WV and National Disaster News & Weather - April 21, 2025

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West Virginia

Disaster Recovery

• FEMA to close some disaster centers in southern WV, focus efforts on heavily visited centers (WV MetroNews)
• WV flood resiliency fund remains neglected by lawmakers (Charleston Gazette Mail, paywalled)

Power Outages

• Thousands spend Easter without power (Dominion Post)
• Storm causes damage, power outages in Mon, Preston counties (WBOY)
• Severe thunderstorms cause damage and power outages in the MOV (WTAP)
• UPDATE! Harrison-Taylor 911 have been restored, available for emergency calls (The Mountain Statesman) 

Other

• WV VOAD appoints Conley as new director (WV MetroNews)

National News

Disaster Recovery

• Western NC's congressman urges Trump to cut red tape on Helene disaster relief (McClatchy DC)
• FEMA extends deadline to apply for personal assistance after February floods (WCHS News)
• FEMA extends individual assistance deadline for Kentucky homeowners, renters (WKRN News 2)
• DOGE cuts pull AmeriCorps volunteers off of disaster relief jobs (Grist) 

Hurricane Map

• The hurricane dead zone: Map shows coastline that hurricanes can't seem to reach (USA Today)

Weather/Storms

• At Least Three Dead As Severe Storms, Flash Floods, Tornadoes Sweep Across Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri (The Weather Chennel), related news: AccuWeather 
• Damaging thunderstorms to shift into the Ohio Valley on Monday (AccuWeather)
• Repeated rounds of wet weather expected for the central and southern Plains this week (AccuWeather) 

Other

• ​Pope Francis, champion of the environment and voice for the poor, dies at 88 (AccuWeather) ​

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