WV and National Dissater news & Weather - August 4, 2025

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West Virginia​

Flood Recovery

• Ohio County residents urged to seek aid after June floods (MSN) 
• Don't fall for FEMA scams (The Times Leader Online) 
• FEMA and SBA assist flood-affected residents in Marion County (WBOY) 
• Disaster Answers Needed For Extreme Weather (The Inter-Mountain) - Time and again West Virginians in all corners of the state have had to deal with storms, flooding and mudslides that wreak havoc on lives and communities. This has gone on for generations, and after each disaster, there is always the question: Why does this keep happening? Federal and state funding will amount to $6 million for studies of both the Upper Guyandotte River and Kanawha River Basin watersheds.

Health

• This common allergy medication may do more harm than good, experts say (WSAZ News) 

• On this date in 1943, a massive flood hit central West Virginia (WSAZ News) 

• Train derailment overnight closes multiple crossings (WSAZ) 
• Train derailment reported in Kanawha County (WCHS)  

• Man killed in Interstate 79 crash early Monday (WCHS TV News)

National News 
Disaster Recovery

• It's been a month since the deadly Texas floods. Survivors are grappling with trauma – and still waiting on financial help (CNN)
• One Month After Central Texas Floods, Grief and Questions Remain (Houstonia Magazine)
• FEMA plans to release nearly $1 billion in security funding after CNN report on proposal to slash it (CNN)
• Deadline approaching to apply for FEMA disaster aid for May 16 St. Louis tornado (St. Louis Public Radio)

FEMA

• How states secure FEMA funding under an adversarial Trump administration (Washington Examiner) 

• United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Dulles after pilot declares mayday (AccuWeather) 

• Multiday severe risk to set up across the Plains (AccuWeather)
• Torrential downpours to pose dangerous flash flood risk in southeast US in early August (AccuWeather)
• Building western US heat dome may set records, cause wildfires to surge  (AccuWeather)

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