WV and National Disaster & Weather News - July 21, 2025

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West Virginia

FLOOD WATCH in Effect today till 8pm in the following counties National Weather Service: Wayne, WV; Cabell, WV; Lincoln, WV; Mingo, WV; Logan, WV; Boone, WV; McDowell, WV; Wyoming, WV; Northwest Raleigh, WV; Southeast Raleigh, WV #floodwatch #WVWX
 
Flood

• Pointlick Fork flooding destroys culvert, floods homes (WOWK-TV)
• Flash flooding occurs in parts of Harrison County Friday morning (WDTV-TV)
• Residents wake to flooded yards in Rand due to new state drainage system installation (WCHS-TV)

• International aid reaches West Virginia families hit by recent deadly flooding (WTRF-TV)
• Flood victims in Triadelphia receive aid from Tzu Chi and Red Cross (WTOV-TV)
• One More Round of Storm Chances Tonight; Dry & Less Humid Start to the Workweek (WDTV-TV)

• FEMA's flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared  (WTRF-TV) - FEMA mentions throughout: “While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community input, the maps still don't capture everything – including the changing climate."

National News

Flooding 

• VIDEO: Flooding in DC and West Virginia (WPSD-TV)
• Kerr County's tragic flood wasn't an outlier. It was a preview. (Grist)
• A new era of floods has arrived. America isn't prepared. (Washington Post/MSN)
• Texas officials revise number of people missing in Kerr County following catastrophic flooding down to 3 (AccuWeather)

• FEMA uncertainty hangs over hurricane season (The Hill) - reports states are facing a barrage of new budget demands as federal lawmakers cut spending on issues ranging from health care to natural disasters. Recent cuts to FEMA's BRIC program and other grants are “compounding existing pressures on state budgets," according to one expert. “If states lost FEMA reimbursement on top of the hole they just blew in their health care budget because of the lack of federal funding … there are states that are just a ticking time bomb," said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a former Florida emergency management director.
• Shore towns get no federal dollars for beach replenishments for the first time in almost 30 years (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Travel

• Alaska Airlines lifts ground stop after IT outage affects operations (AccuWeather)

• Threat of flash flooding hits the Midwest amid a dangerous heat warning (ABC News)
• 100-degree heat dome to set up shop over southern US (AccuWeather)
• Heat to briefly surge into Northeast late this week (AccuWeather)

 
Wildfire Recovery

• 'We've all lost so much':​ Wildfire victim who suffered stroke still waiting for FEMA compensation (Sante Fe New Mexican) ​

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