WV and National Disaster News & Weather - January 28, 2025

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West Virginia

Water Outage

• Wayne residents without water two weeks after oil leak (WOWK) 

• As the weekend approaches, a storm is developing. Will it affect the Mountain State? (WDTV)
• Even colder days ahead with snow chances (WOWK) 
• Extreme cold and strong winds complicate West Virginia power restoration efforts (WCHS)

Winter Storm Aftermath

• Burst pipe closes New Haven community building (WOWK)
• West Virginia 211 helps out during winter storm (WSAZ)
• Tri-State residents still dealing with ice storm aftermath
• WVDOH official says crews are turning attention to secondary routes (WTOV)
• DOH makes progress clearing West Virginia roads after winter storm (WDTV)

National News
 
Disaster Recovery

• Northwest Iowa 2024 flood victims still waiting for federal buyout money (Radio Iowa)
• Gila County Towns Rally for FEMA Aid in Aftermath of Arizona Floods, Damage Estimates Soar Beyond $100M (Hoodline)
• Trump orders FEMA, SBA to bypass local permits in California wildfire rebuild effort (Westside Today), related news: USA Today, and Associated Press 

• 100 miles of traffic stuck on icy Mississippi interstates 4 days after winter storm (AccuWeather)
• “Severe winter of 2025-26" to continue for weeks in Midwest, Northeast (AccuWeather)

Weather

• Dangerous cold grips East Coast as another winter storm threatens this weekend (USA Today)
• U.S. East Coast bomb cyclone could bring heaviest snow in decades to North Carolina (AccuWeather)
• Another winter storm could hit the East Coast this weekend with snow and wind. Here are the possible impacts and timing. (Yahoo!)​ 

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