WV and National Disaster & Weather News - September 12, 2025

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West Virginia
 
Disaster Recovery

• New round of FEMA aid approved for West Virginia after Father's Day Flood (WBOY)​
• Bluefield requests $2.5M in grant to fund studies for new joint emergency facility (WVVA-TV)
• September is National Preparedness Month; West Virginia officials want you to be ready (WTRF)
• New round of FEMA aid approved for West Virginia after Father's Day Flood (WBOY-TV)
• FEMA public assistance approved for West Virginia residents impacted by deadly June floods (WTRF-TV)
• FEMA Disaster Recovery Center In Triadelphia Closing Sept. 19 (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• Marion County Disaster Recovery Center closing this week (WBOY-TV)

• Disaster relief organizations express concern about FEMA's future, shrinking number of case managers (MetroNews-Radio)
• Commissioners review FEMA reform bill, McGrew House lease, new hire (The Preston County News & Journal)
• ​Emergency Managers Want a Voice in Remaking FEMA (Governing) - A new report from the Government Accountability Office details the ways that recent changes have diminished FEMA capacity. Local officials responsible for response and recovery want to be part of the conversation about what comes next.

 
National News
 
Disaster Recovery

• Trump approves $29.8M in disaster aid for Wisconsin flood recovery (WISN 12)
• Kansas to receive federal aid after June severe weather, flooding (KMBC News 9)
• Trump administration approves $32M for Chantal, North Carolina recovery (WRAL News 5)

 
Infrastructure

• ​Who pays to fix America's aging dams? Cities, states and strapped owners (WTAE)

Weather

• Atlantic, Gulf warming raises risk for tropical development and strong hurricanes (AccuWeather)
• Highs 90-100 F to challenge heat records in Mississippi Valley into next week (AccuWeather)
• Plains face heightened severe weather risk from Friday into Saturday (AccuWeather)
• Trump cuts, derails plan to put meteorologists on front line of disasters (E&E News)

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