Katie Myers
@stopitkatie.bsky.social
Appalachian regional climate reporter @ Grist/ Blue Ridge Public Radio. I write plays and other weird stuff sometimes.
London, the eastern KY town with the heaviest fatalities, is in a region fatigued from years of repeated disaster - and their NWS office is one of the eight losing its overnight forecaster. They were already understaffed and are now missing a third of their workforce.
May 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
London, the eastern KY town with the heaviest fatalities, is in a region fatigued from years of repeated disaster - and their NWS office is one of the eight losing its overnight forecaster. They were already understaffed and are now missing a third of their workforce.
From a FB page in Neon, Kentucky - it’s flooding again. A lot of people are still wrangling with FEMA over buyouts from the 2022 flood in eastern KY. This is probably the worst it’s been since then, widespread flooding from WV through TN
February 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
From a FB page in Neon, Kentucky - it’s flooding again. A lot of people are still wrangling with FEMA over buyouts from the 2022 flood in eastern KY. This is probably the worst it’s been since then, widespread flooding from WV through TN