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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4273-WV affected Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4273-WV
Declared
Jun 25, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$35K
Project obligations
Registrations
116
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$18K
Buildings and Equipment$17K
Total PA obligated$35K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$176K
Renter-approved dollars$3K
Intake IHP dollars$358K
Validated phase 2 dollars$358K
Tracked registrations116
About this declaration

What DR-4273-WV means

DR-4273-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pocahontas County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 22, 2016 through Jun 29, 2016. 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 Pocahontas County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.