by Mark Gongloff If the Car Crash Fairy offered you a deal that would lower your odds of getting in a car accident, but the trade-off was […]
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Preparations underway for possible severe weather
BY MIKE NOLTING Weekend weather across northern West Virginia is expected to bring rain, high winds and possibly hail. Power crews are bracing for the possibility of […]
Invest in stormwater upgrades now or pay for it later
When John Lyons, of Strand Associates, tried to compare this past summer’s 100-year floods to football game day traffic, he missed the mark. “So your level of […]
Account for climate change
New developments plus severe weather could overwhelm water systems “I would say we’re at the borderline of the capacity for that pipe based on our calculations,” Morgantown […]
Bracing for the storm: 4-9 inches expected Sunday
A major weekend snowstorm predicted for the area prompted Governor Jim Justice to declare a State of Preparedness, putting all 55 of West Virginia’s counties on alert. […]
Mon Power crew cleans up
Newsroom@DominionPost.com As part of its long-standing tradition of assisting other electric companies during large-scale power outages, FirstEnergy Corp. utilities have sent about 500 line workers, forestry crews, […]
Thursday storms bring flash floods, damage to area
A downpour of rain in the Morgantown area on Thursday night turned Patteson Drive into the Patteson River for the second time in six weeks and caused […]
What’s with all the extreme weather?
by Ned Kleiner Reading the news over the past month — or maybe just stepping outside — you could get the sense that something has gone wrong […]
‘100-year’ floods don’t wait 99 years to come again
Torrential downpours Sunday, June 13 left buildings throughout Morgantown flooded, rivers and streams overflowing, and roads under water. People called it a “100-year flood.” Morgantown Utility Board […]
