Community Disaster Preparedness, Planning and Recovery, FEMA & Weather News…
West Virginia
Communications
Disaster Declaration
- Gov. Patrick Morrisey declares state of emergency for Mason County due to severe flooding (WCHSTV)
- Mason County road repairs continue after flooding (WOWK TV)
- Governor Morrisey declares State of Emergency for Mason County after major flooding and erosion (WVNS)
Disaster Planning
- WV group trains flood-hit communities to plan before the next disaster (WDTV)
- Public Invited to Review, Correct Flood Maps in Morgan County (MetroNews) - “FEMA is proposing
Disaster Preparedness
- American Red Cross shares disaster preparedness tips for National Preparedness Month (WHSV TV)
- Preparedness Survey: 2026 Snapshot (United Way) - New research from United Way Worldwide and Verizon shows 60% fear disasters could affect their household, yet few feel prepared.
Disaster Recovery
- FEMA meets the public in Upshur (Inter-Mountain, paywalled)
- How flood-affected West Virginians can receive FEMA support (WDTV)
- FEMA assistance still available in flood affected areas (WBOY) - “FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Morgan County, West Virginia.”
National News
FEMA
- Trump ‘kids’ that he’ll only send more FEMA funding to Western North Carolina if Whatley wins Senate race (Blue Ridge Public Radio)
- FEMA’s National Risk Index Needs Clearer Guidance and Stronger User Feedback (Homeland Security Today) – According to a Government Accountability Report, a FEMA tool that communities can use to assess their disaster risk level for resilience planning has some shortcomings.
Fire
- Dome Fire scorches hundreds of acres in Yosemite National Park, forcing popular trail closures (Fox Weather)
Weather
- NOAA releases weather predictions for the rest of 2026 (The Hill)
- Flooding rain risk returning to Plains, Midwest and Northeast (AccuWeather)
- Millions across stormy-weary Midwest face prolonged flood threat through final weekend of summer (Fox Weather)
- Never-ending heat dome triggers relentless storms across Midwest, millions face growing flash flood threat (Fox Weather)
- North American monsoon surge to bring flash flood, wildfire risks to western US (AccuWeather)
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