Hurricane Fran and Associated Heavy Rains,flooding Highwind
Declared for West Virginia on Sep 11, 1996, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grant County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hampshire County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hardy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mineral County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morgan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pendleton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tucker County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from West Virginia: every FEMA declaration in West Virginia.