WV and National Disaster News - March 25, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for March 25, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been 52 deaths reported since the last report (3/24/22), with a total of 6,739 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 460 active COVID-19 cases statewide. For more information, see detailed stats.

• Day four of West Virginia Flood Safety and Severe Weather Awareness Week focuses on lightning. (WBOY)
• Manchin Open to Supporting Revised Build Back Better Plan: Axios (Business Insider)
• W.Va. construction companies look to divide $7 billion from historic infrastructure bill (WCHSTV)
• Storm Leads to Downed Lines, Tornado Warnings (The Intelligencer)

NATIONAL NEWS

WEATHER

• Five Dead, more than 1,300 Homes Damaged in Tornadoes, Flooding Across the South (The Weather Channel)
• Satellite imagery captures extensive damage from New Orleans tornado (AccuWeather)
• Flood survivors waiting years for help from FEMA (Scripps Media)
• Concerns over new FEMA flood maps, will insurance rise? (WKBN - CBS)
• Private Nonprofits Affected By Storms Near Deadline For Aid (Associated Press)
• Winter returns Sunday night; forecasters monitoring storm potential next week (Potomac Local News)

OTHER

• CNAS Hosts a Conversation with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell (Center for New American Security)