WV and National Disaster News - May 23, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Disaster Declaration
Biden declares a major disaster in West Virginia following April flooding (WTRF News 7)  - reports that residents and business owners who sustained losses from April 2 through April 6 flooding in the designated areas (Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel counties) apply for assistance at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362), or by using the FEMA App." ---- Related News: WTOV-TV, WCHS-TV

 
Emergency Medical Services

• New law enables EMS to 'treat in place' (WV News)

Rainy Day Fund

• Lawmakers approve a plan to put less money in the Rainy Day Fund. Could that hurt WV in the long run? (Mountain State Spotlight)

• National Weather Service to survey storm damage (from Wednesday) in West Virginia, Ohio & Kentucky (WOWK-TV)

• PSC Creates Task Force To Normalize Utility Outage Notifications (WV Public Broadcasting) 
• West Virginia PSC creates outage notification taskforce (WBOY-TV)

Weather

• Alert Days ahead, but when and where will it flood? (WSAZ)

 
NATIONAL NEWS
 
Deadly Tornado in Iowa

• 5 dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials say (Associated Press)
• Violent tornadoes cause multiple deaths, EF3 twister tears path through Greenfield, Iowa (AccuWeather), related news: CBS News, ABC News,  Weather Channel and NBC News 

• Federal funding approved for Kentucky after April tornadoes and for WV flooding (WKYT News), related news: WHAS News 11 

• Senators press FEMA on Disaster Relief Fund projections (Spectrum News 1)

• No rest for storm-weary residents of the central US into Memorial Day weekend (AccuWeather)
• Severe Storms Pack Tornado, Hail And High Wind Threats In Plains, Midwest, South Through The Weekend (The Weather Channel)
• AccuWeather's Memorial Day weekend outlook (AccuWeather)
• Memorial Day weekend forecast includes storms, heat and rip currents (FOX Weather)
• How extreme heat will disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities (ABC News)
• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is primed for storms with 'rapid intensification' (AccuWeather)​

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