Southern wildfires keep PL4 pressure on; Guadalupe River flood warning at Victoria

Cedric covers Monday morning’s national emergency-management picture: the National Interagency Fire Center holds at Preparedness Level 2 nationally with 20 uncontained large fires and the Southern Area at PL4, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Kīlauea Episode 46 fountaining window opens today, the Storm Prediction Center carried a hail and isolated-tornado risk into the mid-Mississippi Valley overnight, and the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has the Guadalupe River at Victoria under a Flood Warning. State updates include Georgia’s Highway 82 and Pineland Road fires, the Fairburn and South Fulton boil water advisory tied to the Adamsville Pump Station outage, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake near False Pass, and the Texas flood watch. 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• National wildland fire posture: PL2 nationally and PL4 in the Southern Area; 20 uncontained large fires; year-to-date burned acreage outpacing the 10-year average.• Kīlauea — Episode 46 imminent: USGS HVO forecast window for renewed fountaining is May 4 through May 7; alert level remains ADVISORY/YELLOW.• Severe weather — central U.S.: SPC carried hail, damaging gusts, and an isolated tornado risk into Sunday evening across northern/eastern Missouri and south-central Illinois.• Texas flood watch — Guadalupe River at Victoria: Minor flooding forecast through Tuesday; monitor low-lying access in Victoria County.• Georgia wildfires: Highway 82 Fire ~22,500 acres / 45% contained; Pineland Road Fire 32,575 acres / 44% contained; evacuations and animal shelters remain in place.• Georgia public water: Boil water advisory continues for Fairburn and South Fulton pending sampling clearance after the Adamsville Pump Station outage.• Alaska seismicity: Magnitude 4.6 quake near False Pass; below tsunami thresholds, no advisories issued.• Aviation/ports/lifelines: No FAA system-wide ground stops, no USCG MSIB closures, and no DHS NTAS bulletin updates within the 24-hour window.SponsorsThe NIMS Store - https://thenimsstore.com/SourcesNIFC• National Interagency Fire Center IMSR — Sunday May 3 2026 Incident Management Situation Report (PL2; 20 uncontained large fires)• National Fire News — Daily roll-up of national wildland fire activity and statistics• InciWeb — Incident Information System for active U.S. wildland firesUSGS / Volcano & Earthquake• USGS HVO Daily Update for Kīlauea — May 3 2026 Volcano Notice — paused, Episode 46 forecast May 4–7• Kīlauea Volcano Updates Page — USGS HVO official Kīlauea updates and alert level• USGS Significant Earthquakes 2026 — Catalog of significant earthquakes for the yearNOAA / NWS / NHC• Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Convective Outlook — May 3 2026 outlook for hail, wind, and isolated tornado risk• National Hurricane Center — No active Atlantic or Pacific tropical cyclones; off-season status• NWS Flood Warning Summary (EWX) — Flood Warnings issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio area office• National Water Prediction Service — Guadalupe River at Victoria — River gauge and forecast pageDHS / NTAS• National Terrorism Advisory System — DHS NTAS landing page; no new bulletin issued in the past 24 hoursCISA• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog — KEV catalog landing page; reference for federal patch deadlinesState Department / Travel• Travel Advisories — U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories indexCDC / Public Health• CDC Health Alert Network Archive — Index of HAN advisories; no new advisory in the past 24 hoursFEMA• FEMA Disasters and Declarations — National disaster declarations index• FEMA Newsroom — FEMA press releases and operational announcementsAlaska• USGS Earthquake event page (Alaska Peninsula) — Magnitude 4.6 event south-southeast of False Pass, May 3 2026• Alaska Earthquake Center — Regional seismic monitoring and event detailsFlorida• Florida Forest Service Active Wildfire Map — Statewide active fires and conditionsGeorgia• Georgia Forestry Commission — Wildfires — Current wildfire information and resources• Highway 82 Fire incident page — Incident details, acreage, and containment• Pineland Road Fire incident page — Incident details, acreage, evacuation status• Atlanta Watershed boil water advisory release — Department of Watershed Management notice for Fairburn and South FultonHawaii• Kīlauea — National Park Service — Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park current status and lava viewing guidanceIllinois• National Weather Service Lincoln, IL — Local NWS office for warnings and statementsMissouri• State Emergency Management Agency Missouri — SEMA news and operational updatesTexas• WWA Summary — Flood Warning EWX — Active flood warnings from NWS Austin/San Antonio• Texas A&M Forest Service Current Wildfire Status — Statewide wildfire status board