WV and National Disaster & Recovery News - May 30, 2025

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West Virginia

Infrastructure

• Morrisey announces $1 million water project for Barbour (The Inter-Mountain)
• Grants for water and sewer projects in the Mountain State announced by Governor Morrisey (WVNS-TV)

Medical Supplies

• West Virginia Department of Health distributes excess medical supplies to schools (My Buckhannon)

• Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices (The Associated Press)

• Weather Alert Friday for heavy rain, storms; localized flash flooding possible (WCHS-TV)
• Severe thunderstorms possible as we kick off the weekend (WVVA-TV)
• Some in eastern panhandle have gone from drought to rain records (MetroNews-Radio)

 
National News

FEMA

• Inside the scramble to keep FEMA alive ahead of hurricane season (NBC News)
• Communication between FEMA and Washington jurisdictions upended, officials say (KGW 8 News – Washington State)

• Tropical storm Alvin, first of 2025 season, forms in eastern Pacific (AccuWeather), related news: Weather C​hannel 
• May ranks among the wettest ever in much of eastern, southern US (AccuWeather) 

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