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DR-1558-WV · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

Declared for West Virginia on Sep 20, 2004, covering 22 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 19 of them.

Sep 20, 2004declared
22areas designated
19open to household applications
$15.2Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodSep 16, 2004 – Sep 27, 2004DeclaredSep 20, 2004Apply byNov 19, 2004Closed outJun 5, 2012

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 declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Boone CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Brooke CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Cabell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Clay CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hancock CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Kanawha CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Lincoln CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Logan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Marshall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Mason CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Mingo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Morgan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Ohio CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Pleasants CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Putnam CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Tyler CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Wetzel CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Wirt CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004
Wood CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 19, 2004

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Aug 6, 2004Severe Storms, Flooding, and LandslidesDR-1536-WV · Major disasterWest Virginia Severe Storm4Yesdeadline was Oct 5, 2004

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