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NWS Issues Red Flag Weather Warnings in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota

The US National Weather Service said on Thursday that large swathes of the center of the US were under a red flag weather warning.The affected zones are large parts of New Mexico, northwest Texas, northwest Oklahoma, the eastern half of Colorado, the center and west of Nebraska and the east of South Dakota.The risks included heavy snow in the northern Rockies and critical fire weather conditions for parts of the Plains, while in the central and southern plains to the Upper Midwest, there are increasing chances of severe weather also, the NWS said.Affected areas in New Mexico and southwestern Texas are Carlsbad, Seminole, Roswell, Lubbock, Littlefield, Morton, Portales, Clovis, Dimmit, Childress, Clarendon, Amarillo, Santa Rosa, Tucumcari, Borger, Pampa, Hereford and Matador, Los Alamos, Moriarty, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roy, Las Vegas, Orogrande, Las Cruces, Deming, Lordsburg, Silver City, Truth or Consequences, Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, Antelope Wells, Taos, Raton, Roy, Clayton, Liberal, Beaver, Perryton and Borger.Power providers in New Mexico are Xcel Energy (XEL), PNM Resources (PNM) and El Paso Electric. In Texas, main power providers are AEP (AEP) unit AEP Texas, CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Entergy's (ETR) Texas unit, Oncor, Swepco and TXNM (TXNM) unit TNMP.Affected areas in eastern Colorado are Eads, Ordway, Pueblo, Canon City, Saguache, Gunnison, Buena Vista, Colorado Springs, Fairplay, Castle Rock, Limon, Deer Trail, George Town, Denver, Boulder, Akron, Fort Morgan, Greeley, Fort Collins, Sterling and Julesberg.The power provider in eastern Colorado is Exelon (EXC) subsidiary Pepco.Affected areas in western Kansas are Cheyenne Wells, Flagler, Goodland, St. Francis, Oberlin, McCook, Wray, Akron, Imperial. In Nebraska, affected areas are Pine Ridge, Chadron, Rushville, Alliance, Hyannis, Valentine, Mullen, Springview, Ainsworth, Butte, O'Neill, Brewster, Burwell, Thedford, Oshkosh, Arthur, Tryon, Stapleton, Broken Bow, Chappell, Ogallala, North Platte, Kearney, Holdrege, Stockville, Grant and Arthur.The power providers in western Kansas are Evergy (EVRG) and Liberty (LBRT). In Nebraska, the power provider is MidAmerican Energy.Affected areas in South Dakota are Marshall, Brookings, Huron, Pipestone, Mitchell, Chamberlain, Sioux Falls, Lake Andes, Yankton. In the east of North Dakota and west of Minnesota, affected areas are Grafton, Grand Forks, Roseau, Thief River Falls, Fargo, Detroit Lakes, Jamestown, Lisbon, Fergus Falls, Ashley and Sisseton.In South Dakota, the power provider is NorthWestern Energy (NWE). In North Dakota the power providers are Otter Tail Power and Montana Dakota Utilities.In Minnesota, the power providers are Allete (ALE) utility Minnesota Power, and Superior Light, Water and Power.The NWS placed parts of Utah under a freeze warning. Affected areas are Duchesne, Defta, Nilford, Cedar City, Price and Brigham City.The power provider in Utah is PacifiCorp unit Rocky Mountain Power.In Michigan there were flood warnings covering Manistee and Petroskey.There were winter weather warnings in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Affected towns are West Glacier, Essex, Seeley Lake, Missoula, Lowell, Grangeville, Riggins, Leadore, Salmon, Shoup, Sula, Hamilton, Dillon, Bozeman, Helena, Great Falls, Anaconda and Butte.Power providers in the states are Idaho Power (IDA), Avista Utilities (AVA) and Northwestern Energy.

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BMO Capital Adjusts Evergy Price Target to $88 From $87, Maintains Outperform Rating

Evergy (EVRG) has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $90.30, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://finwires.com/en/contact)Price: $80.53, Change: $+0.18, Percent Change: +0.22%

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NWS Warns of Fire Weather Conditions in Southern Plains, Southeast; Pacific System to Impact California

The US National Weather Service on Monday said the Southern Plains and southeast will remain under fire weather conditions, while Northern and Central California will experience rain and mountain snow due to a Pacific storm system.The effect of the Pacific system may be felt in Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and Southern California on Tuesday.The NWS issued a red flag warning early Monday for parts of Minnesota, including Roseau, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Hibbing, Duluth, Ely, International Fall, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Brainerd, Hinckley, Wheaton, Morris, St. Cloud, Willmar, Minneapolis, Marshall, Pipestone, Windom, Worthington, and Mankato. The cities' main service providers are Otter Tail's (OTTR) power unit, Allette (ALE) subsidiary Minnesota Power, Xcel Energy (XEL) and Alliant Energy (LNT).In South Dakota, areas under the same warning were Sisseton, Milbank, Watertown, Brookings, Sioux Falls, Custer, Hot Springs, Edgemont, Pine Ridge, Martin, Hermosa, Wall, Kadoka, White River, Winner, Mission, Kadoka, and Murdo. Otter Tail Power, Xcel Energy, NorthWestern Energy (NWE), and Black Hills (BKH) unit Black Hills Energy primarily serve these cities.A similar warning was posted for Nebraska's Harrison, Chadron, Rushville, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, Harrisburg, Kimball, Sidney, Oshkosh, Chappell, Hyannis, Arthur, Orgallala, Mullen, Tryon, Valentine, Thedford, Stapleton, North Platte, Stockville, Springview, Ainsworth, Brewster, Broken Bow, North Platte, Lexington, Butte, ONeill, Burwell, Kearney, Holdrege, Ord, Grand Island, Hastings, Aurora, Columbus, York, Hebron, and Superior.In Wyoming, areas under a red flag warning include Newcastle, Wright, Gillette, Lander, Rock Springs, Bill, Lance Creek, Lusk, Glenrock, Casper, Douglas, Glendo, Torrington, Wheatland, Chugwater, Pine Bluffs, and Cheyenne. These are primarily served by PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power and Black Hills Energy.The NWS issued the same warning for Colorado's Leadville, Buena Vista, Salida, Woodland Park, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, Canon City, Pueblo, Westcliffe, Saguache, South Fork, La Veta Pass, Alamosa, San Luis, Trinidad, Kim, La Junta, Eads, Lamar, and Springfield, within Black Hills Energy's and Xcel Energy's service areas.In Kansas, Phillipsburg, Concordia, Beloit, Garden City, and Ulysses, primarily served by Evergy (EVRG), were also under a similar warning.The same warning was posted for Georgia's Blairsville, Toccoa, Gainesville, Albany, Tifton, Moultrie, Bainbridge, Valdosta, and Waycross, primarily served by Georgia Power, a Southern Co. (SO) subsidiary.In Florida, the agency placed Jacksonville, Lake City, Gainesville, Ocala, Perry, Cross City, Tallahassee, Marianna, Panama City, Apalachicola, and De Funiak Springs under a similar warning. Duke Energy (DUK), NextEra Energy (NEE) unit Florida Power & Light, and Chesapeake Utilities' (CPK) Florida Public Utilities are the cities' main service providers.Alabama's Dothan and Troy, within the service area of Southern Co.'s Alabama Power, were also issued the same warning.The NWS posted a freeze warning for most parts of Ohio. The state's main electricity providers are AES' (AES) Ohio unit, American Electric Power's Ohio unit, Duke Energy, and First Energy (FE) subsidiaries, Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison and Illuminating Co.In West Virginia, Morgantown, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Elkins, Parkersburg, Sutton, Snowshoe, Beckley, Lewisburg, Bluefield, and Martinsburg were placed under a similar warning. The state is primarily served by American Electric Power's Appalachian Power and First Energy subsidiaries, Mon Power and Potomac Edison.The same warning was issued for Virginia's Leesburg, Winchester, Warrenton, Luray, Dale City, Fredericksburg, Culpeper, Warrenton, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Charlottesville, Farmville, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Danville, and Wytheville, which are mainly served by Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy (D).The whole of Maryland, except Oakland and Cumberland, was under a similar warning. The main service providers in the state are Potomac Edison and Exelon's (EXC) Pepco, BGE, and Delmarva Power.The states of Delaware and New Jersey were issued the same warning. Delmarva Power primarily serves Delaware, while FirstEnergy's Jersey Central Power & Light, Public Service Enterprise's (PEG) Electric and Gas Co., Exelon's Atlantic City Electric, and Consolidated Edison's (ED) Orange and Rockland serve New Jersey.A freeze warning was also posted for North Carolina's Boone, within Duke Energy's service zone, and Colorado's Craig, Steamboat Springs, Meeker, Rangely, Vail, and Rifle.The NWS issued a similar warning for most of Pennsylvania, excluding Scranton. The state's main service providers are Duquesne Light, PPL's (PPL) Electric Utilities unit, UGI's (UGI) Utilities unit, Exelon's Peco, First Energy units, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn Power, and Met-Ed.New York's Middletown, Newburgh, Peekskill, Islip, Riverhead, and Montauk, were under the same warning. The cities' main service providers are Public Service Enterprise's Long Island unit, Consolidated Edison's Co. of New York and Orange and Rockland, and Avangrid (AGR) units, Rochester Gas and Electric and New York State Electric & Gas.In Connecticut, Danbury, Stanford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Middletown, and New London were issued the same warning. Eversource Energy, PPL's Rhode Island Energy, and Avangrid's The United Illuminating Co. mainly serve these areas.In Michigan, a freeze warning was posted for Muskegon, Alma, Ionia, Grand Rapids, Holland, Hastings, Lansing, South Haven, Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor, Jackson, Flint, Saginaw, Port Huron, Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Coldwater. The state is primarily served by CMS Energy's (CMS) Consumers Energy, DTE Energy (DTE), American Electric Power's Indiana Michigan Power, Upper Peninsula Power, Xcel Energy, and WEC Energy (WEC) subsidiaries, Upper Michigan Energy Resources and We Energies.A similar warning was issued for Indiana's Gary, Rensselaer, South Bend, Angola, Plymouth, Warsaw, Fort Wayne, Marion, Kokomo, Logansport, Rensselaer, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, and Muncie, which are within the service zones of Duke Energy, Indiana Michigan Power, AES' Indiana unit, and NiSource's (NI) Northern Indiana Public Service Co.In Illinois, the same warning was posted for Freeport, Rockford, Waukegan, Dixon, DeKalb, Aurora, Joliet, Ottawa, Pontiac, Kankakee, Peoria, Bloomington, Peru, Kewanee, Galesburg, Peoria, Pekin, Canton, Macomb, Havana, Lincoln, Champaign, Decatur, Danville, and Charleston. The main electricity providers in these areas are Ameren's (AEE) Illinois unit, Exelon's ComEd, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy's (BRK.B) MidAmerican Energy.Iowa's Fort Dodge, Ames, Waterloo, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Ottumwa, Dubuque, Clinton, Davenport, Burlington, and Keokuk, within the service area of Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy, were also placed under a similar warning.The NWS issued a flood warning for areas near Washington's Winthrop, served by Puget Sound Energy.A similar warning was posted for areas near Ohio's Defiance and cities close to Indiana's South Bend, Fort Wayne, Angola, and Plymouth.The same warning was issued for parts of Illinois' Waukegan, Rockford, Freeport, Aurora, Dixon, Clinton, Ottawa, Peoria, Pekin, Canton, Carbondale, and Havana, and areas near Iowa's Clinton, Davenport, Burlington, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids.In Michigan, areas under the same warning include parts of Petoskey, Alpena, Rogers City, Mio, Tawas City, Traverse City, Houghton Lake, Cadillac Manistee, Ludington, Pentwater, Muskegon, Mount Pleasant, Grand Rapids, Ionia, Hastings, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Houghton, Marquette, Escanaba, Iron Mountain, and Menominee.In Wisconsin, areas near Appleton, Wisconsin Dells, Prairie Du Chien, Beaver Dam, Milwaukee, Kenosha, Janesville, and Mineral Point were issued a similar warning. The state's main electricity providers are Xcel Energy, Alliant Energy, MGE Energy's (MGEE) Madison Gas and Electric, and WEC Energy subsidiaries, Wisconsin Public Service and We Energies.Missouri's Nevada, Kansas' Coffeyville and Oklahoma's Grove, primarily served by Evergy and Algonquin Power & Utilities' (AQN) Liberty, were also placed under the same warning.

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NWS Warns of Impact From Super Typhoon Sinlaku in Marianas Islands

The US National Weather Service on Monday said Marianas Islands is forecast to be affected by super typhoon Sinlaku, which will bring destructive winds, heavy rain and flooding, thunderstorms, and coastal impacts through Wednesday.Northern Mariana Islands are expected to experience typhoon conditions.Meanwhile, the region stretching from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes is likely to experience severe thunderstorms and heavy rain through Tuesday, while heavy snow is forecast in the Pacific Northwest.The NWS issued a red flag warning early Tuesday for Oklahoma's Boise City, Guymon and Beaver. OGE Energy (OGE) unit Oklahoma Gas & Electric and American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary Public Service Co. of Oklahoma are the major electric utility service providers in the state.Colorado's Limon, La Junta, Kim, Springfield, Trinidad, La Veta Pass, Pueblo, Eads, Flagler, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak were also placed under a red flag warning. The state is primarily served by Xcel Energy (XEL) and Black Hills (BKH) unit Black Hills Energy.Also covered under a red flag warning were the following places in Texas: Morton, Amarillo, Perryton, Dalhart, Dumas, Borger, Pampa, Hereford, Clarendon, Dimmitt, Plainview, and Littlefield. All are primarily served by Xcel Energy and American Electric Power's Texas unit.In Kansas, a similar warning was raised for Tribune, Scott City, Garden City, Ulysses, Dodge City, Liberal, Hays, Hill City, Concordia, Beloit, Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Great Bend, Anthony, Medicine Lodge, Hutchinson, Kingman, Goodland, Colby, and Oakley in Kansas. A flood warning was raised for Olathe. Evergy (EVRG) is among the major electric utility service providers in the state.The NWS issued a freeze warning for Utah's Brigham City, Duchesne, Delta, Nephi, Manti, Price, Milford, Richfield, Cedar City, Cedar City, Green River, Capitol Reef National Park, and Richfield. Utah primarily falls under the service area of PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power.A winter storm warning was issued for Washington's Randle, Toledo, Mount St. Helens, Cougar, Woodland, Bellingham, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Centralia, and Chelan, served by Puget Sound Energy and PacifiCorp's Pacific Power.A similar warning was issued for Oregon's Cottage Grove, Corbett, Mount Hood, Detroit, Sweet Home, Santiam Pass, Redmond, Bend, Blue River, Oakridge, Cottage Grove, and Molalla, where Pacific Power is the major electric utility service provider.In Wisconsin, a flash flood warning Stevens Point, Sturgeons Bay, Appleton, Green Bay, and Wausau, while a flood warning was issued for Marshfield, Wisconsin Dells, parts of Wausau, Stevens Point, Appleton, and Green Bay, and areas near Neillsville and Park Falls. WEC Energy Group's (WEC) Wisconsin Public Service, Xcel Energy, and Alliant Energy (LNT) are among the major service providers in Wisconsin.A flash flood warning was also raised for Michigan's Petoskey, Mio, Houghton Lake, Cadillac, Traverse City, and Manistee, Mio, Petoskey, Cadillac were also covered under a flood warning watch along with Ludington, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Tawas City, Sault. Ste Marie, Escanaba, Marquette, Iron Mountain, Menominee, Ironwood, and Houghton.CMS Energy (CMS) unit Consumers Energy, DTE Energy, WEC Energy subsidiaries Upper Michigan Energy Resources and We Energies, Upper Peninsula Power Company, and Xcel Energy are among the major service providers in these places.Flood warnings were also issued for small pockets of Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.

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NWS Warns of Heavy Rains, Flash Flooding in Hawaii; Heavy Snow in Sierra Nevada

The US National Weather Service on Sunday said Hawaii is expected to experience heavy rainfall through Monday, which could lead to flash flooding.Parts of Texas, the southern Plains and the Upper Great Lakes may encounter severe thunderstorms and heavy rains.Meanwhile, in California, heavy mountain snow is expected to continue in Sierra Nevada, with rain and gusty winds likely at lower elevations. The Marianas is expected to be affected by Super Typhoon Sinlaku through mid-week.The NWS early Monday issued a red flag warning for New Mexico's Raton, Clayton, Roy, and Las Vegas. TXNM Energy (TXNM) unit Public Service Co. of New Mexico and Xcel Energy (XEL) are among the primary electricity suppliers in the state.A similar warning was raised for the following places in Texas: Amarillo, Perryton, Dalhart, Dumas, Borger, Pampa, Hereford, Clarendon, Dimmitt, Plainview, and Littlefield. These places are primarily served by Xcel Energy and American Electric Power's (AEP) Texas unit.Dalton, Blairsville, and Rome in Georgia, which primarily falls under the service area of Southern Company (SO) unit Georgia Power, were also placed under a red flag warning watch.Also covered under a similar watch were Nebraska's Holdrege, Hebron, Hastings, Kearney, Aurora, Grand Island, Lexington, Broken Bow, North Platte, Ord, York, Harrison, Chadron, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, Harrisburg, Kimball, Sidney, Burwell, Rushville, Alliance, Chappell, Hyannis, Arthur, Ogallala, Valentine, Thedford, Tryon, Stapleton, Springview, Ainsworth Brewster, Butte, and O'Neill. The state is mostly served by the regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool, with Midcontinent ISO also covering some areas.Oklahoma's Boise City, Guymon and Beaver were also covered under a similar watch. OGE Energy (OGE) unit Oklahoma Gas & Electric and American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary Public Service Co. of Oklahoma are the major electric utility service providers in the state.In Colorado, a fire weather conditions warning was issued for Leadville, Buena Vista, Salida, Saguache, South Fork, Alamosa, La Veta Pass, San Luis, Canon City, Pikes Peak, Westcliffe, Pueblo, Limon, Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, Eads, La Junta, Kim, Springfield, Trinidad, Lamar, Fort Collins, Georgetown, Fairplay, Castle Rock, Deer Trail, and Sterling. The state is primarily served by Xcel Energy and Black Hills (BKH) unit Black Hills Energy.A red flag warning was also issued for Wyoming's Wright, Bill, Glenrock, Casper, Douglas, Lance Creek, Lusk, Glendo, Torrington, Garrett, Wheatland, Chugwater, Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne, Gillette, and Newcastle. PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power is the major electricity provider in the state.South Dakota's Sturgis, Faith, Hill City, Rapid City, Custer, Hermosa, Wall, Phillip, Hot Springs, Edgemont, Pine Ridge, Kadoka, Philip, White River, Martin, Mission, Winner, Pierre, and Murdo. Most of these places are served by Black Hills Energy.In Kansas, a red flag warning was raised for Tribune, Scott City, Garden City, Ulysses, Dodge City, Liberal, Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Great Bend, Anthony, Medicine Lodge, Hutchinson, Kingman, Oakley, Concordia, Salina, and Hill City. A flood warning was raised for areas near Concordia. Evergy (EVRG) is among the major electric utility service providers in the state.Flood warnings were also raised for certain pockets of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Washington, while a flash flood warning was issued for San Saba in Texas.

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