South Fork Fire forces Fort Robinson evacuation in Nebraska; tornadoes cut power to more than 240,000 in Illinois and Indiana; Texas activates flood response resources

Today’s brief covers the South Fork Fire in Nebraska’s Pine Ridge, where extreme fire behavior forces the evacuation of Fort Robinson State Park and puts Crawford on notice, plus Thursday evening’s tornado outbreak across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana that leaves more than 240,000 ComEd and NIPSCO customers without power. Texas activates state emergency response resources ahead of a weekend flash flood threat tied to Gulf tropical moisture. Also covered: CISA adds an actively exploited Ivanti Sentry vulnerability to the KEV catalog, FEMA approves new Public Assistance funding for the Mid-Atlantic, Michigan, North Dakota, and Puerto Rico, and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory forecasts Kilauea’s next fountaining episode for June 13 to 15. 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.

Key Takeaways

• South Fork Fire, Nebraska: Extreme fire behavior in the Pine Ridge west of Crawford; Fort Robinson State Park evacuated, Crawford residents told to prepare, Highway 20 closed between Crawford and Harrison. Official report lists 8,989 acres at 5 percent containment; local reporting puts growth past 23,000 acres.

• Midwest tornado outbreak: Multiple tornadoes Thursday evening across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana; nearly 195,000 ComEd and 47,000 NIPSCO customers lose power; ComEd targets 80 percent restoration by Saturday night.

• Texas flood preparedness: Governor Abbott activates TDEM resources, including swiftwater rescue squads and hoist-capable helicopters, ahead of weekend flash flooding and possible Gulf tropical moisture.

• CISA KEV update: Actively exploited Ivanti Sentry OS command injection flaw (CVE-2026-10520) added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; prioritize patching.

• FEMA funding: Nearly $92 million approved for Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, $33.3 million for Michigan, $13 million for Puerto Rico, and $800,000 for North Dakota in Public Assistance grants.

• Kilauea: Volcano remains at ADVISORY/YELLOW; episode 49 lava fountaining likely June 13 to 15 per HVO forecast models.

• Garden Grove recovery: SBA opens a Business Recovery Center June 16 for small businesses affected by the May GKN Aerospace chemical incident evacuation.

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Sources

NIFC and Wildfire

• NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, June 11, 2026: national preparedness level, large fire details for AK, CA, CO, FL, NC, NE, NM, UT

CISA

• CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog, June 11, 2026: Ivanti Sentry CVE-2026-10520

FEMA

• FEMA: nearly $92 million approved for Mid-Atlantic recovery (PA, VA, WV), June 11, 2026

• FEMA: more than $33.3 million approved for Michigan communities, June 11, 2026

• FEMA: more than $800,000 approved for North Dakota communities, June 11, 2026

• FEMA: nearly $13 million approved for Puerto Rico communities, June 11, 2026

USGS Volcanoes

• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Kilauea update, June 11, 2026: ADVISORY/YELLOW, episode 49 forecast June 13 to 15

Severe Weather and Tropics

• NWS Chicago forecast office: severe weather watches and warnings for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana

• ABC13 Houston tropical update: NHC tracks low-chance Gulf disturbance, heavy rain potential for Texas

Illinois and Indiana

• NBC Chicago: storm recap, ComEd and NIPSCO outage figures, restoration estimate

Nebraska

• KNEB: South Fork Fire grows past 23,000 acres, Fort Robinson evacuated, Crawford told to prepare

Texas

• Office of the Texas Governor: state emergency response resources activated ahead of flood threat, June 11, 2026

California

• City of Garden Grove hazardous materials incident page: SBA Business Recovery Center opening June 16 (updated June 11, 2026)