The USA Disaster Situation Report
The Daily USA Disaster Situation Report
For March 7, 2001
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
=> Severe Weather Probability Forecast
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or Significant
Icing Forecast
=> USA Flood Report
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
=> USA Earthquake Report
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
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- Tuesday, March 20, 2001
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For March 7, 2001
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=> USA Daily Temperature Extremes
National Temperature Extremes
High Tue...79 At Safford AZ
Low Wed...2 Below Zero At Marquette MI
=> Special Notes
=> Current Active National Weather Service Warnings:
Active Warnings:
Updated Wed Mar 7 11:15:44 2001
Flood
Maine
New Hampshire
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS MORNING
Puerto Rico
ESTA EN EFECTO UNA ADVERTENCIA A OPERADORES DE EMBARCACIONES
PEQUENAS EN TODAS LAS AGUAS DEL ATLANTICO Y PASAJES ABIERTOS...
...ESTA EN EFECTO UNA ADVERTENCIA DE RESACA FUERTE EN LAS PLAYAS
DEL NOROESTE Y NORTE DE PUERTO RICO...DESDE RINCON HASTA
QUEBRADILLAS...AL ESTE HASTA FAJARDO...Y EN LAS PLAYAS DEL NORTE
DE CULEBRA...ST THOMAS Y ST JOHN EN LAS ISLAS VIRGENES...
Special Marine
Puerto Rico
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
FOR ALL NORTHWEST AND NORTH FACING COAST OF PUERTO RICO...FROM
RINCON TO QUEBRADILLAS EAST TO FAJARDO AND FOR WEST AND NORTH
FACING COASTS OF CULEBRA AND FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS OF ST.
THOMAS AND ST. JOHNS...
Non Precipitation
Georgia
South Carolina
FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT...
Winter Storm
Arizona
STRONG AND SLOW-MOVING WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL SPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM ONE HALF TO
ONE INCH.
Michigan
ANOTHER BOUT OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO VISIT THE COPPER COUNTY
LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...
HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FOR NORTHWEST UPPER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...
New Mexico
WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...
Texas
MIX OF WET AND WINTER WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WEST TEXAS TONIGHT...
Utah
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS-..SNOW
ADVISORY TODAY...
=> Severe Weather Probability Forecast
The forecast probability of an event is by the stated percentage or greater
for the event, within 25 miles of any point for the area described.
Tornado Risk - Slight
There is less than a 2% probability of a tornado.
Hail Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of hail 3/4 inch or larger over southcentral
through east southeast New
Mexico, and from central west through south central Texas.
Wind Risk - Slight
There is a 5% probability of winds in excess of 50 knots over southcentral
through east southeast
New Mexico, and over central west Texas.
Tomorrow's Risk -
There is a 5% probability of any severe weather tomorrow over central,
southcentral, and southeast
Texas, and far southern Louisiana.
The 15 % probability area covers from southcentral throguh southeast Texas.
The threat will exist for large hail/high winds and perhaps one or two
tornadoes with any sustained
storms that do form.
=> Precipitation Forecast, Excessive Rainfall, Heavy Snow And/Or
Significant
Icing Forecast
Precipitation Forecast
The 24 hour precipitation forecast is calling for over 1 inch of
precipitation over a small portion of
central New Mexico, and central west Texas.central west central and east
southeast Texas, ans the
south southwest 1/3 of Louisiana.
The 24 - 48 hour precipitation forecast is calling for less than 1 inch of
precipitation.
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Latest satellite imagery shows the upper low now clearly moving eastward
with a fairly decent plume
of moisture extending across northwestern Mexico and Baja still feeding up
into Arizona. Combined
with upslope effects into the Mogollon rim and diffluent flow aloft ahead of
the upper low should be
sufficient to produce widespread amounts of an inch of rain through the
period.... With snow at the
higher elevations... And localized 1 to 2 inch amounts.
USA heavy snow and/or significant icing
>From noon to midnight today EST the probability of 12 inches or greater of
snow is low over central
north Arizona.
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
>From midnight to noon tomorrow EST the probability of snow exceeding
warning values is less than
20%
The probability of 1/4 inch or greater of ice accumulation is less than 20%
Current USA Snow and Ice Cover
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif
=> USA Flood Report
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
10:30 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2001
FLOOD SUMMARY
FLOODING IN CALIFORNIA; SOUTH
FROM 6 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA LED TO FLASH FLOODING, CREEKS OVERFLOWING, WIDESPREAD
STREET FLOODING AND POTENTIAL MUDSLIDES.
OVER 60 RIVERS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE SOUTH CONTINUE FLOODING,
WITH MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING, AND A FEW RIVERS EXPECTING MAJOR
FLOODING.
FLASH FLOODING:
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD AND/OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES
WERE ISSUED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR LOCATIONS INCLUDING:
CALIFORNIA: FRESNO, KERN, KINGS, LOS ANGELES, MADERA,
MARIPOSA, SANTA BARBARA, TULARE AND VENTURA COUNTIES; SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY; SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
MOUNTAIN AREAS ACROSS SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA
COUNTIES HAVE RECEIVED FROM 6 TO OVER 14 INCHES OF
RAIN, WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STREETS AND CREEKS,
AND POSSIBLE MUDSLIDES.
RIVER FLOODING:
RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH LOCATIONS EITHER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE:
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER: MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI FROM GREENVILLE, MS TO BATON ROUGE, LA WITH
MODERATE FLOODING ANTICIPATED
ALABAMA: THE BLACK WARRIOR, LOWER TALLAPOOSA,
CHOCTAWHATCHEE, TOMBIGBEE, ALABAMA, CONECUH, ESCAMBIA, AND
SUCARNOOCHEE RIVERS; CATOMA CREEK
ARKANSAS: THE ARKANSAS, OUACHITA, SAINT FRANCIS, CACHE AND
WHITE RIVERS
MAJOR FLOODING BETWEEN LEVEE SYSTEMS EXPECTED ALONG THE
OUACHITA RIVER
CALIFORNIA: THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER
FLORIDA: THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE AND APALACHICOLA RIVERS
GEORGIA: THE FLINT, OCMULGEE AND OCONEE RIVERS
ILLINOIS: THE ILLINOIS AND KASKASKIA RIVERS
LOUISIANA: THE AMITE, TANGIPAHOA, LITTLE, TICKFAW,
CALCASIEU, RED, VERMILLION, PEARL, ATCHAFALAYA, BOEUF AND
BLACK RIVERS; RED CHUTE BAYOU, BAYOUS BODCAU, DORCHEAT AND
ANACOCO; LAKES BISTINEAU, D'ARBONNE, WALLACE AND CADDO
MISSISSIPPI: THE LOWER LEAF, CHICKASAWHAY, SHUBUTA,
PASCAGOULA, BOUGE CHITTO, BILOXI, WOLF, TALLAHATCHEE, PEARL,
YAZOO AND BIG BLACK RIVERS; TALLAHALA AND TUSCOLAMETA CREEKS
MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE CHICKASAWHAY RIVER
AT LEAKESVILLE, WITH SOME FLOODING OF HOMES POSSIBLE
TEXAS: THE SABINE, TRINITY, WEST FORK OF THE TRINITY,
GUADALUPE, SULPHUR, NECHES, ANGELINA AND NAVASOTA RIVERS;
WHITE OAK CREEK, BLACK CYPRESS BAYOU
MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE SABINE RIVER,
WITH A CREST AT LONGVIEW 11 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
=> USA Fire Report and Forecast
Not available
=> USA Earthquake Report
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER
GOLDEN, COLORADO
LISTS OF U.S. EARTHQUAKES IN THE LAST 30 HOURS
Prepared by USGS/NEIC 2001 MAR 07 at 00:15 UTC
EARTHQUAKES IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
(29.0 TO 35.8 N, 102.0 TO 125.0 W)
Date Time (UTC) Lat Long Depth Magnitude
2001 MAR 5 19:00:34.00 33.4 N 116.3 W 11 km 3.0
25 miles SSW of Indio, California
=> Yesterday's USA Severe Weather Reports
Note: All data is considered preliminary
Tornado Reports
No reports received
Hail Reports
No reports received
Wind Reports
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
0100 UNK INDEPENDENCE GRAYSON VA 3661 8114 GRADIENT WINDS KNOCKED
DOWN ONE TREE AND ROAD SIGNS.REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT (RNK)
0350 UNK STUART PATRICK VA 3663 8028 GRADIENT WIND DOWNED SEVERAL
TREES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY WHEO RADIO STATION. (RNK)
Fields marked UNK are unknown
All Times UTC
Wind Gusts in MPH
Hail Sizes in 1/100 of an Inch (75 = 0.75")
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=> National Weather Service Day 3-10 U.S. Threats Valid Friday, March 9,
2001 -
Tuesday, March 20, 2001.
Summary of Forecasts & Threats
SYNOPSIS: The models are indicating an unsettled and potentially stormy
period for the next week
or two for most of the nation. The polar vortex over central Canada during
the upcoming week
should send colder than normal air across most of the western and central
U.S., with near normal
temperatures expected over most of the east. Relatively mild air is in store
for Alaska. The southern
stream, so prevalent over recent weeks, will likely contribute to enhanced
storminess across
southern portions of the country during the next two weeks.
THREATS
Heavy rain, strong to severe thunderstorms, and localized flooding are
forecast across the Southeast
extending into central Florida on March 9th. This storm system may also
produce snow and strong
gusty winds for New England on March 10, 11.
Heavy rain, strong to severe thunderstorms, and localized flooding are
possible across eastern
portions of the Southern Plains, and the Lower Mississippi Valley from March
11-13.
Long-term drought continues over most of Florida, and over western portions
of the Carolinas,
eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia. Some relief is likely.
Low mountain snowpack conditions have developed over much of the West, with
time before the
end of the winter season growing short.
DETAILED SUMMARY
For Friday March 9 through Sunday March 11: Another late-season heavy
precipitation event is
forecast for the East Coast, with heavy rain and thunderstorms rumbling
across the Southeast on
March 9th. Farther north, some rain and/or snow is expected from Kentucky
and Ohio eastward
through the Mid-Atlantic region, but it now appears that the bulk of the
precipitation stays off the
coast and heads toward New England. Snow and strong winds are again a
potential hazard for New
England through the upcoming weekend.
For Monday March 12 through Tuesday March 20: A developing storm system is
anticipated by
some of the computer models around March 11th over the south-central states.
This second system
appears more potent than the first one across the South, with heavy
precipitation favored over this
region, along with heavy to possibly severe thunderstorms and localized
flooding. Long-term drought
is likely to continue over portions of the Southeast, with only slight
relief anticipated for Florida; more
substantial relief is expected however, for the Southern Appalachians and
Piedmont area.
=> Intel Chief Addresses Longer-Range Threats to U.S.
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2001 -- The United States is the
world's sole remaining super power. America faces
challenges and threats that span the spectrum of warfare,
said Vice Adm. Thomas Wilson, director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency.
Wilson, testifying before the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence, said the turbulence the world has experienced
in the past decade would probably continue. "This
turbulence could spawn a spectrum of potential conflict
ranging from larger-scale combat contingencies, through
containment deployments, peace operations and humanitarian
relief operations," he said.
Each threat alone poses no real danger to the United
States, Wilson said, but "collectively, they form a
significant barrier to our goals for the future."
While the United States must be prepared for all
contingencies, the 1991 Gulf War taught potential opponents
to forgo conventional warfare, Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld said in January.
The most likely threats, Wilson said, are foes whose
challenges render U.S. military power indecisive or
irrelevant to their operations and objectives.
Foes will pursue asymmetric warfare -- a variety of low-
cost strategies they hope will achieve disproportionate
results. A classic example is Somalia. After the "Day of
the Rangers," when Somali warlords killed 18 U.S. soldiers
and wounded 73 in the capital of Mogadishu in 1992, the
United States changed its policies and eventually withdrew.
"(Foes) seek capabilities that we are either unwilling or
unable to counter, thereby either denying our leadership
the 'military option' or forcing us to 'disengage' before
they are defeated," Wilson said.
Wilson said enemies would likely use asymmetric approaches
that will fit generally into five broad, overlapping
categories: counter will, counter access, counter precision
strike, counter protection and counter information.
Counter will approaches are designed to intimidate the
United States into not deploying or into leaving before the
mission is accomplished.
Counter access strategies are designed to deny U.S. forces
access to seaports or airports. It could include use of sea
mines or forces to close sea lanes or air forces to close
air routes.
Counter precision strike is designed to defeat or degrade
U.S. precision intelligence and attack capabilities.
Counter protection is designed to increase U.S. casualties
and, in some cases, directly threaten the United States.
Counter information is designed to prevent the United
States from attaining information and decision superiority.
The means to attack the United States asymmetrically are
everyone's bad dream. It includes terrorism, cyberwarfare
and information warfare, and attacks using weapons of mass
destruction, and operations directed against U.S. space-
based systems.
Terrorism remains the most likely attack at home and
abroad. "This threat will grow as disgruntled groups and
individuals focus on America as the source of their
troubles," Wilson said. "Most anti-U.S. terrorism will be
regional and based on perceived racial, ethnic or religious
grievances."
He said terrorism would likely occur in urban centers,
often capitals. U.S. service members will be obvious
targets. "Our overseas military presence and our military's
status as a symbol of U.S. power, interests and influence
can make it a target," he said.
Military force protection measures may drive terrorists to
attack softer targets such as private citizens or
commercial interests. "Middle East-based terrorist groups
will remain the most important threat, but our citizens,
facilities and interests will be targeted worldwide,"
Wilson said. "State sponsors -- primarily Iran -- and
individuals with the financial means -- such as Osama bin
Ladin -- will continue to provide much of the economic and
technological support needed by terrorists.
More destructive attacks are likely if terrorist
organizations gain access to more destructive conventional
weapons technologies and weapons of mass destruction, he
said.
The news media call information operations "cyberwar." High
profile hacker attacks such as the Love Bug show how
vulnerable an information society can be. But information
operations are more than just computer warfare. It can
include electronic warfare, psychological operations,
physical attack, denial and deception, computer network
attack and the use of more exotic technologies such as
directed energy weapons or electromagnetic pulse weapons.
"Adversaries recognize our civilian and military reliance
on advanced information technologies and systems and
understand that information superiority provides the United
States with unique capability advantages," Wilson said.
Adversaries also recognize that by using information
operations to attack the U.S. infrastructure they may
change U.S. support for operations.
"Software tools for network intrusion and disruption are
becoming globally available over the Internet, providing
almost any interested U.S. adversary a basic computer
network exploitation or attack capability," Wilson said.
"To date, however, the skills and effort needed for
adversaries to use tools and technology effectively, such
as intensive reconnaissance of U.S. target networks, for
example, remain important limits on foreign cyber attack
capabilities."
Many states see weapons of mass destruction as their only
hope of countering U.S. conventional military prominence.
Former Indian army Chief of Staff Gen. K. Sundarji
allegedly said the principal lesson of the Gulf War is that
if a state intends to fight the United States, it should
avoid doing so until and unless it possesses nuclear
weapons.
"The pressure to acquire weapons of mass destruction and
missiles is high, and, unfortunately, globalization creates
an environment more amenable to proliferation activities,"
Wilson said. Twenty-five countries now possess or are
acquiring and developing weapons of mass destruction or
missiles.
He said Russia, China and North Korea remain the suppliers
of WMD technology. Russia, he said, has shipped ballistic
missile and nuclear technology to Iran. China has provided
missile and other assistance to Iran and Pakistan. North
Korea remains a key source for ballistic missiles and
related components and materials.
Wilson said Iran and Iraq could acquire nuclear weapons
during the next decade. He said India and Pakistan would
undoubtedly increase their nuclear capabilities and
inventories.
The United States relies on satellites for much of its
information dominance. Enemies know this and look for ways
to negate this advantage. Many are attempting to reduce
this advantage by developing capabilities to threaten US
space assets, in particular through denial and deception,
signal jamming, and ground segment attack.
A number of countries are interested in or experimenting
with a variety of technologies that could be used to
develop counter-space capabilities. These efforts could
result in improved systems for space object tracking,
electronic warfare or jamming and directed-energy weapons.
Wilson said that by 2015, future adversaries would be able
to employ a wide variety of means to disrupt, degrade or
defeat portions of the U.S. space support system.
=> Crime and Education
In 1998, students ages twelve through eighteen were victims of more than 2.7
million crimes at school, of which 253,000 were serious violent crimes
(rape,
sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated assault). (Kaufman, P. et al. 2000.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2000. NCES 2001-017/NCJ-184176.
Washington, DC: U.S. Departments of Education and Justice.)
In 1998, there were sixty school-associated violent deaths in the United
States.
Forty-seven of these violent deaths were homicides, eleven were suicides,
and
one teenager was killed by a law enforcement officer in the course of duty.
(Ibid.)
At the middle and high school levels, physical attack or fight without a
weapon
was generally the most commonly reported crime in 1996-97 (9 and 8 per
1,000 students, respectively). (Ibid.)
Between 1995 and 1999, the percentage of students ages twelve through
eighteen who said they felt unsafe while at school decreased (from 9% to
5%),
as well as those who felt unsafe while going to and from school (from 7% to
4%). (Ibid.)
Between 1995 and 1999, the percentage of students ages twelve through
eighteen who avoided one or more places at school for fear of their own
safety
decreased, from 9% to 5%. This percentage, however, represented 1.1 million
students in 1999. (Ibid.)
In 1999, about 13% of students ages twelve through eighteen reported that
someone at school had use hate-related words against them. That is, in the
prior six months someone at school called them a derogatory word having to
do with race/ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, or sexual orientation.
In
addition, about 36% of students saw hate-related graffiti at school. (Ibid.)
Since the 1992-93 school year, there has been at least one multiple victim
homicide event each year (except for the 1993-94 school year). The number
increased from two events in 1992-93 to five events in 1997-98. (1999 Annual
Report on School Safety, Joint Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Departments of
Education and Justice.)
In 1997, there were 63 thefts for every 1,000 students (ages twelve to
eighteen) at school. Theft accounted for about 61% of all crime against
students
at school that year. (Ibid., 4)
The overall crime school crime rate between 1993 and 1997 declined, from
about 155 school-related crimes for every 1,000 students ages twelve to
eighteen in 1993 to about 102 such crimes in 1997. Crime victimization
outside
of school declined from about 139 crimes for every 1,000 students in this
age
group in 1993 to 117 such crimes in 1997. (Ibid.)
In 1997, 5% of all 12th graders reported that they had been injured on
purpose
with a weapon such as a knife, gun, or club during the prior twelve months
while they were at school. (Ibid., 5)
Gangs reportedly operate in 41% of urban schools, 26% of suburban schools,
and 20% of rural schools. (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. February 1999. Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.)
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WINTER STORM SYSTEM IN NORTHEAST US
Northeast US
This GOES-8 image shows a winter storm system that has battered the New
England
coast causing major power outages and flooding along coastal areas. A state
of emergency
has been declared in Massachusetts due to high winds and coastal flooding.
The interior
areas of the Northeast reported the most impressive amounts of snow with
Ballston Spa,
NY measuring 28 inches.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/STMusE065_G8.jpg
FIRES IN SOUTHEAST US
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning
in South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southeast/FSMHSusSE065_N4.jpg
FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique
In order to illustrate the recent flooding in Mozambique, two images have
been placed
side-by-side for comparison. Yesterday's, NOAA-16 satellite image (left)
shows a
distinct difference in the width of the Zambeze River in comparison with the
NOAA-14
satellite image (right) from about two years ago. In the city of Tete, the
largest urban
center along the Zambezi River, floods have reached the Red Cross provincial
warehouse
and paralyzed some factories and hotels.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Floods/Africa_S/FLDafrS065_N4.jpg
STORM SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA
California
This GOES-8 image shows a low pressure system that has produced heavy rain
and wind
in parts of California. Wind gusts were reported from 42 to 83 MPH with
power poles and
trees down near Bakersfield, CA..
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_West/STMusW065_G10.jpg
FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique
This NOAA-16 satellite image shows the Zambeze River in Mozambique where the
Cahora
Bassa dam, near the city of Tete, recently had increased discharges of water
overflowing out
of the dam. Officials are evacuating about 80,000 people residing in
low-lying areas.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Floods/Africa_S/FLDafrS065_N6.jpg
WINTER STORM SYSTEM IN NORTHEAST US
Northeast US -- AVI
This GOES-8 image shows a winter storm system that has battered the New
England coast causing
major power outages and flooding along coastal areas. A state of emergency
has been declared in
Massachusetts due to high winds and coastal flooding. The interior areas of
the Northeast reported
the most impressive amonts of snow with Ballston Spa, NY measuring 28
inches.. (Click anywhere
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