WV and National Disaster News - January 26, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Electricity Reliability

• State Ranks Near Bottom In Electricity Reliability, Federal Data Show  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Cyber Security

• Weirton Medical Center gives update on malware event  (WTRF-TV)

Flood Insurance

• Major changes in federal flood insurance program urged by U.S. Senate panel  (West Virginia Watch)

Water Outage

• Mingo PSD says widespread water outages improving but some areas still without water  (WCHS-TV)

• Yellow Alert Day - Risk for flooding continues  (WTAP-TV)
• Potential for isolated flooding continues through this weekend (WDTV-TV)
• Final Burst of Rain Tonight; Weekend Storm on The Horizon (WOAY-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• JN.1 takes over as the most prevalent COVID-19 variant. Here's what you need to know (NPR)

Disaster Recovery

• Survivors wait on Biden decision for FEMA aid after Gray, Oregon Road fires (KHQ News 6)
• ​FEMA grants over $1M to Rhode Islanders affected by September storm  (ABC WLNE News -6 )

• Senators call for reform as National Flood Insurance Program faces ​lapse (The Hill), related news: States News 

Other  

• ​Will FEMA send another national emergency alert to phones in 2024? (PennLive) – FEMA is still analyzing data from the October 2023 test. ​​