Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides
Declared for West Virginia on Mar 16, 2012, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Doddridge County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Harrison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 15, 2012 |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 15, 2012 |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 15, 2012 |
| Mingo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Monongalia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Preston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 15, 2012 |
| Ritchie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Taylor County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 15, 2012 |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | May 15, 2012 |
More from West Virginia: every FEMA declaration in West Virginia.