WV and National Disaster & Weather News - January 28, 2025

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West Virginia

Gas Explosion in Clarksburg

• One person dies after house explosion in Clarksburg, West Virginia (WTAE)
• One Dead After Clarksburg Gas Leak, Explosion (WV Public Broadcasting)

Fires in WV

• Multiple fatal fires occur throughout West Virginia (59 News)
• Four killed in separate house fires across West Virginia (My Buckhannon)
• West Virginia resort destroyed in overnight fire (DC News Now)

National News

California Wildfires & Weather

• L.A. fire updates: Debate over clean up in fire zone as Edison faces new scrutiny (LA Times)
• L.A. wildfire survivors struggling with FEMA applications could benefit from disaster case managers (Associated Press)
• Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides (Associated Press)
• Heavy Hail Falls on A Burned LA Area (The Weather Channel)

• Western North Carolina's Edwards appointed to Trump's task force to 'fix' FEMA (Blue Ridge Public Radio)
• Get Rid Of FEMA? Trump Panel Looks At Shifting Disaster Response To States (Honolulu Civil Beat)

​Weather

• Northeast Snow Squall Threat Could Make Travel Dangerous Through Wednesday (Weather Channel)
• Major cross-country storm to spread snow, rain along 2,600-mile swath (AccuWeather)
• 'Whiteout conditions expected' across the Northeast early week (AccuWeather)
• Rain, snow to return to Pacific Northwest after weeks of dryness (AccuWeather)