WV and National Disaster News - July 15, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

HEAT Advisories & Warnings through West Virginia Today – See link

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Storm Recovery

• FEMA disaster recovery assistance readily available for affected residents (WVNS TV)
• FEMA to provide aid for W.Va. counties damaged by April's storms  (WVVA)

NATIONAL NEWS

Fire

• San Carlos Apache Tribe declares state of emergency, asks for disaster assistance due to Watch Fire (KJZZ Radio)
• Governor Gianforte secures support from FEMA to fight Horse Gulch Fire (KULR News 8)
• These New Mexico fire victims are starting to give up on FEMA (NPR)

• Houston area residents struggle without power and water as excruciating heat continues (CNN)
• Biden administration approves individual assistance for Texans in 15 counties impacted by Hurricane Beryl (Houston Public Media) related news: KBTX News 3 
• Texas Gov. Abbott gives CenterPoint Energy deadline for plan to fix power issues after Beryl slams Houston (AccuWeather)
• Days after Beryl, oppressive heat and no power for more than 500k in Texas (USA Today)
• Vermont calls on FEMA to assess storm damage as it seeks federal aid (Vermont Digger)
• FEMA specialists will visit 'every single home' in Rogers County Oklahoma (The Claremore Daily Progress)

Weather

• New sweltering heat wave to feature 100 F temperatures in East (AccuWeather)
• Record-smashing West heat wave to continue into another week (AccuWeather)
• Severe thunderstorm risk to ​stretch from Midwest to Northeast (AccuWeather)​

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