WV and National Disaster News - March 29, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

WV COVID Weekly Update – March 29, 2023 (WV DHHR)  - there have been 32 deaths reported since last week's dashboard update, with a total of 8,043 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Disaster Recovery

• AEP working to still return power to over 1,000 customers  (WTAP-TV)
• Morgantown family displaced after winds blow off roof  (WBOY-TV) 

Flood Mitigation & Prevention

• Plans underway to fix culvert that caused flooding in Charleston, West Virginia  (WOWK-TV)
• JF Enterprises heading up work to fix repeated flooding on Greenbrier (WCHS-Radio)
• Local, state and federal partners meet to discuss risk reduction from weather events  (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Mitigation Measures after Historic Flooding in West Virginia Prove Effective in Recent Storms (Inergency) 

Opioid/Drug Crisis

• Federal, State And Local Officials Warn Against 'Tranq Dope'  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• WVSOM vice president contributes to establishment of West Virginia First Foundation to manage opioid settlement funds  (West Virginia Daily News) 

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Disaster Preparedness

• 4 Misconceptions Homeowners Have About Floods (The Star Democrat -MD)

Disaster Recovery & Infrastructure

• Ky. delegation majority sends letter asking for a disaster declaration (Kentucky Today)
• Gov. Newsom requests federal disaster declaration for Monterey County in wake of March storms (Monterey County Weekly – California)
• Decades of levee failures amount to disaster in a mostly Latino California town hit by floods (NBC News)
• Residents in Mississippi and Alabama displaced after deadly tornado (NBC News), related news: The Grio 

Weather

• Potential Severe Weather Outbreak, Including Tornadoes, In Plains, South, Midwest Late Week (The Weather Channel), related news: AccuWeather 
• Tornado destruction highlights low-income disaster preparedness challenges (ABC
• News)
• Another powerful Pacific storm hits soggy, snowy California (AP), related news: Weather Channel  
• FEMA to set up emergency response site in Pearl, Mississippi (WAPT News 16)

Other

• FEMA Director Criswell to Speak at 2023 Commencement (The Dickinsonian – PA)
  
• EPA Inspector General launches probe into agency's East Palestine derailment response (WFMJ Youngstown)
• Are local departments prepared for train mishaps? (Downtown News Magazine: Michigan)​