Appalachian & Southern States Reel Under Widespread Flooding
Photo above: Cars sit in floodwaters at a railroad underpass in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
February 20, 2025 | 3:08 p.m.
Convoy of Hope continues our response in the Appalachian region, where severe flooding devastated communities over the weekend. With the help of dedicated local partners, vital relief supplies are reaching people in need.
In Richlands, Virginia, a local church teamed up with the police department to distribute cleaning supplies, water, and hygiene products to hard-hit neighborhoods, helping families begin the recovery process. In Welch, West Virginia, families received cleaning supplies, nonperishable food, and water.
McDowell County, West Virginia, one of the nation’s most economically challenged areas, has been particularly impacted. Convoy is committed to bringing help and hope to this and other affected communities.
February 18, 2025 | 3:39 p.m.
Distribution is underway in several communities across Tennessee and Kentucky in response to the severe flooding that swept through Appalachia this weekend. Flood-impacted communities are now battling ice and snow as freezing temperatures and more winter weather move through the area. As much as six inches of snow could fall in the days ahead, severely impacting recovery efforts.
With the impending weather in mind, Convoy of Hope is distributing cleaning supplies, water, hygiene kits, and food in affected communities.
February 17, 2025 | 3:21 p.m.
Convoy of Hope is on the ground in several communities across the southeast United States after severe winter storms caused major flooding, killing at least 12 people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.
Convoy delivered essential supplies such as cleaning products, totes, brooms, paper products, and more to partners in Clarksville, Tennessee. Distribution is underway today.
In Pikeville, Kentucky, the flooding damaged the community’s water treatment facility and left residents without clean drinking water. Convoy is delivering a load of water today for immediate distribution.
Additional loads of relief supplies are en route from our World Distribution Center to several communities in Kentucky and West Virginia.
With freezing rain and much colder temperatures approaching the area later this week, people need access to clean water and other basic necessities. Convoy is working hard to ensure these needs are met.
February 16, 2025 | 8:31 p.m.
Torrential rains have led to widespread flooding across Appalachia and the South, killing at least nine people and impacting hundreds of communities. In response, Convoy of Hope has dispatched multiple truckloads of essential supplies to the area, including food, cleaning supplies, and large quantities of water. Reports indicate significant disruptions to local water systems, with clean water expected to become a growing need.
A car sits destroyed along the road in Shannon, Miss., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, following Saturday night’s storms that passed through Northeast Mississippi. (Thomas Wells/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP)
Many partners whom Convoy has spoken with describe these floods as eerily similar to the flooding that occurred in the same area in 2021, which Convoy also responded to. One key difference this time is the cold weather and snow that are expected to follow in the coming days. This will likely pose additional challenges, not only in delivering resources to remote communities but also in affecting local water supplies.
Convoy’s response teams are working hard throughout the weekend to meet as many needs as possible. Check back here in the coming days for the latest updates on this response.
