WV and National Disaster & Weather News - July 2, 2025

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West Virginia

Flood Recovery

• Vargo Tells Commissioners He's 'Confident' Ohio County Will Qualify for FEMA Aid (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• West Virginia officials say FEMA could be activated soon (WTRF-TV)
• West Virginia Conservation Agency tackles flood damage in Ohio County (WTOV-TV)
• Kimble supports Ohio Valley flood recovery with debris removal and volunteers (WTRF-TV)
• West Virginia Realtors allocate $100,000 for flood relief efforts (WTOV-TV)
• FHLBank Pittsburgh to Aid in West Virginia Flood Relief (Business Wire)
• Verizon contributes $10K to West Virginia flooding (Fire & Safety Journal)
• Ohio Valley McDonald's Locations Raise Over $6,500 for Flood Relief (WTRF-TV)

• West Virginia lawmakers have yet to fund a flood resiliency fund they created in 2023 (WTAP-TV)

Infrastructure

• Eastern Panhandle projects receive over half $1 million in green infrastructure funds (The Journal)

• Heavy rain brings flash flooding to Huntington (The Herald-Dispatch)
• Severe weather causes flash floods, road damage, and fallen trees (WOWK-TV)
• High-water issues reported after heavy rains (WSAZ-TV)
• Minor flooding in Ohio County after more heavy rainfall (WTRF-TV)

Mudslide on Turnpike

• West Virginia Parkways Authority leaders promise changes after mudslide strands thousands (WOWK-TV)

National News

Child Dies in Hot Car

• 9-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car outside mother's workplace near Houston (AccuWeather)

• Storm warning: Will a shrunken FEMA and NOAA be able to respond? (The Week)

Weather

• Severe storms, flash flooding to bring July Fourth holiday travel hassles (AccuWeather)
• Tropical trouble could stir near Southeast beaches around 4th of July (AccuWeather)​