SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1893-WV affected Mercer 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-1893-WV

Declared

Mar 29, 2010

Public assistance

$176K

Project obligations

Registrations

612

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$140K

Roads and Bridges$19K

Emergency Protective Measures$8K

Debris Removal$5K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K

Utilities$1K

Total PA obligated$176K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.4M

Renter-approved dollars$13K

Intake IHP dollars$2.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.9M

Tracked registrations612

About this declaration

What DR-1893-WV means

DR-1893-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Mar 12, 2010 through Apr 9, 2010. 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 Mercer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.