WV and National Disaster & Weather News - April 9, 2025

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West Virginia

Disaster Flood Recovery

• Deadline approaches for FEMA Assistance in West Virginia (WVNS)
• How to Replace Lost or Damaged Documents After West Virginia Flooding (WV News)
• Hundreds are still recovering months after severe flooding (Bluefield Telegraph, paywalled)

Flooding

• Ohio River Valley continues to deal with flood conditions following days of heavy rainfall (WCHS TV)
• Rain brings flooding to region yet again (Logan Banner)

Funding for Emergency Services

• Brooke EMA receives boost from gas company (Weirton Daily Times)

Road Conditions

• Nearly one-third of West Virginia's roads are in 'poor or mediocre conditions': report (WBOY)

National News

Disaster Recovery

• 'It's like survival mode': Deadline nears for hurricane survivors with FEMA hotel assistance (WFLA News – Florida)
• Homeowner battles insurance, FEMA for Helene repairs as landslide risk grows (WLOS News 13- North Carolina)

Farm Disaster Prep

• How to prepare your farm for natural disaster (Farm and Dairy)

FEMA Funding

• Potential loss of FEMA grants for tsunami evacuation tower and levees would be a 'gut punch' (KING News 5) - Funding for a tsunami evacuation tower and levees in Grays Harbor County, Washington could be cut.
• FEMA cuts impact funding of Maryland emergency management preparedness, mitigation programs (WBAL TV News)
• FEMA funding cut erases $2.5M for 21 flood buyouts in city – Scranton, Pennsylvania (The Times Tribune)
• Trump administration shutters FEMA resiliency program; $700 million in funds on the line for Louisiana  (WBRZ News 2), related news: KADN News 15 
• Loss of $20 million in FEMA infrastructure grants 'devastating' to North Dakota communities (KFDG Radio)
• Feds pull more than $188M meant to reimburse NYC for migrant services, Adams says (CBS News), related news WABC News 7 

Flooding

• Flood-weary residents face rising rivers despite rain finally stopping in central US (AccuWeather)
• River flooding to persist for days, weeks following '1-in-1,000-year' rain event (AccuWeather)

• 5 people injured as business jet crashes into water at end of runway (AccuWeather)

Weather 

• Frigid temperatures and flooding still a major concern for much of the U.S. (NBC)
• Late-week storm with heavy rain, mountain snow to eye parts of eastern US (AccuWeather)
• Record-challenging heat to build over Southwest, including over 100 F in Phoenix (AccuWeather) 

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