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Midwest storms turn deadly as Indiana and Ohio declare emergencies; Kilauea begins Episode 53

August 13

11 mins

Episode Description

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.

Key Takeaways

• 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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