WV and National Disaster News - September 12, 2024

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West Virginia

• SBA to help West Virginia businesses affected by drought (Register-Herald)
• Richwood enforcing Emergency Water Conservation due to drought (WOWK)
• Richwood issues mandatory emergency water conservation measures amid drought conditions (WCHS)

National News

Fires

• Gov. Newsom issues state of emergency for Bridge and Airport Fires (KCAL News)

Weather

• Hurricane Francine makes landfall in southern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm (AccuWeather), related news: CNN, the Weather Channel
• Southern US braces for heavy rains and tornado threat as Francine moves inland (AccuWeather)
• Massive power outages as Francine ravages inland areas (AccuWeather) 

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