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2022 Appalachia Flood

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2022 Appalachia Flood

Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said 16 people have died, a toll he expected to grow.

Powerful floodwaters swallowed towns that hug creeks and streams in Appalachian valleys and hollows, swamping homes and businesses, trashing vehicles in useless piles and crunching runaway equipment and debris against bridges. Mudslides marooned people on steep slopes and at least 33,000 customers were without power. (apnews.com)

U.S. Census Bureau data tools for disasters, natural hazards, and weather events

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OnTheMap for Emergency Management
Access U.S. population and workforce statistics, in real time, for areas being affected by natural disasters.
Community Resilience Estimates
Community Resilience Estimates measure the ability of a population to recover from the impacts of disasters. Data shows the risk level by state, county and tract.
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My Community Explorer
This tool combines select demographic, business, and resilience data to help users identify potentially underserved areas of their state, county, and community.

Census Business Builder (CBB): Regional Analyst Edition

Includes over 150 demographic and economic variables for all potentially impacted counties and municipios.

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Census Business Builder (CBB)
Census Business Builder offers small business owners selected Census Bureau & other statistics to guide their research for opening or expanding their business.

Kentucky Counties Potentially Impacted

.xlsx Kentucky: State and counties [<1.0 MB]

Virginia Counties Potentially Impacted

.xlsx Virginia: State and counties [<1.0 MB]

West Virginia Counties Potentially Impacted

.xlsx West Virginia: State and counties [<1.0 MB]

Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst Edition

pdf How to Use RAE [4.7 MB]

National News

web Gov. Beshear (Kentucky) Declares State of Emergency Due to Severe Flooding in Eastern Kentucky
web President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Kentucky Disaster Declaration
web Gov. Beshear’s (Kentucky) Initial Request for Federal Disaster Declaration in 13 Eastern Kentucky Counties Approved by President Biden
web Gov. Justice (West Virginia) declares State of Emergency for six counties; WV National Guard deployed to respond to major flooding in Kentucky
web FEMA Emergency Declaration for Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

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