WV and National Disaster News - April 13, 2022

ReadyWV website contains references and/or hyperlinks to other websites (News Media & Other Sites) that are not operated by or controlled by ReadyWV. These have been included for information purposes only and do not imply affiliation with or endorsement by ReadyWV. ReadyWV gives no guarantees and accepts no liability for the content, use and availability of these third-party websites.​

WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for April 13, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 3 deaths reported since the last report (4/12/22), with a total of 6,777 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 326 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• Mercer County Commission allocates portions of American Rescue Plan funds (WVNS-TV)
• Nineteen more W.Va. COVID deaths reported, with 14 added from data reconciliation (WCHS-TV)

HEALTH

• Clarksburg's Psychiatric Hospital Partners With Mon Health (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio); Also see: MetroNews-Radio and The Exponent Telegram
• WV Senators want naloxone available over the counter (WBOY-TV)
• West Virginia National Guard Medevac Receives First New HH-60M “Mike" Black Hawk Helicopter - for medivac and search and rescue missions (WTAP-TV)
  

WV American Water launches advisory map!! (WBOY-TV) - Half the time, residents don't even know about boil water advisories and water issues until they have already been solved, or until they have already consumed the water! A new map from West Virginia American Water could help prevent this by allowing West Virginia American Water customers to view any active water service disruptions, planned service outages or boil water advisories within their area.
  

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• Port Authority fires 17 employees for not complying with covid-19 vaccine mandate (TribLive)
• The mental health impact of COVID will likely outlive the pandemic (The Reporter)
• COVID-19 lockdowns are causing chaos in the world's biggest car market (WBALTV)
• The new White House COVID czar calls for calm as cases rise, driven by BA.2 (NPR)
• FEMA Providing $7.7M to Massachusetts for COVID Costs  (CapeCod.com)

 
WEATHER

• Louisiana Tornado Leaves People Trapped, Homes Destroyed; Blizzard in the North (Newsweek)
• Tornadoes rip through Iowa and Texas, snowstorm rages to the north (AccuWeather) Also see NBC News, which reports 23 injured.
• Nearly 100M at risk for next severe weather outbreak (on Wednesday) across heartland over the next 24 hours (AccuWeather) Also see: The Weather Channel 
• April Blizzard Pummeling Northern Plains Could Smash Snowstorm Records in North Dakota, Montana (The Weather Channel); Also see: AccuWeather which warns that 20-foot snowdrifts are possible as a "storm of the century" unfolds across the Northern portion of the country.
• New Mexico wildfires burn more than 100 structures, thousands of acres (NBC News) Also see  KRDO News (CO) 
• Congresswoman Kim Schrier and FEMA meet with local fire chiefs to discuss resources for wildfires (KNDO News 23 - WA) 

 
OTHER

• Scoop: White House eyes water security strategy (Axios.com)
• Biden announces ​emergency waiver on summer ethanol ban to combat rising gas prices (CNN)

​