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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4605-WV affected Cabell County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4605-WV
Declared
May 20, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$2.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
112
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.8M
Debris Removal$53K
Utilities$17K
Emergency Protective Measures$13K
Management Costs$6K
Total PA obligated$2.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$332K
Renter-approved dollars$15K
Intake IHP dollars$695K
Validated phase 2 dollars$695K
Tracked registrations112
About this declaration

What DR-4605-WV means

DR-4605-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cabell County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Feb 27, 2021 through Mar 4, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Cabell County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.