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Nebraska’s entire congressional delegation pens letter to President Biden on help from July wind storm

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - While most of the mess from the wind storm last month is cleaned up, more help is needed.

Nebraska’s entire congressional delegation wrote a letter to President Biden on Tuesday. The letter supports Gov. Ricketts’ request for a major disaster declaration for heavily impacted communities across the state on July 9th and 10th.

Fourteen Nebraska counties are included in the request. Among other problems, the storm leads to the largest power outage in OPPD history.

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