On this West Virginia Morning, over the last several years, catastrophic floods have washed out parts of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, as well as North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Why are the mountains getting so much flooding? And what do frequent major storms mean for the future? Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Brady Dennis with The Washington Post. He and a team of journalists investigated those questions.

Also, much of the state is bracing for a frigid, powerful storm to hit this weekend, and with this winter storm expected to hit Saturday morning, homeless advocates across the state are moving quickly to provide warm centers and a safe place for those in need.

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