WV and National Disaster & Weather News - April 4, 2025

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West Virginia

Disaster Recovery

• FEMA reminds public to beware of fraud (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, paywalled)

Storm Impacts

• Storm causes damage to family's home and cars (WSAZ)
• Power outages and damage reports across West Virginia and Ohio due to storms (WTRF)
• The severe threat looks much lower today, but a few stronger storms can't be ruled out (WVVA)

Weather

• West Virginia Weather Alert: Flash Flood Risk from 4 Inches of Rain Through Sunday (Country Herald)
• Governor Morrisey issues a state of preparedness for all of West Virginia through April 6 (The River 95.3)
• Rain train continues over West Virginia (Metro News)

 
 
National News

 
Disaster Recovery

• ABC7 I-Team helps woman with collapsed roof, flooded basement get more FEMA money (ABC – Chicago, Illinois)
• Three ways American cities can become more flood-resilient and beautiful (Yale Climate Connections)

FEMA

• FEMA halts grant program that spent billions on disaster protection  (E&E News)
• FEMA hiring freeze could hurt disaster relief efforts, source says (WSB TV – Atlanta)
• FEMA moves to end one of its biggest disaster adaptation programs (GRIST News) - In an internal FEMA memorandum obtained by Grist, the Trump administration announced its plans to dismantle the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

Storms, Flooding

• Water rescues reported in Nashville as flooding grips the region in the wake of tornado outbreak (AccuWeather)
• Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week (Associated Press News)  
• 'Life-threatening, catastrophic' flash floods and tornadoes hit Midwest and South (NBC News)
• Deadly Tornado Outbreak Carves Path Of Destruction From South To Great Lakes (The Weather Channel)

• 'Historic' Rainfall Expected In Several U.S. States This Weekend (The Spun)
• Extreme rainfall brings potentially deadly flooding to parts of central US already slammed by storms (AccuWeather)
• More tornadoes, severe storms in store for Central, Eastern US through the weekend (AccuWeather)
• Atmospheric river to trigger central US flooding that may become life-threatening, historic (AccuWeather) - Up to 4 months' worth of rain may fall in less than a week across part of the central United States, threatening major flooding and endangering lives and property.​ 
  

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