FEMA Gets Decent Marks For Ice Storm Response
FROM THE DOPPLER 10 FORECAST CENTER... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 11AM... VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING... PLAN SOME EXTRA FOR YOUR MORNING DRIVE, TAKE IT EXTRA SLOW ON THE ROADWAYS, AND REMEMBER TO USE YOUR LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS AS YOU DRIVE THIS MORNING...
Save Email Print
Bookmark and Share
FEMA Gets Decent Marks For Ice Storm Response
FEMA is getting decent reviews for its response to a deadly ice storm in Kentucky.
Font Size:

EDDYVILLE, Ky. (February 3, 2009)—Kentucky state officials are giving the federal government good marks for its response to a deadly ice storm even though more than 300,000 residents still don't have power, and some areas still haven't seen aid workers nearly a week after the storm.

It's a fact not lost on some local authorities in rural areas who say the response has been slow.

Gov. Steve Beshear asked President Barack Obama for a disaster declaration to free up federal assistance Thursday, two days after the storm hit.

Mr. Obama issued it hours later, and a Federal Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman says supplies started arriving Friday.

On Saturday, every single Kentucky Army National Guardsman was activated, and many of the supplies they've been distributing have come from FEMA.
More Stories
 
#1
Texas Rangers Pitcher & Weatherman?!?
Derek Holland makes an attempt to do the weather on TV... Very Funny!
#2
14 Years of Radar Data
120,900 frames of radar images from the last 14 years, all in 30 minutes
#3
Full Moon Rising over Washington, DC
Time-Lapse of the Moon Rising over our Nation's Capital...
#4
Rare Snow in Rome
Pictures of the first significant snow in 26 years in Rome
#5
Far Side of the Moon
A NASA takes a rare view of the far side of the Moon

See the FULL LIST >>>>

Tornado Outbreak
Information And Resources
Project Tornado - Teaching Kids To Keep Their Families Safe!
Enchanting Ireland with Rusty Garrett June 18 - 27, 2012
Weather Links
Lake Information
Current Lake Levels
Park and Facility Closures
 
Miscellaneous
Air Quality Monitoring
Official U.S. Time
 
National Weather Service
NWS - Homepage
NWS - Dallas/Fort Worth Office
Local Weather Records
Archived U.S. Climate Data
Climate Prediction Center
National Hurricane Center
Storm Prediction Center
 
Preparing For Severe Weather
Severe Weather Safety
Flood Safety Tips
NOAA Weather Radio
 
Travel Information
Texas Road Conditions
U.S. Flight Delays
 
Weather Projects
Rusty's Classroom Weather
Lon's Weather Page