Gov. Patrick Morrisey says his office is “closely monitoring” the storm that brought hard rain and flash flooding to parts of West Virginia beginning Sunday evening.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has extended the state of emergency for 12 counties that were hit hard by the deadly storms and flooding on July 21 and 22. The state of emergency will be extended through Sept. 12 in Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pendleton, Pleasants, Randolph, Ritchie, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur and Wetzel counties. In the state’s […]
ENNIS, Mont. — Flash flooding on Hwy 287 between Ennis and the Townsend area has caused crashes and dangerous travel conditions, with about 2 feet of standing water reported on portions of the highway.
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Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene unleashed flooding and fierce winds across the South, some Georgia farmers say they still haven’t received compensation for damages, despite efforts from both sides of the political aisle. Newman Pryor remembers the night the storm hit. He runs Pryor farms, growing pecans and row crops across four east Georgia […]
Fire officials and the Beaverhead County sheriff at noon on Saturday moved the evacuation status for areas of the Pioneer Mountains from “ready” to “set” as two wildfires show “extreme” fire behavior and with officials expecting similar conditions in the afternoon.
HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte issued a disaster declaration on Wednesday for severe flash flooding over the Fourth of July weekend. The governor's proclamation said public infrastructure was damaged and local businesses and residents were impacted as well.
The federal government has signed off on disaster assistance to two West Virginia counties hit hard by last month’s deadly storms and flooding. The Trump administration approved $4.5 million in individual assistance for Lewis and Upshur counties, according to a news release from Gov. Patrick Morrisey.