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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND

DR-1769-WV affected Barbour County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1769-WV
Declared
Jun 19, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$91K
Project obligations
Registrations
99
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$45K
Buildings and Equipment$26K
Roads and Bridges$9K
Debris Removal$5K
Water Control Facilities$4K
Emergency Protective Measures$3K
Total PA obligated$91K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$173K
Renter-approved dollars$4K
Intake IHP dollars$355K
Validated phase 2 dollars$355K
Tracked registrations99
About this declaration

What DR-1769-WV means

DR-1769-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Barbour County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 3, 2008 through Jun 7, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Barbour County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.