WV and National Disaster News - March 1, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Burn Restrictions in WV Begins Today

• West Virginia Fire Season starts March 1, here are the Burning Restrictions  (WTRF-TV)

Infrastructure

• State Broadband Plan Approved   (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• New Funding Window to Open in March for USDA Broadband Program (USDA Rural Development)
• Gov. Justice unveils upgraded West Virginia Infrastructure Hub website with new Investment Dashboard  (Office of the Governor)

Flood Recovery

• Two adults, baby rescued from vehicle swept away in high water Wednesday  (WCHS-TV)
• Manchin Announces $1.4 Million For Flood Repairs For Summersville Middle School  (Office of Sen. Joe Manchin)

Other

• WV negotiates with feds over how $450M in COVID funds spent  (The Herald-Dispatch)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery

• Lawmakers demand answers on exploding costs for Maui wildfire relief (Hawaii News Now), related news: Honolulu Civil Beat  

• Biggest storm of winter to bury part of Sierra Nevada with over 100 inches of snow (AccuWeather)
• Blizzard warnings and up to 12 feet of snow in California mountain from Winter Storm Orzelle (The Weather Channel)
• Roller-coaster ride for Northeast as cold, warmth flip-flop (AccuWeather)
• March roars in: Storm to bombard Pacific Northwest with hail, thunder, snow (AccuWeather)
• Warm, windy weather to increase fire danger across the central US by the weekend (AccuWeather)

 
 
Wildfire

• 2 dead as largest wildfire in Texas history explodes past 1 million acres (AccuWeather)
• Some left helpless to watch as largest wildfire in Texas history devastates their town (Associated Press)

Other

• FEMA allocates $335 million for the acquisition of electric generators (Sin Comillas – Spanish Language)

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