WV and National Disaster News - December 17, 2024

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West Virginia

Disaster Recovery

• FEMA disaster center starts serving Mercer County resident hit by Hurricane Helene  (CNHI News, Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• FEMA Disaster Recovery Center open in Bluefield for residents impacted by Hurricane Helene (WOAY-TV)
• Wheeling Officials Continue To Deal With Damage From April Flooding  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

• Magnitude 3.3 earthquake felt near Huntington  (MetroNews-Radio)
• 3.3 magnitude earthquake reported in Tri-State area (WCHS-TV) 

• W.Va. volunteer firefighter who died during river rescue receives highest civilian honor (WCHS-TV) 

• Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories in effect for portions of NCWV (WDTV-TV)
• Charleston, WV Weather Today (WCHS TV)

National News

Disaster Recovery

• Woman still waiting for Hurricane Laura repairs asked to return FEMA trailer (KPLC News 7 – Louisiana)
• Buncombe County families in temporary housing face uncertainty as holidays approach (WLOS News)
• Florida attorney general urges FEMA to ease burden on families recovering from hurricanes (WCTV News – Florida) related news: Center Square 

 
Drones & Bunkers

• Latest drone sightings over East Coast raise 'scary' prospect, mayor says (ABC News)
• What we know about the mysterious drones reported over the East Coast (AccuWeather)
• Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren't going to provide protection (The Associated Press - MSN)

Weather

• Stormy setup in the Northeast: who will see rain versus snow? (AccuWeather)
• Coldest air of season so far to blast Northeast with gusty winds (AccuWeather)
• Santa Ana event to raise wildfire risk again for Southern California (AccuWeather)

Other

• Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing a Democrat as his top contender to lead FEMA (New Republic)

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