Heavy & Wind Driven Rain, High Winds,flooding,slides
Declared for West Virginia on Mar 7, 1997, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Braxton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cabell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gilmer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kanawha County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mason County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Putnam County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Roane County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tyler County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wetzel County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wirt County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wood County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from West Virginia: every FEMA declaration in West Virginia.