Episode Details

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 Watch through 6 PM Monday — the third significant flood event in roughly a month

Kilauea is at ADVISORY/Yellow following the end of eruptive Episode 44; no new activity, monitoring ongoing

Washington state had an offshore earthquake swarm (18+ quakes, M4.2 max) near the Juan de Fuca Ridge on April 12 — no land threat, no tsunami

DHS NTAS has no active advisories as of this morning

Sources

FEMA

* President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Guam — FEMA, April 12, 2026

* President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for CNMI — FEMA, April 12, 2026

* President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Washington — FEMA, April 11, 2026

* President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Oregon — FEMA, April 11, 2026

NOAA / NWS

* SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook — April 13, 2026

* NWS Honolulu — Active Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Hawaii

* Flood Watch Issued April 11, Extended to April 13 6PM HST — Maui County Alert

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