WV and National Disaster News - August 8, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

Severe Storms

• Storm Drops Golf Ball-Sized Hail on Western West Virginia (Yahoo News)
• PHOTOS: Severe thunderstorms roll through West Virginia Monday  (WBOY-TV)
• Damage reported after tornado warning in Preston County  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Portions of I-79 experience flooding in Marion, Mon counties  (WDTV-TV)
• High waters cause flooding in Parkersburg  (WTAP-TV)
• Severe weather causes mudslide on Dupont Road  (WTAP-TV)
• Power outages appear to begin declining in West Virginia after severe storms  (WCHS-TV)

 
Other – Flood Resilience & Recovery

• West Virginia's Experience Can Inform Flood Resiliency Efforts in Other Mountain States  (Pew Charitable Trusts)
• Bubba Watson on his 'small part' in helping West Virginia recover from flooding  (WGN-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS
 

Extreme Heat

• Extreme heat is the deadliest natural disaster. FEMA can't treat it like one (CNN)
• It's official: Scientists confirm July was the hottest month ever recorded (CNBC)

Legislation

• Federal agencies often neglect U.S. territories. New legislation aims to fix that. (GovExec)

• Severe Weather In East Kills 2, Knocks Out Power To More Than 1 Million (The Weather Channel),  related news: ABC News reports
• Washington shuts US government offices due to threatening weather (Reuters)

 
Other

• Federal maps said they weren't in a flood zone. Then came the rain.  (Grist)
• Loughery leaves roof without FEMA resolution to garage (Fort Myers Beach Bulletin), related news - NBC​ News 2 (FL) 

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