WV and National Disaster News - February 18, 2025

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West Virginia

Flooding & Disaster Response

• FEMA supporting response to Ohio Valley flooding (WOWK News)
• Gov. Morrisey addresses state amid flooding, confirms several missing and federal aid (WCHS-TV)
• One Confirmed W.Va. Flooding Fatality, 13 Counties In State Of Emergency   (WV Public Broadcasting- Radio) 
• One dead, several missing after 'devastating' floods hit WV's southern coalfields over the weekend (West Virginia Watch)
• Monroe County experiencing 'historic flooding,' says official (WVVA-TV)
• EMS officials caution drivers on flooded roadways (WOAY-TV)
• River flooding proves to be driving force in southern WV devastation as Tug Fork rivals highest recorded crest  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Mercer County Emergency leaders react to weekend floods (WVVA-TV)
• Glenwood Park devastated by flooding (WVNS-TV)
• McDowell County continues recovery efforts after severe flooding (WVVA-TV)
• Red Cross active in Southern West Virginia for flooding recovery efforts (WTAP)
• West Virginia flood response continues as Logan County among hardest hit (WVOW Radio)
• Flooding devastates Mingo County, West Virginia (WSAZ-TV)
• Flood recover underway across the region (Yahoo News)
• Crews manage high waters in Hamlin (WSAZ-TV)
• 'It's just heartbreaking': Logan County begins cleanup process after devastating floods (WCHS-TV)
• Mine break causes flooding in Logan, multiple roads closed  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Rescue operation saves 14 people in Lashmeet (WVVA-TV)
• More than 25,000 still without power in West Virginia, 4,500 in Pike County, Kentucky (WCHS-TV)
• Mercer County 911 sees increase in calls during flooding (WVVA-TV) 

 
Information needed from flood victims

• Southern West Virginia flood victims can help the state gather information about extent of damage (WOAY-TV) 

VIDEOS

• VIDEO: Flooding continues with snow as well (WOWK-TV)
• VIDEO: McDowell County officials gather at command center to enhance recovery efforts  (WVNS-TV)

National News

FEMA

• FEMA restricts media communications (E&E News)
• FEMA Muzzles Employees Amid Mass Layoffs as New Disasters Strike (Bloomberg)
• FEMA firings reveal roiling tension and confusion within the Department of Homeland Security (CNN) 

Flooding & Power Outages

• At least 10 dead in US floods and heavy rain (BBC)
• Kentucky Flooding: Trump Issues Emergency Declaration After 10 People Killed By Storm (Forbes)
• Map Shows Power Outages Across 10 US States (Newsweek)
• At Least 16 Dead After Winter Storm Brings Floods, Severe Weather (The Weather Channel), related news Fox News 
• FEMA federal disaster assistance available to Kentucky (WYMT News 57)
• Rescues ongoing in hard-hit Kentucky amid devastating flooding (AccuWeather)

 
Weather

• February frenzy of winter storms to end with major mid-Atlantic snowstorm this week (AccuWeather)
• Could Northeast, mid-Atlantic get pummeled by nor'easter this week? (FOX Weather) 

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