WV and National Disaster News & Weather - August 29, 2025

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West Virginia

Flood Plans

• 'Plans without resources are a fantasy.' West Virginia failed to fund flood protection plans for years. (Mountain State Spotlight)
  
• PUBLIC INVITED TO REVIEW FLOOD MAPS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY (Insurance News Net)

• Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy (WVTF)

National News

FEMA

• FEMA Review Council digs into agency functions, responsibilities (Federal news Network)
• Trump proposed getting rid of FEMA, but his review council seems focused on reforming the agency (Associated Press), related news: NOTUS and C-SPAN 
• Cuts to FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) program leave NC communities in limbo (Caroline Public Press)

• 20 years after Katrina, a Mississippi town is still waiting on FEMA funding to rebuild (CBS News)
• The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 'ground zero' for Hurricane Katrina (NPR)

• Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Hurricane Damage? (U.S News) - Various home improvements can help your house withstand hurricane-strength wind and rain. 
• FEMA's guide provides recommendations on making your house less susceptible to damage, such as by installing storm shutters or fortifying your roof.

Weather

• National Hurricane Center Watching Area in Eastern Atlantic for Tropical Development Next Week (AOL)
• Downpours to soak South and Central U.S. over Labor Day weekend (AccuWeather)
• Unseasonably cool pattern to bring record-challenging temperatures to Great Lakes, Northeast (AccuWeather)
• Labor Day is almost here. Where are the hurricanes? (AccuWeather) - A lull in tropical activity may keep the Atlantic quiet through Labor Day, but AccuWeather meteorologists warn conditions could turn more favorable for storms by mid-September.
  

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