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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4359-WV affected Ohio County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Mud/Landslide
DR-4359-WV
Declared
Apr 17, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$640K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$477K
Utilities$118K
Emergency Protective Measures$21K
Debris Removal$17K
Direct Administrative Costs$7K
Total PA obligated$640K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4359-WV means

DR-4359-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ohio County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Feb 14, 2018 through Feb 20, 2018. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as mud/landslide.

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 Ohio County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.