National Disaster & Weather News - April 30, 2025

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National News

Disaster Recovery

• For 2nd time, $30K FEMA national flood insurance check 'not good' (WFLA News 8 - Florida)
• People on the streets. Or in trailers. Or tents. It all points to a post-Helene housing crisis in Western North Carolina (The Biltmore Beacon)

 
Deadly Storms

• 2 deaths reported after severe storms batter Pittsburgh area, knocking out power for more than 400,000 homes (CBS News)
• 'Unprecedented' deadly serial derecho slams Pittsburgh as damage assessments, power restoration efforts begin (Fox Weather)
• Violent derecho with 90-mph winds carved a 500-mile path of damage across the Midwest (CNN)  

Fire

• Firefighters across Cumberland Valley join battles against Michaux wildfires in Pennsylvania (MSN.com)

Flood Resilience

• 'We're not going to accept that': Eastwick residents travel to D.C. to demand flood solutions funding be restored  (WHYY News) 

• Heatstroke Prevention Day highlights dangers of leaving children in hot cars (WV News) 

• Southern Plains Face More Severe Storms, Flooding Rain, Including Possible Tornado Threat In Dallas-Fort Worth (The Weather Channel)
• Severe storms to rattle East, repeat in south-central US this week (AccuWeather)
• Summer of heat, thunderstorms and drought to unfold for US in 2025 (AccuWeather)
• Frosty nights to persist across interior Northeast well into May (AccuWeather)
• Downpours to trigger flooding in southern Plains, Ozarks (AccuWeather) 

Other

• Home​s feet from falling off eroding cliff along Lake Michigan (AccuWeather)​ 

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