DisasterLookup
DR-525-VA · Major disaster declaration

Ice Conditions

Declared for Virginia on Jan 26, 1977, covering 39 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 39 of them.

Jan 26, 1977declared
39areas designated
39open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJan 26, 1977DeclaredJan 26, 1977Closed outDec 21, 1979

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
Accomack CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Alexandria cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Arlington CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Charles City CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Chesapeake cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Chesterfield CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Colonial Heights cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Essex CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Fairfax CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Gloucester CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Hampton cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Henrico CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Hopewell cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Isle of Wight CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
James City CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
King George CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
King William CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
King and Queen CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Lancaster CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Mathews CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Middlesex CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
New Kent CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Newport News cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Norfolk cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Northampton CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Northumberland CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Petersburg cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Poquoson cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Portsmouth cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Prince George CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Prince William CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Richmond CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Richmond cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Stafford CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Suffolk cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Surry CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Virginia Beach cityIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
Westmoreland CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes
York CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jan 26, 1977Ice ConditionsDR-524-MD · Major disasterMaryland Snowstorm16Yes
Feb 8, 1977Ice ConditionsDR-528-NJ · Major disasterNew Jersey Severe Ice Storm10Yes