WV and National Disaster & Weather News - May 19, 2025

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West Virginia

Flooding & Power outages from Storms

• Lex Hill Road in Bradshaw flooded, residents without secure way in or out (WVVA-TV)
• Update: Appalachian Power reports progress on storm-related outages (MetroNews-Radio)
• Thousands without power in West Virginia after strong overnight storms (WCHS-TV)
• Home insurance protects against climate change. But report finds millions are missing out. (USA Today)
• Overnight storms leave behind damage, thousands without power (Metro News)

National News

Deadly Storms/Tornados

• 28 dead after deadly storms, tornadoes sweep across central, eastern US (AccuWeather)
• Tornado Damage Reported In Colorado, Kansas as Storms Intensify (The Weather Channel)
• Damage assessments continue in Kentucky, Missouri in wake of deadly tornado outbreak (Fox Weather)
• National Weather Service confirms Tornado in Maryland and Delaware; details released (WRDE-TV)
• Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 28 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia (The Associated Press) 
• A rare tornado ripped through St. Louis. Days later, a community picks up the pieces (AccuWeather)

 
FEMA

• White House is evaluating the future of FEMA. After Helene, NC governor has recommended fixes (NC Newsline)  
• Gov. Josh Stein tells White House what would fix FEMA and help NC after storms (The News & Observer)  
• 'Get FEMA out of Homeland Security': Former FEMA director (News Nation Now) -  Former FEMA Director Michael Brown said “Make the FEMA administrator under the Stafford Act, like it has always been, directly reportable to the president of the United States. And then, make certain that we start strengthening state and local response … we have actually weakened state and local governments by throwing so much money at them, and then they use that money to offset budget shortfalls they have," he said.  See related news at The Daily Beast 

Weather - Tornados

• Storm-stricken central US braces for more volatile weather ahead (AccuWeather)
• Cool, rainy stretch looms for Northeast as Memorial Day weekend approaches (AccuWeather)
• After days of killer tornadoes and storms, more is on the way (USA Today) 

• ​Two dead, more than a dozen injured after Mexican Navy sailing ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, officials say (AccuWeather)​

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