Disaster Alert
Utah – A tractor-trailer ran into a power pole that ruptured power lines in Utah County and caused power outages to dozens of local residents on Wednesday.
Mountain Valley Chapter deployed DAT, opened a reception center / shelter and provided canteen services to affected area residents.
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Calista Warrick, 4, of Nunnelly, Tenn., is happy to American Red Cross came around with food for the victims of the flooding in Tennessee.
Pizza Hut played a large role in helping the American Red Cross feed hundreds of individuals and families in Nashville over the past couple of days. NPC International, the largest franchisee of Pizza Hut around the world, saw a need to help the families in the Nashville, TN, area. Most had lost electrical power and telephones, and the hardest hit were driven from their homes and apartments by record flooding around the massive Cumberland River and some of its feeder tributaries.
“But,” explained Kirby Mynier, Vice President of Operations, East Territory, based in Brentwood, TN, “we didn’t have any kind of distribution network. We knew we had to do something and with a massive mobile pizza oven, available, we had the capability to turn out a large number of pizzas for those affected people.”
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Disaster Alert
Texas – On February 1, 2010, the Texas State Operations Center reported power outages for about 3, 000 customers in the Wichita, Wilbarger, Hardeman, Tillman and Caddo counties. 1, 250 poles were reported being down with miles of lines on the ground. Over 140 linemen continue working to restore lines, but are unable to provide a period for full restoration of power.
The ARC of North Central Texas chapter opened one shelter, placed another on stand-by and fed 17 people. The Sheppard Air Force Base provided a generator for use at the open shelter.
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Disaster Alert
South Dakota – A winter storm affected many areas throughout the state causing power and water outages resulting in the displacement of many residents. The Black Hills Area Chapter opened a shelter for the displaced residents and will be handling all aspects of the shelter including feeding.
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Disaster Alert
Washington – A rock slide in Yakima County damaged homes, closed roads and cut off power to local area residents. The Inland Northwest chapter opened a shelter and provided food and water for evacuees. The Mount Rainier chapter assisted disaster victims in the town of Nile. The residents were isolated due to the road closure.
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Disaster Alert
Guam/North Mariana Islands– Typhoon Melor sliced through the channel between Saipan and Agrihan Saturday night, remaining at sea even as it gained strength and became a super typhoon on Sunday. Melor moved westward away from the Northern Mariana Islands Sunday and left some residents without power. The chapters supported 12 shelters, run by the local government, to assist hundreds of overnight evacuees who returned to their homes on Sunday.
Chapters responding:
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
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Disaster Alert
North Carolina – A blown transformer at a sub station caused power loss for over a thousand local residents in Wayne County on Saturday. The Frederick E Turnage chapter opened a relief shelter for residents in the affected area.
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Disaster Alert
North Carolina – A report of a tornado touchdown in Cleveland county yesterday resulted in power outages and minor damage to homes. The Cleveland County Chapter sent a Disaster Assessment Team to affected mobile home community.
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Disaster Alert
Pennsylvania- Flash flooding and severe weather in Alleghany, Washington, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland and Beaver counties yesterday caused power outages, road closures and home damages. Chapters sent out Disaster Assessment Teams (DAT) to the affected areas.
Chapters Responding:
o Southwestern Pennsylvania
o Beaver-Lawrence
o Westmoreland
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South Carolina and North Carolina – A powerful winter storm system caused travelers to be stranded and knocked out power to tens of thousands of residents throughout the Carolinas. The Chapters opened 3 shelters and provided meals and snacks for local residents and travelers stranded by the storm.
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