EM Morning Brief Friday September 22 2025

In today's EM Morning Brief, Cedric covers Hurricane Gabrielle's impact on the U.S. East Coast, including life-threatening surf and rip currents, a recent M4.3 earthquake near Berkeley, California, and severe weather risks in the central and southern Plains. Additionally, we discuss high wind warnings and flood watches in Southeast Alaska, potential thunderstorms in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, and high rip-current risks along the New Jersey and New York coasts. Stay updated with the latest weather information and safety tips.00:00 Introduction and Major Weather Events00:52 Regional Weather Updates: Alaska and California01:29 Regional Weather Updates: Midwest and Plains02:12 Regional Weather Updates: East Coast02:45 Regional Weather Updates: South and Central03:45 Conclusion and Safety RemindersSources[NHC | https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT2+shtml/201446.shtml][SPC | https://origin-west-www-spc.woc.noaa.gov/][Caltech/USGS | https://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Quakes/nc75240492.html][AP | https://apnews.com/article/52502daeb6bf1293726f07da64c35478][NWS Juneau | https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197][NWS Sitka | https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.33][NWS Des Moines HWO | https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?issuedby=DMX&product=HWO&site=NWS][SPC overview | https://origin-west-www-spc.woc.noaa.gov/][NWS Wichita HWO | https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?firewxzone=KSZ083&lat=37.6872&local_place1=Wichita+KS&lon=-97.3301&product1=Hazardous+Weather+Outlook&warncounty=KSC173&warnzone=KSZ083][NWS Wichita Map | https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=37.6872&textField2=-97.3301][SPC overview | https://origin-west-www-spc.woc.noaa.gov/][NWS Omaha HWO text | https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?firewxzone=NEZ052&lat=41.2639&local_place1=Omaha+NE&lon=-96.0117&product1=Hazardous+Weather+Outlook&warncounty=NEC055&warnzone=NEZ052][SPC overview | https://origin-west-www-spc.woc.noaa.gov/][NWS Mount Holly Surf Zone | https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?issuedby=PHI&product=SRF&site=phi][NHC discussion (swells) | https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT2+shtml/201446.shtml][NWS New York Rip Current Statement | https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?firewxzone=NYZ212&lat=40.6025&local_place1=Far+Rockaway+NY&lon=-73.7562&product1=Hazardous+Weather+Outlook&warncounty=NYC081&warnzone=NYZ178[NHC discussion (swells) | https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT2+shtml/201446.shtml][NWS Buffalo HWO | https://www.weather.gov/buf/BUFHWOBUF][NWS Norman AFD | https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?format=CI&glossary=1&issuedby=oun&product=AFD&site=NWS&version=1][SPC overview | https://origin-west-www-spc.woc.noaa.gov/][SPC Day 2 outlook text | https://origin-west-www-spc.woc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html][NWS Fort Worth AFD | https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?format=CI&glossary=0&issuedby=fwd&product=AFD&site=NWS&version=1][NWS Fort Worth | https://www.weather.gov/fwd/][NWS DFW point forecast | https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=32.750950000000046&lon=-97.33085999999997][NWS Houston/Galveston | https://www.weather.gov/hgx/][FEMA DR-4892 DRC notice (updated Sept 22) | https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4892]Add Free on The Emergency Management Network - https://emnetwork.substack.com/Powered by: Descript - https://link.bcolburn.com/DB-Descript