WV and National Disaster News - August 7, 2023

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​WEST VIRGINIA

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Watch in parts of West Virginia today. For details, see WV WEATHER Alerts ​

Stay tuned to your local news  and #BePrepared! 

 
2016 Flood Recovery

• Nearly All 2016 Flooding Recovery Projects Finished, Except Schools  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

• 167th Airlift Wing plans readiness exercise for next week  (MetroNews-Radio) 

• Severe storms possible for portions of Tri-State Monday, bringing risk damaging winds and heavy rainfall  (WCHS-TV)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Response

• Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declaration (ABC News), related news Juneau Empire (AK) and KINY Radio (AK)  

• Over 120 million people in Eastern US are at risk for severe storms that could bring large hail and damaging winds (CNN), related news: AccuWeather 
• Undeterred by climate change, US homeowners are moving to climate-vulnerable areas (WGNO New Orleans)
• Three stories from the hottest month ever as record heat continues (NPR Podcast)