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Saturday, November 7, 2026

Pacific

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Published 4:00 AM Central
GreenRegional levelUnchanged from yesterday

The Los Angeles/Long Beach watchmen's strike deadline passed at midnight Pacific Friday; we found no report of a deal or a strike (latest coverage is from Nov 5-6). Forecasters describe rain arriving in Washington this weekend and a wetter pattern for Northern California and the Northwest the week of Nov 9.

Goes Yellow if a strike starts and other dockworkers honor picket lines, or storms bring flooding and wind outages

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SITREP What changed in this region

ongoingTransport

LA/Long Beach watchmen: Friday midnight deadline has passed; outcome not found

The Pacific Maritime Association and ILWU Local 26 (about 250 watchmen) extended their deadline by one day to midnight Pacific time Friday, Nov 6, with federal mediators assisting; this was the second short delay after the original Nov 1 date (FreightWaves, Reuters via Baird Maritime). The employer group says the terminals the watchmen staff handle about 85% of Long Beach's and 33% of Los Angeles's cargo and expects other ILWU members to honor picket lines. Coverage we could find ends before the deadline, so we cannot say whether a deal was reached, another extension signed or a strike began; check the PMA and ILWU statements.

FreightWaves: Port strike delayed again at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports (Nov 5)Baird Maritime (Reuters, Nov 5): Another deadline extension averts strike at Los Angeles and Long Beach portsSupplyChainBrain: LA, Long Beach Port Watchmen Agree to Push Strike Deadline Another Day
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Spangle, Washington: deputies killed; reports differ on second deputy

Spokane County deputies were sent about 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 3, to a domestic-violence call on South Smythe Road; deputies met gunfire at the door (Spokesman-Review). On Nov 4 the Sheriff's Office said one deputy had died and a second was on life support and not expected to survive; Fox 13 Seattle reported Nov 6 that both deputies have died. The Spokesman-Review reported three civilians killed, one of them the suspect, and CBS reported four dead at that point (a deputy, the suspect and two other people); a woman who was shot survived with non-life-threatening injuries. Counts vary by outlet. The suspect was found dead in the home. Investigation by regional investigative response teams (Fox 13).

Spokesman-Review (Nov 4): Spokane County Sheriff's deputy injured in Spangle shooting dies; another not expected to surviveFox 13 Seattle (Nov 6): Spokane County deputies killed in Spangle shooting identifiedCBS News: 3 dead, including suspect, and 2 deputies critically injured in Washington state shooting
escalatingWeather

West Coast wet pattern: rain this weekend in Washington, heavier storms forecast the week of Nov 9

Forecast reports (theweather.com, KTLA, Fox Weather, KPTV) describe a wetter pattern: rain arriving in western Washington this weekend, mountain snow in the Cascades and northern Sierra, and a moderate (40-60%) Climate Prediction Center chance of heavy precipitation for western Washington, Oregon and parts of California starting around Nov 11, with timing and amounts still uncertain. KPTV calls Portland mainly dry this weekend. This is a forecast, not an event.

theweather.com: West Coast storms incoming, NWS warns of heavy rain and snow in second week of NovemberKTLA: Atmospheric river, heavy rain still possible for Southern California next weekFox Weather: Northwest braces for rounds of heavy rain and mountain snowKPTV (Nov 6): Mainly dry this weekend

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Power & utilities

quiet

No large outage was found for the Pacific states in this pass; one report warns of outage risk from next week's storms (theweather.com).

Weather & hazards

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No current Pacific hazard was found.

No current Pacific hazard was found. Rain is forecast for western Washington this weekend and a heavy-precipitation outlook covers western Washington, Oregon and northern California from about Nov 11 (theweather.com, KTLA, KPTV). Oregon's fire season has been declared over (NWPB). Alaska and Hawaii NWS offices were not checked.

theweather.com: West Coast storms incoming, NWS warns of heavy rain and snow in second week of NovemberKTLA: Atmospheric river, heavy rain still possible for Southern California next weekKPTV (Nov 6): Mainly dry this weekendNWPB (Nov 6): 2026 fire season in the Northwest among the worst on record

Travel & transport

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LA/Long Beach watchmen's deadline passed at midnight Friday Pacific; outcome not confirmed.

LA/Long Beach watchmen's deadline passed at midnight Friday Pacific; outcome not confirmed. A strike could halt terminals if other dockworkers honor picket lines (FreightWaves, Baird Maritime).

FreightWaves: Port strike delayed again at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports (Nov 5)Baird Maritime (Reuters, Nov 5): Another deadline extension averts strike at Los Angeles and Long Beach portsSupplyChainBrain: LA, Long Beach Port Watchmen Agree to Push Strike Deadline Another Day

Health, water & safety

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Spangle, Wash.: Fox 13 reports both deputies have died after the Nov 3 shooting; the suspect was found dead in the home.

Spangle, Wash.: Fox 13 reports both deputies have died after the Nov 3 shooting; the suspect was found dead in the home. Fairfield, Calif.: a 17-year-old was arrested (as of Nov 2). No new Pacific mass shooting was found; Gun Violence Archive was not searched by state.

Fox 13 Seattle (Nov 6): Spokane County deputies killed in Spangle shooting identifiedSpokesman-Review (Nov 4): Spokane County Sheriff's deputy injured in Spangle shooting dies; another not expected to surviveCBS Sacramento (as of Nov 2): Fairfield police arrest suspect in Spirit Halloween mass shootingGun Violence Archive: Mass Shootings in 2026

Elsewhere Other regions and the world

NortheastYellow ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC Heavy rain with a Flood Watch (through 10 a.m. SoutheastYellow VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY The St. MidwestGreen OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS SPC forecasts no severe thunderstorms anywhere in the U.S. South CentralYellow TX, OK, LA, AR A Flood Watch is listed for parts of South Central Texas (Austin/San Antonio area) as steady rain of 1 to 3 inches, with isolated pockets up to 5 inches, is forecast Saturday through Monday; NWS Fort Worth lists no watches or warnings for North Texas, where Saturday is partly sunny near 69. Mountain WestYellow MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM Flood recovery continues in southwest Colorado: Pagosa Springs reported (Nov 3-5) that most mandatory evacuations were lifted, remaining orders on Hermosa and San Juan streets, sewer repairs under way, and no federal disaster aid yet approved. WorldOrange Global, as it affects Americans The Iran war still drives the world story that reaches American households, and the picture is unchanged: no US-Iran deal, and tanker incidents continue.

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