Severe Weather Hits West Virginia

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Severe Weather Hits WV – Impact and Recovery

• Kanawha County hit hard by severe weather, recovery efforts continue  (WCHS-TV)
• Kanawha County mayors look to cleanup after storm damage  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Clean-up efforts underway after severe storms; state of emergency issued in some areas  (WCHS-TV)
• Roof collapses, trees blow over in downtown Charleston, other damage reported throughout Kanawha Valley  (MetroNews-Radio)
• More than hurricane-force winds cause damage at Tri-State Airport  (WSAZ-TV)
• State of Emergency: High winds, rain blow through Mid-Ohio Valley on Tuesday  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Severe weather damages trees and property in Ravenswood  (WTAP-TV)
• Fayette authorities responding to storm  (The Fayette Tribune)
• Two injured during severe storm in Fayette County, sheriff says  (WCHS-TV)
• Scary moments in school classrooms as heavy storms move through  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Apparent derecho strikes region Tuesday morning; more storms into the night  (WCHS-TV)
• Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes  (The Associated Press)
• Video: Storm enters Charleston from the west  (MetroNews-Radio)
• WATCH: Possible tornado takes down a roof in West Virginia  (WTRF-TV)
• All Eyes on the Ohio River as Threat of Flood Grows  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• The Ohio River is expected to flood (WTRF-TV)
• UPDATE: Flood Watch Extended – Effects ALL of Tristate Area (Tri-State Alert)
• Weather Update: Rain Exits, Winter Arrives Next (WOAY-TV)
• Justice Declares State Of Emergency, Sweeping Storms Cause Power Outages  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Gov. Justice declares State of Emergency in Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Nicholas Counties  (Office of the Governor)
• Insurance and Severe Weather: What to do before, during, and after...  (WVNS-TV)
• Sewer extension project progresses to maintain federal funds  (The Register-Herald)
• State of Preparedness issued in West Virginia for severe storms, flooding (WBOY)

Power Outages

• Strong storms hit Charleston, around 140,000 out of power in West Virginia (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Powerful storm leaves 52,000 in Kanawha Valley without power on Tuesday   (West Virginia Watch)
• Recovery, power restoration expected to take days in counties hit hard in Tuesday's storm  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Thomas Memorial on backup power after storms  (WOWK-TV)
• Thousands without power Tuesday, milder weather expected later in week  (The Herald-Dispatch)
• Nearly 138K without power in parts of Tri-State  (WOWK-TV)
• Severe storms damage homes, cut off power to thousands of Americans across Ohio Valley  (CNN)

Other - Broadband Infrastructure

W.Va. Broadband's Digital Equity Plan Ramping Up  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)​

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