Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Declared for West Virginia on May 21, 2015, covering 8 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cabell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greenbrier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pleasants County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Summers County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wirt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2015 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesDR-4219-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | No |
| May 18, 2015 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesDR-4220-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | No |
More from West Virginia: every FEMA declaration in West Virginia.