WV and National Disaster & Weather News - March 13, 2025

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West Virginia

Disaster Flood Recovery

• Logan, Wayne counties added to federal disaster assistance following floods (The Parthenon)
• Displaced McDowell County teacher finally able to return home after flooding (WNVS)
• FEMA approves nearly $5 million in assistance thus far (WVVA)
• FEMA mobile unit on the move in McDowell County (WVNS)
  

FEMA assistance may be able to help repair private bridges, roads (WVVA) - Though many think of FEMA assistance in terms of dwellings, their funds can also be used to repair your private infrastructure. There are some requirements that need to be met to secure that funding:

• A FEMA inspection determines repairs are necessary to provide drivable access to the primary residence.
• The homeowner is responsible (or shares responsibility with other homeowners) for maintaining the privately owned access route to their primary residence.
• The privately owned access route is the only way to reach the homeowner's primary residence.
• To find out if you qualify for this type of aid you can learn more here.

 
Other

• Hatfield-McCoy Trails supports free phone navigation tool to aid in emergency response (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) – may be paywalled
• As spring fire season begins, McDowell County fire station continues to open for flood donations (WVNS)

National News

Astronomy

• What time is the lunar eclipse on Thursday night? (AccuWeather)

Disaster Recovery

• 'It's emotionally draining': FEMA criticized for giving 'runaround' on temporary housing assistance payments (WTPS News 10)

• Evacuations ordered; schools closed as California gets pounded by powerful atmospheric river storm (Fox Weather)
• Dangerous Severe Storm Outbreak Packs Significant Tornado, Widespread Wind Damage Threats In South, Midwest (The Weather Channel)
• Severe weather, tornado outbreak to bring 'high risk' of damaging storms to central, southern US  (AccuWeather)
• Strong storm bringing inches of rain, feet of mountain snow to California (AccuWeather)
• Mega storm to create blizzard conditions in north-central US (AccuWeather)

• California Issues Insurance Warning To Millions As Atmospheric River Nears (Newsweek)​

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