN 532

• State Department travel advisories: current advisory levels by country

Tropical Storm Lala pulls away from Hawaii and leaves a major recovery behind: about 179,000 customers without power, all state offices and schools closed, an islandwide essential needs only water notice on Hawaii Island, and a pending major disaster declaration request. Record rainfall in Charleston, West Virginia drives more than 50 water rescue calls in Kanawha County as a Flood Watch extends across southeast Ohio, eastern Kentucky and southwest Virginia. A Flash Flood Emergency over Colorado’s Aspen Acres burn scar takes one life in Beulah. Nationally, wildfire operations hold at Preparedness Level 5 with 87 uncontained large fires, FEMA announces a Public Assistance declaration for 53 Indiana counties, Extreme Heat Warnings cover twelve states, and federal cyber advisories stay quiet. 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.

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Sources

DHS and NTAS

• DHS National Terrorism Advisory System: no current advisories listed

FEMA

• FEMA press release announcing the Indiana emergency declaration, published August 16, 2026 for a declaration dated August 15

• OpenFEMA API record for EM-3651-IN: Public Assistance only, 53 counties

Wildfire and NIFC

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, Sunday August 16, 2026 at 0730 MDT: Preparedness Level 5, 87 uncontained large fires, 147 incidents, 3,879,418 acres, 29,548 personnel

• NIFC situation report landing page

• NWS Charleston WV climate report confirming the 4.23 inch record and prior 1.64 inch mark from 1922

• CAL FIRE incident data feed: Timber Fire acreage and containment as of August 17, 2026

• NIFC National Fire News: Preparedness Level 5, year to date acres

• InciWeb national incident index

Tropical weather

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center public advisory on Tropical Storm Lala: no coastal watches or warnings in effect

• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: no formation expected in seven days

• NHC Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

Flooding and severe weather

• WPC Excessive Rainfall Discussion: Slight risk Ohio Valley and central Appalachians, flash flood guidance exceedance above 70 percent

• WPC Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook graphic

• SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Slight risk central and northern Plains and southern Appalachians

• SPC filtered storm reports for August 16, 2026

• NWS active Extreme Heat Warnings: twelve states

Travel advisories

• State Department Travel Advisories index: most recent update July 29, 2026

• State Department Worldwide Caution, March 22, 2026

California

• CAL FIRE Timber Fire incident page: acres, containment, evacuation zones and Highway 1 closure

• Ready Monterey County Timber Fire incident page

• InciWeb MP 18 Fire near Hoopa

Colorado

• NWS Pueblo Flash Flood Warning with Flash Flood Emergency for the Aspen Acres burn scar, August 16, 2026

• KKTV: Pueblo County Sheriff confirms Beulah flood fatality

• KRDO: Colorado Springs Fire pre-evacuation order for hazardous materials fire

Hawaii

• Hawaii News Now: statewide closure of state offices, schools and courts for Monday

• Hawaii News Now: utility outage totals by island and mutual aid crews

• Maui Now: County of Maui 7 p.m. update, Eddie Tam shelter opening, Olinda and Piiholo water outage

Idaho

• InciWeb Moose Mountain Fire

• InciWeb Upper Smith Fire

Indiana

• NWS Indianapolis August 2026 flooding event summary: record White River crests at Anderson and Noblesville

• WFYI: Marion County emergency management asks Ravenswood residents to await all clear

• WFYI live flood updates: Broad Ripple floodgate removal and Hazel Dell Parkway bridge washout

• NWS active alerts for Indiana

Kentucky

• WYMT: more than 26,000 customers without power across Kentucky

• WCHS: tornado warning issued for Boyd, Carter and Lawrence counties

Minnesota

• InciWeb July 2026 Superior National Forest wildfires

Mississippi

• MEMA: five Disaster Service Centers open for Tropical Storm Arthur survivors

• WLOX: Hancock County woods fire prompts Bay St. Louis subdivision evacuation

Montana

• InciWeb Sand Creek Fire, including Beaverhead County repopulation notice

• InciWeb Moose Fire, including Granite County red evacuation order

Nevada

• InciWeb Bug and Stallion fires

New Mexico

• InciWeb Frijoles Fire

North Carolina

• Town of Hillsborough: boil water advisory continues for central pressure zone

Ohio

• NWS active alerts for Ohio: flood warnings and southeast Ohio Flood Watch

Oklahoma

• NWS active alerts for Oklahoma: heat advisories

Oregon

• InciWeb Big Grass Fire

• InciWeb Wrights Spring Fire

• InciWeb Grasshopper Fire

Texas

• CBS 4 El Paso: El Paso Electric outages affecting 14,644 customers

• KVIA: TxDOT closes Montana Avenue westbound for high water

• ERCOT news releases: no conservation appeal or emergency notice

Utah

• InciWeb Black Canyon Fire, including Emery County go evacuation order

• InciWeb Widemouth 2 Fire

Virginia

• WTVR: Dominion Energy outage totals after Sunday night storms

Washington

• InciWeb Little Giant Fire

• Chelan County Emergency Management active emergencies and evacuation levels

• InciWeb Three Queens Fire

• InciWeb Kaiser Canyon Fire

• InciWeb Grand Park 2 Fire

• InciWeb Luna Fire

• InciWeb Border 2 Fire

West Virginia

• Charleston Gazette-Mail: 54 water rescue calls in Kanawha County, record 4.23 inch rainfall at Yeager Airport

• WV MetroNews: flash flood warnings and Barbour County road closures

• WCHS: Paint Creek out of banks, Route 61 closure

Territories

• Puerto Rico Seismic Network near real time catalog: U.S. Virgin Islands events

• PowerOutage.us Puerto Rico: LUMA Energy customers affected

• Puerto Rico NMEAD emergency management agency

A Hurricane Warning is up for Hawaii County as Tropical Storm Lala approaches the Big Island, with a state emergency proclamation signed, 12 shelters opening Friday evening, and Hilo and Kawaihae moving to Port Condition ZULU. On the mainland, Indiana has declared a statewide disaster emergency and mobilized the National Guard as the White River at Anderson crests near its highest level in more than a century, NIPSCO works through the largest outage event in its history, and the Weather Prediction Center posts a Moderate excessive rainfall risk over Iowa and Illinois. Wildfire holds at National Preparedness Level 5 with 95 uncontained large fires and more than 29,000 personnel assigned, and CISA releases 14 industrial control system advisories led by a maximum severity flaw in a gateway used across the energy and water sectors. 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.

• Tropical Storm Lala: Hurricane Warning for Hawaii County, Tropical Storm Watch for Maui County, 8 to 12 inches of rain forecast with up to 25 inches possible on the Big Island, and 12 county shelters opening at 6:00 PM Friday.

• Hawaii ports and transport: Hawaii County commercial ports including Hilo and Kawaihae move to Port Condition ZULU at 8:00 AM Friday, Maui County to YANKEE, with all Big Island public schools closed from 5:30 PM Friday through Sunday and Hele On transit suspended for the weekend.

• Indiana flood emergency: Statewide disaster emergency in effect for 30 days with the National Guard mobilized, the White River at Anderson cresting near 25 feet, local disaster emergencies and evacuation orders in Anderson and Yorktown, and 45 active flood warnings.

• Midwest power restoration: NIPSCO reports more than 230,000 customers still out from Tuesday’s derecho, its largest outage event ever, with full restoration not expected until August 21. ComEd expects 99 percent restored by Saturday night.

• Today’s flood risk: The Weather Prediction Center posts a Moderate risk of excessive rainfall over central and southern Iowa into west central Illinois, with scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding expected.

• Wildfire posture: National Preparedness Level 5 continues with 95 uncontained large fires, 29,058 personnel assigned, and 25 Complex Incident Management Teams committed. The Northwest holds 43 of the uncontained large fires.

• Cyber, water and energy sectors: CISA released 14 ICS advisories August 13, led by a CVSS 10 OS command injection flaw in the Haiwell IoT Cloud HMI Gateway affecting energy, critical manufacturing, and water and wastewater. Two KEV entries carry federal remediation deadlines that fall today.

• Extreme heat: 14 Extreme Heat Warnings and 45 Heat Advisories are active, with heat index values up to 115 in southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina and cooling centers open in Texas County, Missouri.

• Healthcare supply chain: FDA escalated the Baxter Duo-Vent solution set recall to Class I on August 13, an air-in-line risk for hospitals and EMS using pressure cuffs.

• Recovery deadlines: SBA extended the Louisiana Tropical Storm Arthur physical damage loan application deadline to October 1, and FEMA urges applicants in six parishes to stay in contact to avoid payment delays.

• National threat posture: DHS reports no current National Terrorism Advisory System advisories, and the State Department posted no travel advisory level changes.

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Severe weather across the Midwest and Ohio Valley leaves three people dead, spawns tornadoes near Chicago, and triggers flash flood emergencies in Indiana, where Governor Braun declares a disaster emergency for 18 counties and Ohio activates the National Guard. The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 101 uncontained large fires and more than 30,000 personnel committed, including Level 3 evacuations for Washington’s Little Giant Fire and destroyed homes on Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire. Kilauea begins Episode 53 of its summit eruption, CISA adds three exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, and federal officials warn about continuing cyberattacks on municipal water systems. 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.

• Midwest severe weather: Three deaths, confirmed tornadoes near Chicago, and roughly 670,000 customers still without power Wednesday morning across Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; ComEd targets 80 percent restoration by midday Thursday.

• Indiana: Disaster emergency declared for 18 counties; flash flood emergencies in Fayette, Union, and Wayne counties after up to 10 inches of rain; Connersville area evacuations along the Whitewater River.

• Ohio: State of emergency declared; 40 National Guard members and 20 tactical vehicles deployed for flood rescue support; lightning strike at a Grafton prison sends 16 people to hospitals.

• National wildfire: Preparedness Level 5 continues with 101 uncontained large fires and 6.4 million acres burned year to date, 155 percent of the 10 year average; the Northwest holds 44 uncontained large fires.

• Northwest evacuations: Level 3 Go Now orders for Washington’s Little Giant Fire in Chelan County and Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire, which has destroyed six homes in Wasco County.

• Hawaii: Kilauea begins Episode 53 with lava fountains of 80 to 100 feet; alert level Watch, aviation code Orange; hazards confined to the closed national park area.

• Cyber: CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities affecting Cisco ASA and FTD, Windows, and Metabase to the KEV catalog; water utilities remain under a multi-state attack campaign.

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• NIFC National Fire News: daily national summary, statistics, and state large fire lists

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: August 12 national SITREP (PDF)

• CISA: Adds three known exploited vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog (August 11)

• CISA: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

• NPR: Cyberattacks on the US water sector expose vulnerabilities (August 12)

• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea volcano updates, Episode 53

• USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory: Great Sitkin status notice (August 12)

• National Hurricane Center: Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook

• The Watchers: Tropical Storm Cristobal forms, third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic season

• AP via US News: Deaths and damage reported as severe weather spawns tornadoes and flash flooding

• NBC News: Three dead, almost one million without power as severe storms strike the Midwest

• CBS Chicago: Nearly 400,000 still without power after severe storms; ComEd restoration estimates

• State of Indiana: Governor Braun declares state of disaster emergency for 18 counties

• FOX Weather: Flash flood emergencies issued across Indiana as life-threatening flooding lashes the state

• FOX19: Southeast Indiana flash flood emergency and Connersville area evacuations

• Dayton Daily News: Ohio National Guard activated, state of emergency issued for parts of Ohio

• OPB: Six houses burned, 200 buildings threatened by the Grasshopper Fire near Mount Hood

• KPTV: Wildfire updates, Highway 35 closed again east of Government Camp, flags lowered for fallen firefighter

• InciWeb: Little Giant Fire incident information

• FOX 13 Seattle: Little Giant wildfire prompts Level 3 Go Now evacuations in Chelan County

The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 104 uncontained large fires and nearly 30,000 personnel committed, led by extreme fire behavior in Oregon and Washington. North of Reno, the Bug and Fred Mountain fires drive evacuations, power shutoffs, and school closures. CISA adds three actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, excessive heat warnings cover roughly 25 million people in Texas and Oklahoma, and FEMA opens Individual Assistance for Rota after Super Typhoon Bavi. Kilauea’s next episode is forecast for August 13 to 17, and flood watches cover southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina. 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.

• National wildfire posture: Preparedness Level 5 continues with nearly 30,000 personnel, 104 uncontained large fires, and 6.4 million acres burned year to date, 156 percent of the ten-year average.

• Nevada: The Bug and Fred Mountain fires north of Reno prompt evacuation orders, power shutoffs, and class cancellations at eight Washoe County schools; an evacuation center is open in Reno.

• California: The Timber Fire near Big Sur reaches 2,989 acres at 5 percent containment with evacuation warnings in Monterey County and 259 structures threatened.

• Cybersecurity: CISA adds Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD, Microsoft Windows AFD for WinSock, and Metabase vulnerabilities to the KEV catalog; remediation should be prioritized.

• Extreme heat: Excessive heat warnings cover roughly 25 million people in Texas and Oklahoma with heat indices of 105 to 109 degrees; the Kansas City metro is under an extreme heat warning all week.

• Minnesota: Boundary Waters fires top 65,000 acres and the state extends its wildfire emergency order another 30 days with evacuation zones still in effect.

• Volcanoes: Kilauea’s next fountaining episode is forecast between August 13 and 17; Great Sitkin continues a slow lava eruption at Watch and Aviation Color Code Orange.

• Territories: FEMA opens Individual Assistance for Rota residents recovering from Super Typhoon Bavi, with 100 percent federal cost share for 90 days.

• Flood risk: A flood watch runs through Thursday morning for the Roanoke area and the northwest North Carolina High Country as repeated storms raise flash flood concerns.

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• NIFC National Fire News: preparedness level, personnel, and state-by-state large fire summaries

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: August 11 national SITREP

• CISA alert: three known exploited vulnerabilities added to the KEV catalog

• FEMA press release: Rota residents impacted by Super Typhoon Bavi can apply for assistance

• FEMA disaster page: DR-4931 Northern Mariana Islands

• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion: two tropical waves under watch

• Fox Weather: excessive heat warnings for 25 million in Texas and Oklahoma

• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea update and episode forecast

• USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory: Great Sitkin and Mount Kupreanof update

• CAL FIRE: Timber Fire incident page

• CBS San Francisco: Timber Fire grows near Big Sur with evacuations and park closures

• KCUR: Kansas City is under an extreme heat warning all week

• MPR News: Minnesota wildfires live updates, emergency order extended

• Sierra Daily News: Fred Mountain Fire prompts school closures, evacuations, and power outages

• WataugaOnline: flood watch for Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties through Thursday morning

• NWS Blacksburg via Watauga Democrat: flood watch issued August 11 until August 13

• Washington DSHS: Washington wildfires emergency updates, burn ban, and air quality alerts

• Washington DNR Wildfire Portal: current wildfire incident information

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo declares a state of emergency as the Bug and Fred Mountain fires force more than 6,000 evacuations north of Reno, while the nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 98 uncontained large fires and extreme fire behavior on Washington’s Little Giant Fire and Oregon’s Wrights Spring Fire. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center gives a disturbance east southeast of Hawaii a 90 percent chance of development, CISA and the FBI publish a joint advisory on Gunra ransomware, and forecasters warn of impactful flash flooding in the Ohio Valley. Plus storm driven power outages in Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland, a boil water advisory in South Carolina, and Wyoming’s largest fire of the year on South Pass. 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.

• Nevada state of emergency: Governor Lombardo declares an emergency for portions of Washoe County and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony as the Bug Fire (17,000 acres, 4 percent) and Fred Mountain Fire (3,481 acres, 0 percent) force more than 6,000 evacuations, close eight schools, and threaten water, power, gas, airport, and telecom infrastructure.

• National fire picture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 98 uncontained large fires and 29,840 personnel assigned; the Northwest holds 46 uncontained large fires, with extreme behavior on the Little Giant Fire in Washington (111,429 acres, 2 percent, 26 structures destroyed) and the Wrights Spring Fire in Oregon.

• Oregon FMAGs: FEMA approves Fire Management Assistance Grants for the Wrights Spring and Hagen fires, Oregon’s sixth and seventh of 2026, as Level 3 evacuations continue around Sprague River and Chiloquin.

• Hawaii tropical watch: A Central Pacific disturbance about 1,100 miles east southeast of the islands has a 90 percent chance of development over seven days, with a depression expected by midweek; interests in Hawaii should monitor closely.

• Cyber: CISA, the FBI, and partners release joint advisory AA26-222A on Gunra ransomware, a double extortion variant exploiting exposed VPN gateways, firewalls, and RDP across critical infrastructure sectors.

• Severe weather: Impactful flash flooding is possible in the Ohio Valley with 2 to 4 more inches of rain, damaging winds are expected across northern Illinois and the Ohio Valley, and an Extreme Heat Warning covers the St. Louis metro through Wednesday evening.

• Storm outages: Monday storms cut power to tens of thousands in Northeast Ohio, more than 28,000 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia, and more than 25,500 BGE customers in Maryland; Hopewell, Virginia schools close Tuesday.

• Wyoming: The Weiser Knoll Fire on South Pass becomes the state’s largest of 2026 at an estimated 13,350 acres with evacuations in the Twin Creek drainage.

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• NIFC National Fire News, August 10, 2026: PL 5, 98 uncontained large fires, state by state large fire summary

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center Tropical Weather Outlook: disturbance east southeast of Hawaii

• NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook: low southwest of Cabo Verde Islands

• Joint advisory AA26-222A, StopRansomware: Gunra Ransomware (August 10, 2026)

• WPC Short Range Forecast Discussion: Ohio Valley flash flood concern, heat from Central Plains to Southeast

• USGS event page: M4.6 offshore Sand Point, Alaska, August 11, 2026

• HVO daily update: Kilauea Episode 53 fountaining forecast window August 12 to 15

• AVO update: Great Sitkin continues slow summit lava eruption at Watch and Orange

• CBS San Francisco: Timber Fire near Big Sur, evacuation order includes Ventana Inn area

• CBS Sacramento: Bug Fire on California-Nevada border, Lassen and Sierra county evacuations

• Hawaii News Now: tracking possible tropical cyclone heading toward the state

• CBS Baltimore: storms bring heavy rain, damaging winds, tornado warning, BGE outages

• Minnesota News Network: BWCA campsite reopening, Camp and Bear Trap containment

• InciWeb: July 2026 Superior NF wildfires

• NWS St. Louis Extreme Heat Warning through Wednesday evening

• Nevada Current: Lombardo declares state of emergency for Washoe fires

• KOLO: Red Rock evacuation warnings upgraded to orders, shelter and school closures

• Los Alamos Reporter: Frijoles Fire morning update, 3,290 acres, 0 percent containment

• Source NM: health officials warn of smoke impacts as Frijoles Fire grows

• WKYC: power outages across Northeast Ohio after severe thunderstorms

• KDRV: FEMA approves funding for the Wrights Spring Fire

• Jefferson Public Radio: Wrights Spring Fire evacuations in Klamath County

• InciWeb: Wrights Spring Fire

• WRDW: boil water advisory for parts of Clearwater and North Augusta after main break

• KFDM: storms knock out power to thousands in Jefferson County

• Texas Storm Chasers: Panhandle fire danger and statewide heat

• WDBJ7: over 28,000 Appalachian Power customers without power

• WTVR: Hopewell storm damage, schools closed Tuesday

• KPQ: Little Giant Fire update, structures threatened, Lake Chelan evacuations

• KING 5: Little Giant Fire destroys 26 structures including 2 homes

• Chelan County Emergency Management: active emergencies and evacuation levels

• WyoFile: Weiser Knoll Fire explodes on South Pass, Wyoming’s largest of 2026

• County 10: Level 2 evacuation notice for Johnnie Lee’s Corner and Twin Creek drainage

• Local 10: Atlantic looks to break its silence this week

National fire activity holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires and more than 30,000 personnel committed, led by extreme fire growth in Oregon and Washington. Utah’s Rocky Canyon Fire forces evacuations in Morgan and Summit counties, the Bug Fire prompts evacuations on the Nevada and California line, and Sunday storms flood the Chicago area with ground stops at O’Hare and Midway. Extreme Heat Warnings cover the Desert Southwest and the St. Louis region, Williamson County, Tennessee responds to flash flood evacuations, and the National Hurricane Center watches three low chance Atlantic disturbances. 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.

• National fire activity: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires, 30,419 personnel committed, and international crews plus four MAFFS airtankers supporting the Northwest.

• Utah: The Rocky Canyon Fire grows to an estimated 13,000 acres with no containment, forcing evacuations in Morgan and Summit counties and closing State Routes 65 and 66.

• Nevada and California: The Bug Fire north of Reno tops 6,500 acres with no containment, with evacuation orders in Washoe County and parts of Lassen County.

• Pacific Northwest: Oregon’s Wrights Spring Fire gains more than 14,000 acres in a day, and Washington’s Little Giant Fire holds at 2 percent containment with evacuations in effect.

• Illinois: Sunday storms flood the Chicago area, cut power to tens of thousands, and trigger ground stops at O’Hare and Midway, with more storms expected through Tuesday.

• Extreme heat: Warnings cover Phoenix, Las Vegas, and the southeast California deserts through Monday and the St. Louis region through Wednesday, with heat index values up to 110.

• Tennessee: Williamson County agencies evacuate families along Five Mile Creek after rainfall rates of 3 to 5 inches per hour.

• Tropics: The National Hurricane Center monitors three Atlantic disturbances, all with low development chances and no direct threat to land.

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The nation holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 86 uncontained large fires and nearly 30,000 personnel committed, supported by crews from Australia and New Zealand. Officials in Washington count 913 structures damaged by the Spokane area fires as Level 3 evacuations continue. California’s Gann Fire reaches 33 percent containment after a deceased person is found in Angels Camp, and Utah’s Widemouth 2 Fire tops 97,000 acres with extreme fire behavior. North Carolina’s ports return to normal gate schedules on manual processing after a cyberattack, and new presidential disaster declarations publish for Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri. 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.

• National wildfire posture: The nation remains at Preparedness Level 5 with 86 uncontained large fires, 3.3 million acres burned on large incidents, and 29,699 personnel assigned, with international support from Australia and New Zealand.

• Washington: Officials have identified 913 structures damaged by the Spokane area fires with counts continuing; Level 3 evacuations remain, and the Sinlahekin, Little Giant, and Kaiser Canyon fires keep large evacuation and closure footprints across eastern Washington.

• California: The Gann Fire in Calaveras County is 33 percent contained at 10,384 acres; a deceased person was found in Angels Camp, six evacuation zones reopened, and Governor Newsom declared a county state of emergency.

• Utah: The Widemouth 2 Fire tops 97,000 acres at 10 percent containment with extreme fire behavior and evacuations near Kanosh.

• North Carolina: NC Ports resumed normal gate schedules Thursday on manual processing while forensics teams and the Coast Guard investigate the August 4 cyberattack.

• Federal declarations: Presidential disaster declarations for Mississippi and Louisiana (Tropical Storm Arthur) and Missouri (severe storms and flooding) publish in today’s Federal Register.

• Hawaii: Kilauea is paused, with eruptive episode 53 forecast between August 8 and 13.

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• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report: August 6, 2026, Preparedness Level 5, national and state fire details

• NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: no development expected in next 7 days

• NWS national forecast: heat in the Southwest and Intermountain West, storms in the Plains

• NWS Houston/Galveston: heat indices 101 to 108 on the upper Texas coast

• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kilauea updates, episode 53 forecast August 8 to 13

• Presidential major disaster declaration: Mississippi, Tropical Storm Arthur

• Presidential major disaster declaration, public assistance only: Louisiana, Tropical Storm Arthur

• Presidential major disaster declaration, public assistance only: Missouri, severe storms and flooding

• Cal Fire: Gann Fire incident page

• Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in Calaveras County for the Gann Fire

• CBS Sacramento: Gann Fire updates, body found, evacuation zones reopened

• WECT: NC Ports operating manually after cyberattack disrupts statewide systems

• Gephardt Daily: Widemouth 2 Fire tops 97,000 acres

• KHQ: Spokane area fires at a glance, structures damaged and containment