WV and National Disaster News & Weather - July 25, 2025

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West Virginia

FEMA Flood Recovery Assistance Information -  If you're a resident of Marion or Ohio County who suffered damage in the flooding, first file claims with your insurance providers and then file for assistance from FEMA. You can do so online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-3362 or by using the FEMA App.

 
Flood Recovery News

• FEMA Relief Centers Could Be in Ohio County by Next Week (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• Governor Morrisey leads crucial flood recovery talks, seeks further aid for West Virginia (WTOV TV)
• Morrisey says federal emergency assistance is 'first phase' of help for northern WV after flooding (West Virginia Watch)
• Marion, Ohio Counties Slated For $11.7M In Flood Recovery Aid; Morrisey Seeks Additional Support (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Morrisey encourages use of FEMA resources after West Virginia flooding (WV News)
• Ohio County faces challenges in assessing flood-damaged properties (WTOV-TV)
• Triadelphia UMC Volunteers Hoping To Help Flood Victims Buy Building Materials (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
  
• West Virginia officials telling flood victims to fill out small business association application along with FEMA even if they don't own a business to help with expenses (WTRF-TV) 

• These are the most flood vulnerable counties in West Virginia (WBOY-TV)

Recovery Scam Alerts

• Feds urging extra scrutiny of disaster recovery contracts as Florida pays out vast sums of cash with little oversight (The Capitolist)
• 'Nobody Is Coming to Save Us:' Building McDowell County, West Virginia, After February Floods (The Appalachian Voice)

Weather – Heat Wave, Cooling Centers Open

• Cooling centers available amidst high temperatures in Cabell & Kanawha counties (WSAZ News)
• Cooling Centers open across Ohio Valley during dangerous heat wave (WTRF News)
• Charleston opens cooling centers amid heat wave (WCHS-TV)
• First Alert Weather Day: Strong heat continues for the MOV (WTAP-TV)
• Hot and humid weather rolls our way for the weekend (WVVA-TV)
• People in Kanawha County beat the heat through swimming and making use of community cooling centers (Metro News)

National News

FEMA

• House committee released bipartisan FEMA overhaul bill (E&E News)
• Bipartisan lawmakers propose making FEMA a Cabinet-level agency (The Hill)
• Fired FEMA Official Files Suit, Saying that the Board to Hear Worker Disputes Is Paralyzed (NY Times)

• 'Have everything documented': Flood survivor on long FEMA fight as Texans face new disaster (KXXV News 25 – Texas)

Disaster Preparedness Funds

• Trump targets disaster mitigation funds, raising risks in future crises (The Hill)
• 'A more vulnerable nation': FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants (CNN)
• Southern California community pleading for help after Trump Administration pulls federal funding to help prevent landslides (KCAL News – California) 

• Water rescues and a home swept away as flash flooding slams Ruidoso again (AccuWeather), related news: ABC News and Fox We​ather 

• Your Electric Bill Is About To Spike – And It's Hitting Millions Across The East Coast (Daily Voice)

Weather – Extreme Heat Advisories, Storms, etc.

• Extreme heat claims 12 lives in Maryland, floods hospitals in region with patients (WUSA)
• Severe storms packing high winds to roar from Dakotas to Kansas, New England (AccuWeather)
• 100 million to swelter daily in massive US heat dome, heat index could reach 110 in some places (AccuWeather)
• 130 million people on alert as hot, sticky weather expected from Texas to Maine (ABC News) ​

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