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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4603-WV affected Wayne County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-4603-WV
Declared
May 13, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$431K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$299K
Debris Removal$69K
Roads and Bridges$23K
Management Costs$21K
Utilities$16K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$431K

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-4603-WV means

DR-4603-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wayne County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Feb 10, 2021 through Feb 16, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice 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 Wayne County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.