WV and National Disaster & Weather News - January 24, 2025

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West Virginia

Fire

• ​Fire extinguished at elementary school (WVVA)

• State regulators order investigation of Mingo County PSD following water outage (WCHS TV)

Winter Weather Wreaks Havoc

• Pipe bursts at Parkersburg Salvation Army, thousands of dollars in damage (WTAP)
• Winter weather causes delays in trash pickups for residents across the state (WCHS TV)
• Icy roads cause wrecks, traffic issues in Preston County West Virginia; high volume of incidents on I-68 (WV News)

National News

Postal Delays due to Severe Winter Weather

• Postal Service Issues Delivery Warning to 26 States in Winter Storm (Newsweek) – According to a service alert from the USPS, states potentially affected by disruptions included Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The alert said that heavy snow, freezing rain, icy conditions, and severe weather events in the Southern, Southeast, and Northeast U.S. could impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages.

Weather

• How much rain is coming to Southern California this weekend? (AccuWeather)
• Central, eastern US to crawl out of deep freeze (AccuWeather)
• Florida beats Alaska seasonal snow after Gulf Coast snowstorm (AccuWeather)

• Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County (NBC News)
• Hughes Fire burns over 10,000 acres as winds blow across Southern California (AccuWeather)
• San Diego blazes erupt; progress made on raging Hughes Fire: Wildfire updates (USA Today) 

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