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Understanding Different Kinds Of Thunderstorms, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, it’s thunderstorm season, but not all of them are the same. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bill Burton and meteorologist Tawana Andrew break down what we know – and what we don’t – about the climate and weather in the region. This week, they examine different types of thunderstorms. 

Also, a middle school in Lewis County is getting a $400,000 advance, so they can get students back in the classroom following severe flood damage.

And, a chemical recycling operation in the Kanawha Valley is raising more than pollution concerns from observers.

Finally, as West Virginians clean up after another round of severe weather this weekend, the West Virginia Emergency Management Division urges those affected to fill out the official disaster damage survey.   

West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, which is solely responsible for its content.

Support for our news bureaus comes from Shepherd University and Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Eric Douglas produced this episode.

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