WV and National Disaster News - August 21, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
HEAT WAVE

• Heat wave in progress  (WSAZ-TV) 

• CDC: First case of West Nile Virus reported in West Virginia  (WOWK-TV)
• West Virginia COVID officials talk new monovalent vaccine and EG.5 variant  (The Exponent Telegram) 

• Stormwater project expected to remedy sinkholes in Beech Bottom  (The Weirton Daily Times) 

• Seven years after flood destruction, new Herbert Hoover facility shines for celebration  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Brad Paisley Performs at Reopening of Flood-Destroyed High School in Home State of West Virginia (The Messenger) 

Open House

• Jefferson County Emergency Communications Center hosts first open house  (The Journal)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
FEMA Disaster Funds

• FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell says emergency funds could be depleted within weeks (CBS News), related news: Fox News and Bloomberg

• FEMA flood damage assessment teams visit Cicero, warn residents on potential fraud scams (ABC 7 Chicago)

• Communities across New England picking up after a spate of tornadoes (WUN)

• Atlantic heats up: Tropical rainstorm brewing in the Gulf to join already active basin (AccuWeather)
• Tropical storms Emily, Franklin form in busy Atlantic (Tampa Bay News)
• Post-Tropical Storm Hilary pushes into Nevada after drenching Southern California (Associated Press), related news: Politico 
• Nevada Governor declared a state of emergency due to Tropical Storm Hilary (The Hill)
• Hurricane Hilary in Arizona: How Yuma County and others prepare for incoming monsoon weather (Arizona Republic)

Wildfires (Washington State, Maui)

• At least 2 killed, hundreds of structures lost during Washington state wildfires (Fox Weather)
• Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything' (NPR)
• FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly (ABC News)
• FEMA administrator says search in Maui is 78 percent complete (The Hill)
• Nearly 2 weeks after Maui fires, thousands still grapple with contaminated tap water (Honolulu KHNL)
• President Biden, first lady to visit Maui and hear from survivors after devastating wildfires (ABC News)

Other

• ​How communities can improve warning systems and disaster responses (PBS)​

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