WV and National Disaster & Weather News - May 1, 2025

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West Virginia

Disaster Recovery

• FEMA to remain in Wyoming County until May 26 (WVNST)
• Federal cuts to AmeriCorps impact rural West Virginians (WVNS)

Storms Cause Power Outages

• Weekend storm knocks out power to thousands across North Central West Virginia (WV News)
• Crews Working 24/7 to Restore Power to More Than 385,000 FirstEnergy Customers Following Severe Thunderstorms (First Energy)

National News

Disaster Recovery & FEMA

• Why didn't FEMA lease apartments for survivors of the L.A. fires? (LA Times)
• From floods to fires: See FEMA respond to disasters across the US (USA Today)
• Amidst FEMA staff cuts, worries grow about summer hurricane, tornado seasons (USA Today)
• Harlingen, Texas mayor calls on Trump to trigger FEMA aid (myRGV.com)

• Severe storm caused widespread damage, power outages in Washington County, PA (Observer Reporter)
• 3 deaths reported after severe storms batter Pittsburgh area, knocking out power for more than 400,000 homes (CBS News)
• Severe Storms Take 4 Lives, Cause Power Outages, Close Roads in Pennsylvania (Insurance Journal) 

 
Weather

• Severe weather just won't quit: Line of storms threaten large swath across US (USA Today)
• Severe storms to rattle East, repeat in south-central US this week (AccuWeather)
• Summer of heat, thunderstorms and drought to unfold for US in 2025 (AccuWeather)
• Texas, Oklahoma among states at risk for flooding into next week (AccuWeather)
• Slow-moving storm could lock in rain, cool air for Northeast (AccuWeather)

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