WV and National Disaster News - March 19, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Announcement

• Statewide tornado drill scheduled this week  (WBOY-TV)
• Statewide tornado drill set for Wednesday during the West Virginia Spring Severe Weather Awareness week  (The Exponent Telegram)

 
August 2023 Flood Recovery - Disaster Assistance Deadline April 1

• August 2023 flood survivors encouraged to sign up for FEMA disaster assistance - Deadline is April 1  (MetroNews-Radio)
• FEMA Releases $2 Million Aid for August 2023 Flash Flood Victims; Urges Registration by April 1 Deadline (WV News)

 
Flood Resilience

• WV flood resiliency trust fund still unfunded after a year  (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

Opioid Crisis

• Federal appeals court rules in favor of Huntington in opioid lawsuit, sends case back to state court  (WOWK-TV) related news: MetroNews-Radio
• Huntington/Cabell County opioid concerns case to be heard by WV Supreme Court  (WSAZ-TV)
• Appeals panel asks West Virginia court whether opioids distribution can cause a public nuisance  (The Associated Press)

 
Weather

• Parts of West Virginia to experience increased fire danger, others snow, NWS says  (WBOY-TV)
• Wind Advisories throughout the state  (National Weather Service)

NATIONAL NEWS

Artificial Intelligence

• Department of Homeland Security lays out AI plans in new roadmap (FedScoop), related news: NextGov 

Disaster Recovery

• Flood victims facing mental health struggles after January storm (ABC Local News 10, SanDiego, CA) 

• CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US and globally (CNN)
• The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry (WHYY) 

Weather

• Freeze warning: Southeast to shiver in coldest weather since January (AccuWeather)
• Clipper storm to unload snow in Minneapolis, Chicago and eye Northeast (AccuWeather)
• Why Americans pay so much more than anyone else for weather disasters (MSN)

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