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Brooke County Included in Counties Under State of Emergency Due to Severe Weather

Brooke County has been included on a list of 26 counties that are under a state of emergency due to two weeks of flooding.
Gov. Jim Justice added Wirt as well as Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Logan, Mingo, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler and Wayne counties after severe thunderstorms caused tornadoes, flooding, downed trees, power outages and road blockages. 
On April 2,  the governor originally issued a state of emergency for Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln…