Heat Advisory today in WV; Funding and flood recovery; SNAP food relief...
West Virginia
Exercise
Flood (Storm) Recovery & Funding
- Upshur County Commission thanks Lewis County as debris agreement moves forward (WDTV TV)
- Boone Memorial Hospital presents flood relief funds to United Way of Central W.Va. (WSAZ TV)
- United Way of Central West Virginia to distribute $27K in flood relief funds to Boone County communities (MetroNews)
- Weston restaurant reopens after monthlong flood rebuild (WDTV TV)
- United Way of Central West Virginia to Distribute $27k in Flood Relief Funds to Boone County Communities (WCHS)
SNAP Food Relief for flood impacted counties
- USDA approves SNAP hot foods waiver for West Virginians impacted by storms and flooding (WTAP TV)
- USDA Lifts SNAP Restrictions In Four Flood-Damaged Counties (WV Public Broadcasting)
Starlink Pilot Program
- Tucker County Emergency Management Launches Starlink Pilot Program (Parsons Advocate)
Disaster in Martinsburg
- City of Martinsburg Urges Residents to Complete Disaster Survey (Panhandle News Network)
National News
Disaster Recovery
- FEMA ends emergency period for eastern WA wildfires (FOX 13 Seattle)
- Trump approves Missouri Gov. Kehoe’s request for FEMA assistance for July flooding (KFVS News 12)
- FEMA approves nearly $28 million for Mid-Atlantic recovery (Finger Lakes 1)
Weather
- Labor Day weekend forecast: Central US heat dome to be surrounded by showers, storms (AccuWeather)
- Edouard brings flooding, power outages to Texas after becoming 3rd storm to make US landfall this year (AccuWeather)
- Residents watch Hawaii’s coast as Hurricane Lowell strengthens to Category 4 (Hawaii News Now)
- Millions across major I-95 corridor cities face severe storm threat as rare, multiday event kicks off (FOX Weather)
- Worst of rare, multiday severe storms in Northeast brewing as thousands already left without power (FOX Weather)
- Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids (The Guardian)