Flooding, Heavy Winds
Declared for West Virginia on May 23, 1996, covering 17 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 17 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Boone County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Harrison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Logan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McDowell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mercer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mingo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pendleton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pocahontas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Raleigh County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tucker County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Upshur County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wetzel County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wyoming County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from West Virginia: every FEMA declaration in West Virginia.