WV and National Disaster News - January 10, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Flood Warnings, Wind Advisories, & other Weather

• West Virginia begins Wednesday with flood warnings, school delays  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Flood Warning for parts of Ohio & West Virginia  (WTRF-TV)
• Yellow Alert Day | Wind advisories in place this morning  (WTAP-TV)
• More wind/rain to end the week; coldest weather in over a year arrives this weekend  (WCHS)
• More wind, rain and snow for WV, KY & OH this week  (WOWK-TV)
• Heavy rains slam region: Snow showers expected today in Mid-Ohio Valley  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• 'Complex' weather system brings heavy winds, rain, snow to West Virginia  (MetroNews-Radio)

How to Prepare for Wind Advisory

• Local EMA officials share ways to prepare following wind advisory  (WTRF-TV)
• ​​​​Prepare for Power Outages
• Trim trees ahead of time
• Secure outdoor items, put in garage or bring inside.
• Learn more Wind Prep Tips from National Weather Service. 
  
• Also see Severe Weather Preparedness Guide
  

Infrastructure

• Capito Announces Resources for Public Health, Economic Development, Infrastructure, and Education in West Virginia  (Office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito)
• GreenPower Gets Grant To Build 47 Electric School Buses  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio) 

Water Outage

• Flat Top-Cool Ridge PSD customers are without water  (WVNS-TV) 

• Former TV News Reporter Remembers Making History Covering Water Crisis  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Former Eyewitness News anchor, reporter Kallie Cart reflects on viral chemical spill interview 10 years later  (WCHS-TV)
• Event promotes secure water access on West Virginia water crisis anniversary  (WOWK-TV)
• People affected 10 years ago by water crisis come together for special event  (WCHS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Disaster Recovery

• Tennesseans 'still fighting' for relief 1 month after tornado outbreak (WSMV News 4)

• Finn: At Least Three Dead, 7,000+ Flight Delays, 600,000+ Power Outages (The Weather Channel)
• Winter storm knocks out power to hundreds of thousands in the Northeast after leaving 4 dead across the South (CNN)
• Arctic blast to invade central, southern and eastern US prior to midmonth (AccuWeather)
• Midwest faces 2 major winter storms in 4 days, including blizzard threat (AccuWeather)
• Winter Storm Gerri A Second Late-Week Strike Of Snow, Severe Weather, Winds, Rain, Then Coldest Air Of Season (The Weather Channel)
• Deadly winter storm to unleash more snow, wind and rain in Northeast as power outages spread (CNN) 

Other

• More U.S. homes are repeatedly flooding as the nation's flood risk grows (Washington Post)
•  OPINION Article: Federal flood insurance: Like buying drunk drivers new cars (Insurance News Net) ​

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