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Cook County faces an estimated annual loss of over $68 million due to cold waves. 26 North Dakota counties score among the 100 most vulnerable, with Ward County (No. 7) landing in the worst 10.
The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
Half of the state is in moderate to severe drought and the other half is abnormally dry. What are the conditions in your county?
Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.
Counties in Rhode Island have no governmental functions; local government is provided by eight cities and thirty-one towns: 4: Northern Mariana Islands: The Northern Mariana Islands has no counties. The 4 municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands are counted as county-equivalents by the U.S. Census Bureau: 3: Delaware: The fewest counties ...
Still, many of these states have no dry communities. Two states—Kansas and Tennessee—are entirely dry by default: counties specifically must authorize the sale of alcohol in order for it to be legal and subject to state liquor control laws. Alabama specifically allows cities and counties to elect to go dry by public referendum. [1]
The governors of Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi have declared states of emergency, while Texas authorities have directed state agencies to mobilize resources due to the ...
Governor Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency for the state on January 19, instructing all state agencies to implement emergency plans. [24] Cold weather shelters opened across the coast for those needing to get out of the weather. [25] Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport was closed due to the snow on January 21. [26]