WV and National Disaster News - October 16, 2024

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West Virginia

Flood Preparedness

• Kentucky, West Virginia universities studying how to predict, prepare for flash flooding (Richmond Register)

• Storm damage victims urged to speak with FEMA damage assessment teams (WVVA) - FEMA reps say it's vital for their teams to get first-person accounts. These individual stories will be bundled together in a group that will determine if the county qualifies for federal assistance. “There's no exact threshold per say. What we are really looking at is does the capacity that exists at the local level, is that exceeded by the amount of assistance that might be required to help those who have been impacted to recover to get back on the road to recovery," said Ted Tuthill, emergency management specialist for FEMA.

Weather

• Will snow continue here in north-central West Virginia? Do we get more needed rain? (WDTV)

National News

Hurricane Recovery

• North Carolina Recovery by the numbers (nc.gov)
• Gov. Cooper Surveys Storm Damage in Buncombe County as Resources Continue to Surge into Western North Carolina During Unprecedented Response to Hurricane Helene (Governor.nc.gov)
• FEMA resumes door-to-door visits in North Carolina after threats tied to disinformation (Associated Press)
• FEMA recovery centers open with long lines as residents start the application process for assistance (WFTS ABC News – Florida)
• Floods, blackouts and gas shortages: Florida faces headwinds in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton (AccuWeather)
• Cape Coral opens debris drop-off sites amid Hurricane Milton recovery (NBC News – Florida)

Weather

• November-like chill in Northeast to be erased by warm weekend (AccuWeather)
• Winter forecast for the US in the 2024-25 season  (AccuWeather) 
• Florida remains watchful amid brewing tropical activity (AccuWeather)
  
• NC, TN: Chilly Nights Ahead Amid Helene Recovery (The Weather Channel)
  

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