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Virginia Beach emergency management briefs council on slightly above‑average hurricane season and tighter federal assistance
Summary
Emergency management officials told council that NOAA projects a slightly above‑average 2025 hurricane season and warned federal disaster assistance is becoming more stringent, urging residents to register for VB Alert and for the city to maintain self‑reliance through updated contracts and EOC upgrades.
David Topczynski, director of emergency management, briefed the Virginia Beach City Council on June 24 about the 2025 hurricane season outlook and the city’s preparedness posture. "NOAA's forecast is a slightly above average season. They have 70% confidence in their forecast," Topczynski said.
Topczynski emphasized that rainfall and storm remnants, not only landfalling hurricanes, have produced the deadliest impacts in recent years and that impacts hundreds of miles from a storm’s center can be severe. He told council that federal…
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