Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4071-WV affected Kanawha 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
$5.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
964
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$3.5M
Debris Removal$2.0M
Buildings and Equipment$90K
Section 324 Management Costs$40K
Roads and Bridges$20K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13K
Direct Administrative Costs$-34
Total PA obligated$5.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$572K
Renter-approved dollars$18K
Intake IHP dollars$1.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M
Tracked registrations964
About this declaration

What DR-4071-WV means

DR-4071-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kanawha 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 Kanawha County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.