WV and National Disaster & Weather News - March 17, 2025

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West Virginia

Flood Recovery

• How to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance (WVNS TV) - “According to a press release, people in McDowell, Mercer, Wyoming, Logan, Mingo, and Wayne counties who were affected by flooding in February 2025 could be eligible for FEMA individual assistance."
• FEMA providing guidance to those rebuilding after flood damage (WVVA)
• FEMA will be helping advise people on rebuilding your home (WOAY)
• More than $1 million in federal disaster assistance approved in West Virginia (WVNS TV)
• FEMA warns W.Va. counties about potential scams (WVVA)
• Mercer County DRC will be closed the next two Saturdays (WOAY)
• Winter Floods in the Two Virginias: One month out (WVVA)
• “The Wyoming County Way" – How heroes rose in the flood's wake (WOAY)
• Huntington to host meeting on flood relief resources Tuesday (Herald Dispatch)

 
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Reminder to prepare for rapid changes as spring approaches in West Virginia and Ohio (WTRF) - West Virginia's weather week will take place March 24 through the 28th, with a statewide tornado drill on Tuesday, March 25 at 11 am.

National News

Deadly Storms

• 40 dead after destructive tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms, sweep across U.S. (AccuWeather),
• Weekend storms spawned at least 12 tornadoes in Mississippi (WAPT News 16)
• 16 dead after extreme winds, monster dust storms and wildfires tear across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas (AccuWeather)
• Gov. Kehoe provides update on Missouri's storm response and recovery efforts (KOMU News 8)
• Trump sends National Guard to tornado-ravaged Arkansas as 37 deaths reported across multiple states (Fox News)
• Storms slam Northeast with hurricane-force wind gusts in final chapter of deadly severe weather outbreak (Fox Weather)
• Storms cause widespread road closures and delays across Maryland, DC and Virginia (WJLA)
• Maryland & Pennsylvania: Up to 2 Inches of Rain Could Cause Minor Flooding (Country Herald)

 
Flooding

• Nearly one month out from flooding, Virginia waits for FEMA response (WVVA News 57)
  

• Gov. Abbott announces federal aid for resources to fight Texas wildfires (KENS News 5)
  
• FEMA has authorized fire management assistance grants for 13 counties across the state of Oklahoma (KOTV News 6)
• Wildfires threaten homes in Texas, Oklahoma (Axios)
• Oklahoma Wildfires Ravage Over 170,000 Acres, Hundreds of Homes (KTOK News Radio)​ 

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