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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4787-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-4787-WV
Declared
May 24, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$427K
Project obligations
Registrations
226
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Management Costs$231K
Roads and Bridges$196K
Total PA obligated$427K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M
Renter-approved dollars$34K
Intake IHP dollars$2.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.2M
Tracked registrations226
About this declaration

What DR-4787-WV means

DR-4787-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kanawha County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Apr 11, 2024 through Apr 12, 2024. 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.