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The seven Massachusetts counties designated as primary natural disaster areas are Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Norfolk and Worcester. Contiguous counties are also eligible, including Dukes, Middlesex, Plymouth and Suffolk.
Hurricane season is officially underway, lasting from June 1 until November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts that the 2023 hurricane season will be near normal in the Atlantic and produce 12 to 17 named storms, of which five to nine could become hurricanes, including one to four major hurricanes.
Gianforte noted that Montana is already in drought disaster status per a prior declaration.
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today called on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to identify 11 counties, including several in northwest Montana, as primary natural disaster areas. The
UPDATE 7/25: After Flathead County Commissioners sent a letter to Gov. Gianforte, requesting a Disaster Declaration as Flathead Lake water levels drop, Gianforte has asked the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture