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DR-1115-WVDRFlood

Flooding, Heavy Winds

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared May 23, 1996, in 17 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1115-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
May 23, 1996
Requested
May 21, 1996 · request 96130
Incident began
May 15, 1996
Incident ended
Jun 10, 1996
Incident period
27 days
Closed out
Mar 8, 2006
Fiscal year
1996
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Other

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