Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for West Virginia on Nov 7, 1985, covering 29 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Berkeley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Braxton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Doddridge County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gilmer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grant County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greenbrier County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hampshire County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hardy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Harrison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lewis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mineral County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monongalia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morgan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Nicholas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pendleton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pocahontas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Preston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Summers County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Taylor County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tucker County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tyler County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Upshur County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Webster County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1985 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-754-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Nov 9, 1985 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-755-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yes |
More from West Virginia: every FEMA declaration in West Virginia.