WV and National Disaster News - January 19, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Winter Weather - more snow & freezing temps! See how to be prepared, go to: #WinterReady or go to: Winter Weather Prep​  
 

• Winter Weather Covers West Virginia  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Winter Weather Advisory for the Ohio Valley  (WTRF-TV)
• Accumulation numbers to vary in latest winter storm; Justice declares state of emergency  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Mid-Ohio Valley braces for another blast of winter  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• 4-12" of snow expected to hit NCWV Friday & Saturday  (WBOY-TV)
• Another storm expected to leave up to 6 inches in Beckley, 10 in Nicholas County  (The Register-Herald)
• Winter storm warnings, advisories for WV, KY & OH  (WOWK-TV)
• Winter storm significantly impacting travel Friday morning  (WCHS-TV)
• Pinpoint Red Alert Day | Morning snow covering roads  (WTAP-TV) 

 
Flood Resiliency Funding

• West Virginia's flood resiliency fund doesn't have any money in it. Justice asked lawmakers for $50 million (Mountain State Spotlight)

NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery

• FEMA Leader Overseeing $4 Billion Fund to Pay Victims of New Mexico Wildfire Steps Down (ProPublica)
• FEMA director in charge of New Mexico fire claims steps down (Santa Fe New Mexican) related news: KRQE News 13 
• “Burned by FEMA" – KOB News 4

Winter Weather Nationwide

• Brutal Winter Storm Claims 14 Lives In Tennessee (The Weather Channel)
• Snowstorm to bring plowable powder to over 18 states before next Arctic invasion (AccuWeather)
• American Airlines jet skids off icy NY runway (AccuWeather) ​
• Governor Kotek (Oregon) Declares Statewide Emergency In Response To Severe Ice Storm (KXL.com)​

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