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DR-1474-WV · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

Declared for West Virginia on Jun 21, 2003, covering 20 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 19 of them.

Jun 21, 2003declared
20areas designated
19open to household applications
$4.7Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJun 11, 2003 – Jul 15, 2003DeclaredJun 21, 2003Apply byAug 20, 2003Closed outAug 19, 2010

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Berkeley CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Boone CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Cabell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Doddridge CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Harrison CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Kanawha CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Lincoln CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Logan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Marion CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredAug 20, 2003
Mason CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
McDowell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Mingo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Monongalia CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Nicholas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Preston CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredAug 20, 2003
Putnam CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Ritchie CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Tucker CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003
Wyoming CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredAug 20, 2003

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