WV and National Disaster News & Weather - September 29, 2025

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West Virginia​

FEMA Continues Work for Victims of Flash Flooding in Ohio County  (Philanthropy News Digest)
“According to FEMA Assistant External Affairs Officer Philip Maramba, the next step for individual applicants is hearing from the agency's enhanced applicant services. FEMA representatives will call applicants to ask them how the process is going for them. If there are any snags, or if the applicant was rejected, the representatives can see what might be wrong"
 

National News 

FEMA & Flood Insurance

• FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price (The Wall Street Journal)

• Trump Aims to Shrink FEMA, Leaving States in a Bind. (Wall Street Journal – Scott Patterson explains how in a video)

• 180,000 Californians rely on federally backed flood insurance. Trump could overhaul the system (the LA times) - The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), administered by FEMA, underpins more than a million policies nationwide, but the Trump administration is weighing whether to overhaul or even eliminate it radically. Experts warn that without NFIP, homeowners could face skyrocketing premiums from private insurers or no coverage, jeopardizing real estate markets and disaster recovery.

• Still digging out from Hurricane Helene, survivors praise volunteers, slam government response (WRAL)
• Gov. Josh Stein speaks on FEMA, funding, and recovery 1 year after Helene . (NBC – KMTR News 16)
• FEMA trailers helped some Helene survivors, created added stress for others (WCNC Charlotte)
• Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene (ProPublica)

Floods

• Devastating flooding leaves 4 dead in Arizona as officials search for more unaccounted for (AccuWeather)

 
Weather

• How South Carolina is preparing for the tropical system (WYFF)
• Tropical Storm Imelda forms, impacts possible to the Southeast coast (WFXR)
• FEMA ready to support South Carolina ahead of possible tropical impacts (ABC News)
• Tropical Storm Imelda creating flood risk for South Carolina coast (WYFF)
• Hur​ricane Helene began a path of destruction a year ago. Why was it so deadly? (USA Today)
• End of monsoon to bring warmer, drier weather to the southwest US (AccuWeather) ​