Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides
Declared for West Virginia on May 15, 2009, covering 11 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Gilmer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lewis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| McDowell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Mercer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Mingo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Raleigh County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Roane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Upshur County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wirt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wyoming County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jul 14, 2009 |
More from West Virginia: every FEMA declaration in West Virginia.