WV and National Disaster News - April 18, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

April's Storms – Impacts & Recovery

• State, local officials meet with people impacted by April tornados, flooding (WCHS-TV)
• Kanawha County leaders say storm damage survey could help more qualify for federal help (WCHS-TV)
• Addison's Achievers: A tip of the cap to those helping clean up after flooding (WTOV-TV)
• Severe weather knocks out power for thousands across north central West Virginia (WBOY-TV)
• Farmington Volunteer Fire Department facing hardships due to recent flooding (WBOY-TV)
• Power outages being reported across Ohio Valley (WTRF-TV)

 
Power Line Down

• Power line down over Route 50 in Harrison County causes lane closures, power outages (WBOY-TV) 

• Clean it up by midnight: local oil & waste management firm faces deadline tonight to remove hazardous material (WTRF-TV) 

Weather

• Beautiful sunny Thursday is short lived as more rain and storms move in Friday (WVNS-TV)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

911 Outages

• 911 Outage Hits At Least Four States (Newsweek)
• Critical Emergency Services Disrupted: 911 Outages Cause Chaos Across U.S. (Bezinga)

 
FEMA

• FEMA taps former NM disaster agency head to run HPCC Claims Office (Source New Mexico)
• Locals support push to change FEMA guidelines for snowstorm assistance (Press-Republican)

Storm Damage

• Significant damage reported in northern Ohio after severe thunderstorms roar through Great Lakes (FOX Weather) 

Train Derailment Response

• White House briefs community on East Palestine derailment response (The Review) 

• Hurricane season 2024 early outlook: How many storms can be expected? (NBC New York)
• Severe Weather Could Produce Damaging Winds, Hail, Isolated Tornadoes In Midwest, South (The Weather Channel)
• Severe weather threat to rebound in central US (AccuWeather)
• Downpours, flooding risk​ to return to soggy south-central US (AccuWeather) ​

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