WV and national Disaster & Weather News - March 27, 2025

West Virginia

WV Severe Weather Awareness Week 2025: Flood Safety (WVNS) 

 
Flood Recovery

• HUD Announces Disaster Aid for Residents of Kentucky and West Virginia (Mortgage Point)
• FEMA reminds flood victims of Individual Assistance Deadline (Register-Herald)
• West Virginia Renters may be eligible for FEMA Individual Assistance (NewsBreak)

Emergency Medical Services

• City of Richmond and RAA debate who should control 911 calls (WRIC)
• Nearly 1,500 West Virginians request support for EMS retention program (LootPress)​

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National News

Disaster Recovery

• 6 months after Helene moved through metro Atlanta, some homeowners are still waiting for repairs (WSBTV News)  related news: WTXL News 27, and WFTS News 28 all

FEMA

• Local disaster officials prepare for 'a world without FEMA' (E&E News)
• Trump wants to wind down FEMA. Could states fill the gap? Shuttering the disaster agency could leave poor and rural communities exposed. (GRIST)
• Trump wants to dismantle FEMA—at the same time that experts are predicting a brutal hurricane season  (Fast Company)
• Noem looks to scrap FEMA and eliminate funding for emergency prep and long-term rebuilding (Independent)
• 'Incredibly bad idea': Future of FEMA uncertain as Trump administration teases dismantling agency amid LA wildfire cleanup (Spectrum Bay News 9)
• Homeland Security director's plans to close FEMA spark debate among Florida leaders (Fox 13 )

Weather

• At least 100 million at risk for severe weather from Saturday to Monday (AccuWeather)
• Dynamic hurricane season predicted for Atlantic in 2025 (AccuWeather)
• Temperature war brewing for northeastern US this weekend as summer and winter do battle (AccuWeather)
• Inches of rain coming to Texas to be beneficial and problematic (AccuWeather)

 
Wildfire

• State of emergency declared as wildfires ravage the Carolinas, threaten hurricane recovery (AccuWeather)​