WV and National Disaster & Weather News - June 30, 2025

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WEST VIRGNIA

Disaster Communications

• ​Radio operators highlight disaster communication during exercise (WSAZ-TV)

Flooding Anew

• New Round Of Flooding Hits Across W.Va., More Possibly On The Way (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-

• West Virginia families left stranded without access to homes after flood washed away bridge (WTRF-TV)
• Gov. Morrisey: State pushing hard for FEMA funding to help with Marion Co. flood relief (The Exponent Telegram) – no word yet from FEMA.
• Morrisey: Officials assessing flood damage in Ohio County (West Virginia Watch)
• Morrisey says flood recovery efforts continue in Ohio, Marion counties (MetroNews-Radio)
• Governor Patrick Morrisey Announces Housing Assistance for Flood Victims (West Virginia Daily News)
• Deputies assist after northern W.Va. floods (WSAZ-TV)

• Catholic parishes and missions to conduct special collection of donations for flood victims (MetroNews-Radio)
• Triadelphia Church Opens Its Doors, Hearts to Flood Victims (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• 'You feel helpless': Neighbors rally to clean up from flash flooding (WSAZ-TV)
• Toys for Tots distributes gifts to kids hit by flooding (WTRF-TV)

Flood Zone

• More properties could be removed from flood zone in McDowell (Yahoo News)

• West Virginia secures nearly $100 million in federal funding for clean water projects (WV News)
• Tensions flare at Kanawha County Commission meeting over decades of sewage flooding in Rand (WOWK-TV)
• Broadband grants announced for 10 counties; Preston County Commission president says it will make huge difference in his county (MetroNews-Radio)
• Groundbreaking set for Tuesday for improvement project at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (MetroNews-Radio)

Mudslide

• Mudslide along West Virginia highway strands thousands for more than 8 hours (The Associated Press)
• WSAZ Investigates | Trapped on the Turnpike (WSAZ-TV)
• Thousands of motorists stranded for up to eight hours after heavy rains trigger mudslides in West Virginia (Yahoo News)
• West Virginia Parkways Authority looking for solutions after WV Turnpike shuts down for 8 hours due to flooding (WOWK-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery 

• Maui fire survivors have 5 years in state housing, FEMA residents face uncertain timeline (Maui Now)
• Oklahoma lawmakers unsure why Trump admin denied disaster mitigation funding (The Oklahoman) - The article says Trump has denied seven requests this spring while six requests remain under review.

• Tropical activity to ramp up into the Fourth of July weekend (AccuWeather)
• Severe thunderstorms to threaten central and eastern US with flooding and damaging winds (AccuWeather)
• Tropical activity to ramp up into the Fourth of July weekend (AccuWeather)
• Hundreds of flights cancelled, more expected as Atlanta airport recovers from severe weather amid holiday travel rush (AccuWeather)

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