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DR-1096-WVDRFlood

Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Jan 25, 1996, in 28 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1096-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Jan 25, 1996
Requested
Jan 25, 1996 · request 96028
Incident began
Jan 19, 1996
Incident ended
Feb 2, 1996
Incident period
15 days
Closed out
Mar 30, 2006
Fiscal year
1996
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Mud/landslide

Designated areas