WV and National Disaster News - April 14, 2023

4/14/2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

Fires
State forester dies battling brush fire in Fayette County (MetroNews-Radio), related news: WSAZ Huntington

Gov. Justice and First Lady issue statement on death of forester in Fayette County (WTRF Wheeling)

Hundreds of cars on fire at salvage yard in Mercer County (WVNS Lewisburg)

New fire reporting system launched in West Virginia (WBOY Clarksburg) - West Virginians can now get a statewide view of areas affected by active and previous wildfires.

Infrastructure
OPINION: The Never-Ending Water and Sewer Work in West Virginia (MetroNews-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

Flood Insurance
IMAGES Act introduced to improve accuracy of flood Insurance mapping standards (Homeland Preparedness News)

Water Safety
Toxic contamination of water sources poses long-term hazards to American communities and environment (Earthbeat)

Weather & Recovery
Severe Thunderstorm Threat In Plains, Mississippi Valley Could Pack Large Hail, Isolated Tornadoes (The Weather Channel), related news: AccuWeather

Fort Lauderdale got 25 inches of rain in 'unprecedented' storm, state of emergency declared (AccuWeather), related news: CNN, and NBC News – says 600 people are at emergency shelters.

Arkansas tornado victims to get FEMA status letter (Democrat-Gazette), related news: KLRT News 16 (AR) says the Red Cross is working with state officials to provide temporary lodging for tornado victims.

FEMA Teams visiting storm victims in Tennessee (WSMV News 4)

Gov. Tim Walz says state and federal coordination "well perfected" as officials prepare for flooding (CBS News)

Wildfire
Crews continue to fight West Milford wildfire (CBS News)

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