HURRICANE HELENE CLEANUP HOTLINE : (844) 965-1386 If you need help cleaning up damage from the Hurricane Helene, call (844) 965-1386 to ask for help. We will connect you with volunteers from local relief organizations, community groups and faith communities who may be able to assist with: Muck Out, Trees, Tarp, Debris All services are free, but service is not guaranteed due to the overwhelming need. This hotline will remain open through Friday, October 25, 2024 . PLEASE NOTE: this hotline CANNOT assist with social services such as food, clothing, shelter, insurance, or questions about FEMA registration. Volunteers work free of charge and provide the tools and equipment necessary to complete the work

Virginia Department of Emergency Management  The Snow Response • The Virginia Emergency Support Team is actively engaged in working with localities on resource needs as it pertains to today’s winter weather. All requests for assistance are being responded to at this time • Human Support Surge Packages in response to snow and flooding: Prince Edward County o Deliveredo 10,080 bottles of water o 576 meals Floyd County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Franklin County o Deliveredo 36,000 bottles of water o 11,520 meals Grayson County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Pulaski County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Carroll County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Buchanan County Shelter o Delivered o 1800 bottles of water o 1,152 meals Buchanan County POD* o Buchanan POD is requesting 10 pallets of water per day on phased delivery rotation. o Delivered / Staging / Distributing - o 70,200 bottles of water - total over the course of phased delivery beginning Tuesday 18th - Sunday 23rd per note above o 5760 meals Buchanan County (Grundy Site) o In Use / Stagingo 69,000 of the DOC 8-ounce water baglets (34,500 bottle equivalents) o 400 of the DOC 5-gallon water bladders o ½ box truck delivering to Slate Creek Fire Hall o 1 ½ trucks staging at Keen Mountain Corrections Center Wise County o Delivered - o 1800 bottles of water Wise County (Coeburn Site) o Delivered - o 1800 bottles of water Flooding Response • VDEM teams were out the past few days doing damage assessments. So far, the following number of assessments have been completed: Damage assessments have been paused until Friday when winter storm passes. o 377 Residential Structures o 31 Commercial Structures o 14 Public Buildings o 439 Structures have been entered using the self-report tool • The United Way of SW of Virginia has opened up a site to donate monetarily https://unitedwayswva.charityproud.org/Donate/Index/36324 • Crisis Cleanup Line has been set up for Virginia (276) 258-0029 or www.crisiscleanup.org - If you or someone you know has been impacted by the recent flooding in Virginia, help is available. You can now access free disaster cleanup services through the Crisis Cleanup Hotline. • Residents are able to self-report their damages by going to https://crisistrack.juvare.com/public/VDEM/request.html • VDEM actively involved in gaining situational awareness of current flooded areas and our teams are on the ground and engaged in supporting local responses

Weather Update No threat to the Commonwealth in the next 7-10 days… Near the Leeward Islands (AL94) - A poorly defined trough of low pressure near the northern Leeward Islands is quickly moving W to WNW and has a low chance of tropical cyclone development. NHC chances of development are 10% for both days 2 and 7, and development is not expected beyond the weekend due to hostile environment. No threat to the Commonwealth Western Caribbean Sea (AL95) - A broad area of low pressure in the near Honduras is coming better defined and has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development. NHC chances of development are 50% for both days 2 and 7, and may become a short lived tropical depression or storm before it moves inland over Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico tomorrow. There is a possibility of this storm crossing Central America and re-developing in the eastern Pacific next week. No threat to the Commonwealth. NOTE: A non-tropical low pressure system located off of the Mid Atlantic coast will continue to move away and poses no threat to the Commonwealth. Federal Update An Emergency Declaration (FEMA-3621-EM) for this event was requested by Gov. Youngkin and approved on Sunday, Sept. 29. A Major Disaster Declaration was approved by President Biden on October 1, 2024. Damage assessments are continuing in other areas, and more areas and additional forms of assistance may be designated after the assessments are fully completed. On Oct. 1, several Virginia counties and cities were approved for Public Assistance Categories A and B, which support the following emergency work: debris removal and emergency protective measures. The major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia was amended on Oct. 10, approving Lee County for Public Assistance Categories A-G and adding Public Assistance Categories C-G for the following areas: Bedford, Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe Counties as well as the cities of Bristol, Covington, Danville, Galax, Norton and Radford. Public Assistance Categories C-G support permanent work in the following: Category C: Roads and bridges Category D: Water control facilities Category E: Public buildings and contents Category F: Public utilities Category G: Parks, recreational and other facilities A LIST OF LOCALITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE FOUND HERE The first Disaster Recovery Center opened on Monday, October 7 in Washington County at 8 a.m. Disaster survivors residing in any locality eligible for Individual Assistance can visit any DRC to receive assistance. Additional DRCs will be opening in the coming weeks throughout southwest Virginia. Survivors do not have to visit a DRC to register with FEMA. Location: Damascus Shopping Mall 736 North Beaver Dam Avenue, Damascus VA 24236 Hours of operation: Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Closed Sundays The second Disaster Recovery Center opened on Thursday, October 10 in Grayson County at 8 a.m. Location: Guynn Shopping Center 578 East Main Street, Suite B, Independence, VA 24348 Hours of operation: