Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Virginia on Apr 7, 1977, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Buchanan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dickenson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Giles County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grayson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Norton city | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pulaski County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Russell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Scott County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Smyth County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tazewell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wise County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wythe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-529-KY · Major disaster | Kentucky | Yes |
| Apr 7, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-531-WV · Major disaster | West Virginia | Yes |
| Apr 9, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-532-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yes |
| Apr 29, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-533-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
| May 2, 1977 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-534-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yes |
More from Virginia: every FEMA declaration in Virginia.