WV and National Disaster news - May28, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Disaster Recovery

• FEMA opening disaster recovery center in Charleston (WOWK-TV)
• Disaster Recovery Center opening for W.Va. residents affected by April severe weather (WSAZ)
• FEMA staff to visit W.Va. this week to assist communities impacted by April storms (WCHS-TV)
• FEMA relief available to victims of April tornado outbreak (WSAZ)
• Harrison County residents encouraged to report flood damage (WBOY)
• FEMA to open center in connection with April storms Tuesday in Kanawha County (WV MetroNews TV)
• FEMA Declares April Storms Major Disaster, Opening W.Va. To Federal Funds (WV Public Broadcasting Radio)
• Apply for disaster assistance if you were affected by early April flooding (WTRF)
• West Virginia residents may be eligible for disaster assistance loans (WTRF) 

Tornadoes & Storms

• Two tornadoes confirmed by NWS in Putnam County, WV and Jackson County, OH (WSAZ)
• National Weather Service says tornado touched down in Putnam County Sunday (WV Metro News)
• 57% of Mon Power customers in Doddridge County without power after storms (WBOY)
• UPDATE: Confirmed F1 tornado touched down Sunday in Culpeper, injuring family (Culpeper Star-Exponent)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Declaration

• President Joe Biden approves Major Disaster Declaration for 4 Iowa counties from last week's tornadoes (We are Iowa) related news: KCCI News 8 and WQAD News 8 

HEAT

• 'New Territory' for Americans: Deadly Heat in the Workplace (MSN)
• Millions in US face extreme-heat threat as experts urge better protections (The Guardian)  
• Extreme heat: Tracking temperatures and risks across the US this summer (CNN)
• Current Climate: Extreme Heat Hits Miami, New Delhi And Mexico's Tropical Forests (Forbes) 

Hurricane Season

• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is primed for storms with 'rapid intensification' (AccuWeather) 

• White House to announce actions to modernize America's electrical grid, paving the way for clean energy and fewer outages (AccuWeather)

• At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several states (Associated press) related news: UPI  and AccuWeather, Weather Channel and CNN   See Video News of Memorial Day Weekend Storms at: CBS News, NBC News, and ABC News 
• Texas Gets hit by severe storms (KRLD News Radio)
• 5 dead in Kentucky after tornadoes, severe weather. Here's what we know​ (Courier Journal)
• Gov. Sanders declares an emergency in Arkansas after severe storms (KFSM News 5)
• Memorial Day weekend marred by severe weather — and it's not over (Business Insider)

 
Weather

• Multiple days of severe weather to focus on US Great Plains to end May (AccuWeather)
• After severe weather across the South, East Coast braces for potential flooding, tornadoes (NPR)​ 

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