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Floods stranded Plains drivers as tornadoes damaged North Carolina homes (video)

October flooding forced boat evacuations and road closures across the Plains. In Raleigh, a homeowner said a phone warning sent him to shelter before part of his roof collapsed. The Alert Pulse video for October 2026: the emergency alerts sent across the United States, told night by night from the report's own figures, with the full report and its data one link away.

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That was one of 15,623 emergency warnings across the country in October 2026. The month, day by day. The busiest day was October 22, with 920 warnings. Wednesday, 10:25 PM. Lancaster County, Nebraska: a considerable damage threat. By 2:32 PM, a flash flood emergency in Ford County, with a catastrophic damage threat. Fang Yu, Manager and part owner of the Domino’s near 11th Street and Cornhusker Highway in Lincoln, speaking to KLKN-TV: Because the waters kept going and fast, and I don’t think I can stand in there. The National Weather Service in Dodge City, Kansas wrote: Flash flood emergency for dodge city and central ford county Sunday, 1:09 PM: a particularly dangerous situation in Franklin County, North Carolina. Thursday, 3:31 PM: a local agency alert in Lubbock County, Texas. San Diego County, California, was under a warning on 24 of the month's 31 days. It will happen again. Know when it is your street.

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