WV Disaster News & Global Weather - September 19, 32024

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West Virginia

Community Preparedness

• Community Engagement - Harnessing the Power of Grassroots Efforts for Disaster Preparedness  (Tidal Basin Group)

Drought

• Kermit brings in water intake reinforcements to help as river runs low in drought (WCHS TV)
• Historic West Virginia Drought Continues Despite Recent Rain (WOAY News)
• Drought grips West Virginia: Forecast shows no relief in sight (WV News) 

Fire

• Emergency crews battle brush fire in Jackson County, West Virginia (MSN)

Training Emergency Responders

• Fire Academy trains firefighters to handle aircraft accidents (News and Sentinel)
• ​Kanawha County first responders undergo critical incident stress management training (wchstv) 

National Weather

• New high-risk tropical threat for US to arise in Gulf of Mexico next week  (AccuWeather)
• Big storms to hammer north-central US prior to big rain from Denver to Minneapolis (AccuWeather)​ 

International Weather

• Entire city evacuated after floods, 7 die in wildfires as extreme weather sweeps Europe (AccuWeather)
• Frighte​ning flight: Turbulence and storms cause plane to divert, passengers left shaken (AccuWeather) ​

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