WV and National Disaster news - January 2, 2025

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West Virginia
 
Power Outages

• New Year's Eve storms cause power outages in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky (WOWK TV CBS 13 News)

• Wind Hurls Metal Canopy, Knocks Out Power for Thousands in North Central West Virginia (WBOY 12)
• Charleston Readies 17-Route Truck Fleet to Tackle Icy Roads Ahead of Predicted Snowfall (WCHS Fox 11 ABC News)

National News

Disaster Recovery

• Power has been restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after massive outage (CNN)
• FEMA preparing to begin reducing presence in Roswell, New Mexico (Roswell Daily Record)  - reports Jan. 2, 2025, is the last day for Chaves County
• See FEMA Press Releases at: https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/press-releases?page=2

 
Terrorism

• Search intensifies for other suspects in New Orleans truck attack (USA Today)
• Tesla Cybertruck explosion near Las Vegas Trump hotel investigated as possible terror act (USA Today)

 
Weather

• Multiple Arctic outbreaks to affect more than 250 million in central, eastern US into mid-January (AccuWeather)
• Massive winter storm to spread snow and ice from Plains to East Coast (AccuWeather)
• Feet of snow for some, inches for others in parts of Midwest, East into this weekend (AccuWeather)​

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