WV and National Disaster News - July 29, 2025

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West Virginia

HEAT Advisory & Warnings in parts of West Virginia Today – (National Weather Service) - See HEAT Safety Tips
 
Flood Recovery
FEMA Flood Recovery Assistance Information for residents 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.
 

• FEMA Aid Centers begin to open in West Virginia to assist flood victims (WTRF-TV)
• FEMA Recovery Centers Opening in Ohio County (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• SBA offers disaster loans to Ohio County flood victims (WTOV-TV)
• FEMA and SBA disaster recovery centers open in Fairmont (WBOY-TV)
• SBA offers assistance at Fairmont State to residents applying for disaster relief after floods (WDTV-TV)
• SBA opens Business Recovery Center in Ohio County (West Virginia) after June floods (WV News)

• Weekend storms damage Mon River and Deckers Creek Trail (WBOY-TV)

• Several weeks of intermittent lane closures planned for Charleston's Fort Hill Bridge (WCHS-TV)

• AEP Wants West Virginia Customers to Foot Bill for Its Poor Business Decisions, Consumer Advocates Tell PSC (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

National News

FEMA

• FEMA to distribute $608 million to states to build migrant detention facilities (Miami Herald)
• As Trump Shrinks FEMA, State and Local Emergency Managers Say They're Barely Getting By (Inside Climate News)
• Under pressure, FEMA opens applications for 2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding (Jewish Insider/EJP)  

Weather 

• Millions of U.S. Homes at Risk During 2025 Hurricane Season (Business Wire)
• Derecho tracks across central US with destructive winds Monday night (AccuWeather)
• Tropical development possible near Southeast coast as August begins (AccuWeather)
• Heat and flood risk to hit Northeast before cooler air arrives (AccuWeather)
• Hurricane-force winds tear through the Midwest and Plains leaving a trail of damage and power outages (CNN)

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