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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1558-WV affected Marshall 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-1558-WV
Declared
Sep 20, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$613K
Project obligations
Registrations
745
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$166K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$146K
Debris Removal$113K
Utilities$112K
Roads and Bridges$41K
Buildings and Equipment$35K
Total PA obligated$613K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M
Renter-approved dollars$441K
Intake IHP dollars$4.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.3M
Tracked registrations745
About this declaration

What DR-1558-WV means

DR-1558-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Marshall County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Sep 16, 2004 through Sep 27, 2004. 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 Marshall County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.