WV and National Disaster & Weather News - February 24, 2025

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West Virginia

Flooding & Recovery

• Local volunteers unite to provide essentials as West Virginia awaits FEMA aid (WCHS-ABC)
• Will DOGE affect the FEMA response in WV? (WVVA)
• West Virginia waiting on emergency disaster declaration after flooding (WFXR-FOX)
• Recent flooding shines light on need for flood mitigation (The Inter-Mountain)
• West Virginia Lawmakers Assist Flood Victims While Advancing Legislation (Lootpress)
• Vienna gathers water, cleaning supplies for West Virginia flood victims (News and Sentinel)
• W.Va. officials warn residents of scam calls collecting donations for flood relief (WCHS-ABC)
• Swift water training results in numerous rescues as flood waters raged (MetroNews)

Volunteering During Disasters 

• Reach out before you go out to volunteer in flood help (WOAY) – DON'T self-deploy! Contact the county's Emergency Management Agency first  to see what type of help is needed. See Contact list of County Emergency Management Agencies

National News

Disaster Recovery

• If Trump gets rid of FEMA, where would money come from to clean up Kentucky floods? (McCatchy News)
• Governor Josh Stein Advocates For $19 Billion In Federal Helene Recovery Funds (governor.NC.gov)  
• FEMA Supports State and Local Response to Ohio Valley Flooding (GTSC)
• Hurricane Helene: Red Cross partners with community, local groups to support long term relief efforts (redcross.org)
• USDA Support for Hurricane Helene Recovery (USDA.gov)

Weather

• AI weather photos: How to tell fact from fiction (AccuWeather)
• Northwest braces for a fresh round of flooding rain, damaging winds from atmospheric river (AccuWeather)
• Springlike temperatures to spread across the nation early week (AccuWeather)

 
Other

• 3 dead, 1 missing after boat capsizes near Staten Island (AccuWeather)
• Debris from Blue Origin and SpaceX rockets found in Bahamas and Europe (AccuWeather)

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