Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4071-WV affected Raleigh 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-4071-WV
Declared
Jul 23, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$606K
Project obligations
Registrations
701
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$512K
Debris Removal$74K
Buildings and Equipment$18K
Utilities$3K
Total PA obligated$606K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$379K
Renter-approved dollars$17K
Intake IHP dollars$792K
Validated phase 2 dollars$792K
Tracked registrations701
About this declaration

What DR-4071-WV means

DR-4071-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Raleigh County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 29, 2012 through Jul 8, 2012. 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 Raleigh County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.