WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has issued a federal disaster for West Virginia prior to a winter storm causing any damage.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he had approved declarations for West Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Indiana.
The approval followed a Friday night request from Gov. Patrick Morrisey which was followed up Saturday with a letter of support from the state’s congressional delegation.
Morrisey’s office said the early declaration “would allow federal authorities to stage assets in advance of the storm. It would also allow the federal government to deliver assistance at an accelerated rate should the conditions dictate.”
