WV and National Disaster & Weather News - June 4, 2025

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West Virginia

Air Quality

• Air quality suffers as smoke meets heat locally (WOWK-TV)

• Catholic Charities West Virginia receives Hurricane Helene outreach funding (WV News) – this grant from Catholic Charities USA will support outreach and disaster case management efforts for individuals and families affected by Hurricane Helene, primarily in Mercer County, with outreach extending to surrounding areas.
• Williamson School Becomes Focus Of After-Flood Recovery (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Fire Safety

• Fire season over, but concerns remain (MetroNews-Radio)​

• Welch mayor hoping to bring flood walls to streets impacted by rising waters (WVVA-TV) - Welch is seeking FEMA help to lessen the impact of future floods.

 
WATER ISSUE

• Conserve Water Notice – Carpendale (WCBC-Radio) - The Town of Carpendale, West Virginia has discovered an issue with its water tower.  Until repairs can be made, residents are being urged to conserve water.  Updates will be made as work progresses. No timeline has been determined for the repairs.

National News

FEMA

• Mexico Senators ask for FEMA reforms (Albuquerque Journal)
• 'FEMA didn't get the memo':  Delays reported in White House response to disasters (Raw Story)
• FEMA is Not Prepared (The Atlantic)
• FEMA is withdrawing its plan for disaster relief operations and will not complete its 2025 hurricane response guide, but will instead use last year's hurricane guide  (The Cool Down)
• FEMA's future under Trump administration remains uncertain as hurricane season approaches (KHOU News 11)​
• The White House is approving disaster relief funds without notifying FEMA, leading to delays and confusion (CNN)
• DHS insists acting FEMA head was joking about not knowing U.S. had hurricane season (CBS News), related news:  USA Today 

Public Safety at BEACH

• Thousands from EPA will help protect beachgoers in Delaware and Maryland (WRDE-TV)

Weather

• Severe storms to hammer central US on daily basis through Saturday (AccuWeather)
• Northeast in the throes of a major warmup, but severe storms lurk (AccuWeather)
• Tornado crashes wedding photo shoot in New Mexico (AccuWeather)
• Canadian wildfire smoke and a dust plume from Africa could collide over the South this week (AccuWeather)​

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