All articles tagged with #emergency declarations
Originally Published 17 days ago — by Los Angeles Times
A severe winter storm caused significant damage across Southern California, especially in Wrightwood, where mudslides have blocked homes and roads, leading to emergency declarations and community efforts to assess and repair the damage.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The New York Times
The Pacific Northwest is grappling with severe winter weather, causing widespread power outages and prompting emergency declarations in several counties in Oregon. More than three million people in northwest Oregon are under an ice storm warning, while over 12 million people from Washington to eastern Montana are under a winter weather advisory. The National Weather Service forecasts continued freezing rain, ice accumulation, and heavy mountain snow, with a second storm system expected to bring more Pacific moisture on Thursday and Friday. The region has already experienced significant damage and at least nine deaths due to the brutal weather conditions.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox News
Rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is causing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, leading to evacuations and emergency declarations. In New Mexico, emergency crews rescued people from high water, and a flood warning was in effect for communities along the Jemez River. In Salt Lake City, the mayor signed an emergency order aimed at helping residents whose homes were threatened by flooding. Heavy snowpack and highs expected to reach 60 degrees were causing flooding in northwest Colorado, and in the Northern Plains, a speedy snowmelt and possible April showers stoked fears of heavy flooding.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Washington Post
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes have caused a death toll of 26 in the South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The storms have caused extensive damage to property and left scores of people injured. Emergency declarations have been issued in Indiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky. The National Weather Service has warned that the extreme weather is likely to return later this week, with Tuesday being a particularly dangerous day. The storms are expected to produce strong tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN
At least 22 people have died and several communities have been devastated after tornadoes tore through the South and Midwest. The tornado outbreak brought more than 50 tornado reports in at least seven states, including Arkansas and Tennessee, where multiple deaths were reported. Efforts are now focused on recovery and rebuilding, with emergency declarations announced in several states to help free up immediate assistance for impacted counties.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Deadline
Los Angeles County's local emergency declarations due to Covid will be lifted after more than three years, allowing the county to marshal more resources in its fight against the spread of the virus. The move comes six weeks after California quietly ended its own state of emergency and one day after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced that Hollywood's Covid protocols will expire on May 12. With the county's emergency declarations ending, the county Department of Health Services will be closing its PCR testing centers at the end of the day Friday.