WV and National Disaster News - January 3, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

DHHR Warns of Spam Messages Regarding Vaccine Status (WV DHHR)

Flooding impacts parts of WV ahead of winter weather (MetroNews)

From flooding to snow for some our region (WCHS)

Heavy rain producing high water in southern coalfields (MetroNews)

Volunteer firefighters make water rescue in Boone County, W.Va. (WCHS)

New COVID-19 Cases More Than Doubled From Week to Week in Ohio County (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

Covid increase puts county in red category  (The Wyoming County Report)

Marshall County holds back-to-school COVID-19 testing (WTRF)

Judge blocks COVID vaccine mandate after West Virginia sues (WTRF)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

Weekly COVID Cases Pass 10 Million, Doubling Previous Record (Bloomberg News)

Disabled community 'left behind' in vaccine rollout one year later (ABC News)

Federal government has allocated at least $73 billion for COVID-19 testing, so where are the tests? (Fox News)

Texas Asks FEMA For More Federal COVID Testing Sites, Medical Personnel, Antibody Treatments (CBS)

WEATHER

2021: A year full of extreme weather events (Accu Weather)

'Rebuild, recover, heal': 2 still missing, hundreds of homes gone after Colorado wildfire (USA Today)

FEMA to Marshall Fire victims: “We are going to be with you 100%” (The Denver Channel) also see ABC News 

Over 20 million people under winter storm alerts as snow, rain and cold move across the eastern US (CNN)

Winter Storm Spreading Snow, Strong Winds From Appalachians to the Mid-Atlantic (The Weather Channel)

Other

'Relentless' disasters from tornadoes to Surfside challenged Biden on federal response (Arca Max)

FEMA Releases 2021 National Preparedness Report (Government Technology)