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FEMA Assistance Now Available for More West Virginians

FEMA Assistance Now Available for More West Virginians CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents of Logan and Wayne counties are now eligible to apply for assistance from FEMA to help with costs from the Feb. 15, 2025, winter flooding. Residents in McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, and Wyoming counties remain eligible for assistance.  FEMA may be able to help you pay for essential items, temporary housing, home repairs and other needs due to the disaster, including:  Immediate or lifesaving and life-sustaining items, including water, food, first aid, prescriptions, infant formula, breastfeeding supplies, diapers, consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, personal hygiene items, and fuel
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President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia

President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of West Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning on Feb. 15, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wyoming counties. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Federal funding
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Small Craft Advisory issued February 22 at 10:21PM EST until February 23 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Key West FL

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 8 feet early. * WHERE...Straits of Florida. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors.
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Consumption of renewable diesel continues general growth trend on the U.S. West Coast

Renewable diesel is increasingly replacing petroleum diesel on the U.S. West Coast, where state-level policies are attracting new production capacity and shipments to the region. The fuel continues to mostly be consumed in California but is also making up a substantial share of Oregon's and Washington's smaller distillate pools, according to quarterly data published by California, Oregon, and Washington.
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Small Craft Advisory issued January 24 at 4:23AM EST until January 25 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Key West FL

* WHAT...Northwest to north winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Seas building to 7 feet in the Straits of Florida and offshore Gulf waters tonight. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal, and Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and
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Dense Fog Advisory issued January 22 at 4:30AM EST until January 22 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Key West FL

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north to northeast winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots. For the Dense Fog Advisory, areas of dense fog will reduce visibility to 1 NM or less. * WHERE...Florida Bay and the nearshore Gulf waters. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, In Effect. For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 7 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and
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