SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4605-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

Flood

DR-4605-WV

Declared

May 20, 2021

Public assistance

$2.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

155

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.5M

Roads and Bridges$343K

Management Costs$230K

Buildings and Equipment$109K

Debris Removal$92K

Emergency Protective Measures$24K

Total PA obligated$2.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$298K

Renter-approved dollars$13K

Intake IHP dollars$622K

Validated phase 2 dollars$622K

Tracked registrations155

About this declaration

What DR-4605-WV means

DR-4605-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kanawha 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 Kanawha County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.