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Super Typhoon Sinlaku Targets Guam and CNMI with Cat 4-5 Winds; Multi-Day Tornado Outbreak Continues Across Texas and Oklahoma; FEMA Approves Disaster Declarations for Washington and Oregon
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- Apr 13, 2026
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Summary
On today’s EM Morning Brief, Super Typhoon Sinlaku — a Category 5 storm with 175 to 180 mph winds — is bearing down on the Northern Mariana Islands with catastrophic conditions expected for Saipan and Tinian Monday night. Federal emergency declarations are in place for both Guam and the CNMI. On the mainland, a rare four-day severe weather outbreak continues to threaten Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas with tornadoes, large hail, and flash flooding. The National Weather Service in Hawaii has extended a statewide flood watch through Monday evening. FEMA has also approved major disaster declarations for Washington state and Oregon following last December’s devastating storms. 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. Takeaways Super Typhoon Sinlaku is making a near-direct strike on Saipan and Tinian (CNMI) with catastrophic Category 4–5 winds of 145–160 mph expected Monday night/Tuesday; Guam is in COR2 with government closed and shelters open Federal emergency declarations are in place for both Guam and the CNMI, approved April 12 Multi-day severe weather outbreak (TX, OK, KS) is in day three of a four-day SPC-highlighted event — tornado, large hail, and damaging wind threats continue today, with flash flooding a compounding risk from saturated soils South Dakota’s 79 Fire (Custer County, ~6,000 acres, 40% contained) prompted a governor’s emergency declaration; a separate First Alert Weather Day is in effect today for critical wildfire conditions statewide FEMA major disaster declarations for Washington and Oregon (December 2025 storms) were approved April 11, unlocking individual and public assistance for dozens of counties Hawaii is under a statewide NWS Flood Watc…