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As communities across the South—from Texas and Oklahoma through the East Coast—dig out from Winter Storm Fern's historic damage, a familiar pattern is emerging:  time is the most expensive commodity . Businesses need to reopen, infrastructure must be restored, and communities expect visible progress—often long before federal reimbursements arrive. Winter Storm Fern has exposed what disaster finance professionals already know: most state and local governments are not structured to move capital...

Preparing Communities for Severe Winter Weather: A Leadership Playbook for the Days Ahead If you don't have time to read the blog, here's a quick checklist to review. Winter Storm Fern (always a bad sign when they name a storm), is forecast to bring snow, ice, freezing rain, and prolonged power and transportation disruptions to large portions of the South, Southeast, and East Coast. For community leaders, this is not just a weather event. It is a continuity test for local government,...

A powerful winter storm—now forecast to impact millions across the South, Southeast, and East Coast —is bearing down on states from Texas and the Plains through Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Snow, sleet, freezing rain, dangerously cold temperatures, and widespread ice accumulation are expected from this weekend into early next week. Officials warn that tree limbs and power lines could come down under the weight of ice, leading to extended...