Memorial for Father's Day Flood victims in WV; FEMA and Weather News
West Virginia
Flood Memorial
Weather
- Wild Wonderful Weather: Tornadoes and storm chasers (WOWK)
- Wild Wonderful Weather: Dealing with drought
National News
FEMA & Homeland Security
- Mullin defends $118B Homeland Security budget request (The Center Square), related video USA Today
- Senator pushes for FEMA to restore federal funding for Sidney Culvery Project as storm season ramps up (WBNG News 12)
Flood Risk
- Your home may be a flood risk — even if FEMA says it isn’t (WKMG News 6) – reports that most Central Florida homeowners have no flood coverage despite widespread risk. The article says nearly 350,000 properties statewide face flood hazards but are not recognized as high risk in FEMA flood maps.
Weather
- 60% of the United States is experiencing drought. Here's where it's the worst (WXII 12)
- Start of hurricane season prompts Pitt County officials to stress preparedness (MSN News)
- Tropical Storm Amanda forms in eastern Pacific; Hurricane threat looms (AccuWeather)
- Northeast heat, humidity to build with AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures near 100 F (AccuWeather)
- Plains, Mississippi Valley brace for multiple days of severe storms (AccuWeather)
- Torrential downpours to raise flash flood risk in south-central US (AccuWeather)
- After quiet May, Illinois leads the nation in tornado reports this year