Good morning, I'm Cedric and this is your EM Morning Brief for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

A multi region severe weather setup is in place today.

Tuesday, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center SPC posts an enhanced risk level3.5 from northern Missouri across northern Illinois into northwest Indiana with a second enhanced risk over portions of the Texas Plains.

SPC states all severe hazards are possible, but including the potential for a few strong tornadoes and very large hail.

Operationally review local activation triggers, ensure alerting pathways are staffed and confirm shelter backup power readiness in the Enhanced Risk corridor.

On seismic monitoring, USGS lists zero significant earthquakes in the past day and its magnitude 4.5 past day feed shows events primarily outside the US including a magnitude 6.0 near Anacapri, Italy and a magnitude 5.9 in Japan.

No USGS significant domestic seismic driver appears in the last 24 hours.

Official update published 24 to 48 hours ago.

CDC's travel health notices show global polio Updated March 9, 2026 affecting risk messaging for international travelers and implications for pre travel vaccination counseling and public health coordination.

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Let's run through the states.

Illinois SPC places Northern Illinois in an Enhanced Risk Level 3.

5 today.

Hazards include tornadoes, various very large hail and damaging winds with SPC noting an environment supportive of strong tornado potential in the warm sector.

SPC places northwest Indiana in an enhanced risk level3.5 today with all severe hazards possible.

Consider readiness actions for fast evolving supercells and overnight storm progression.

SPC places northern Missouri in an enhanced risk level3.5 today.

Scattered severe storms are expected with a risk of tornadoes including strong and very large hail.

SPC posts an enhanced risk level3.5 over portions of the Texas plains today.

Primary concerns include supercells capable of very large hail, damaging winds and tornado potential.

Ensure spotter field reporting channels and warning dissemination are ready for rapid storm intensification.

All other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.