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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4071-WV affected Clay 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-4071-WV
Declared
Jul 23, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$127K
Project obligations
Registrations
170
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$125K
Debris Removal$840
Buildings and Equipment$359
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$179
Total PA obligated$127K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$113K
Renter-approved dollars$3K
Intake IHP dollars$233K
Validated phase 2 dollars$233K
Tracked registrations170
About this declaration

What DR-4071-WV means

DR-4071-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clay County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 29, 2012 through Jul 8, 2012. 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 Clay County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.