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Several Montana, Wyoming counties eligible for assistance after damaging storms

Several Montana, Wyoming counties eligible for assistance after damaging storms

HELENA, Mont. - Several Montana counties have been made eligible for assistance after damaging storms that brought hail, high winds and heavy rain. Big Horn, Chouteau and Yellowstone counties are the primary counties marked as primary natural disaster areas by the USDA. Emergency credit is also being extended to the following

Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants

Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants

Some of the world's largest LNG plants were forced shut on Friday by a cyclone off western Australia, squeezing fuel supplies already stretched thin by war in the Middle East. Energy giant Chevron said it suffered outages at its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which collectively supply more

Red Flag Warning from WED 12:00 PM MDT until WED 9:00 PM MDT

Red Flag Warning: Elevated Fire Danger Due to Strong Winds and Low Humidity What’s Happening: The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Wednesday from noon to 9 PM MDT. This warning replaces the previous Fire Weather Watch. Affected Areas: * Fire Zone 111 East Beaverhead below

FEMA says funding debate didn't affect response to Hawaii

Islands deal with $1 billion in damages; meanwhile, record-breaking heat continues in Southwest

Dry and windy: NWS Great Falls issues fire weather watch for central, southwest Montana

Dry, warm conditions and gusty winds expected on Wednesday prompted the National Weather Service in Great Falls to issue a red flag warning for most of central and southwest Montana. The warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening from north of Helena down through Dillon and West

Hawaii sees worst flooding in decades; heat slams Southwest

(The Center Square) - Historic floods drenched Hawaii into the weekend, leaving behind an estimated $1 billion in damages with no plans yet for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster response. While Hawaiian residents were evacuated during the floods, several states in the continental Southwest reeled from a record-breaking, early heat

Washington Home Insurance Costs Likely to Climb in 2026 | Insurify

Homeowners in Washington pay much less for insurance than the national average, according to Insurify data, but experts expect premiums to rise slightly this year. The average yearly home insurance premium in Washington State was $1,533 by the end of 2025, according to Insurify’s 2026 Insuring the American