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DR-1168-WVDRFlood

Heavy & Wind Driven Rain, High Winds,flooding,slides

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Mar 7, 1997, in 16 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1168-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Mar 7, 1997
Requested
Mar 7, 1997 · request 97045
Incident began
Feb 28, 1997
Incident ended
Mar 15, 1997
Incident period
16 days
Closed out
Dec 8, 2006
Fiscal year
1997
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Mud/landslide

Designated areas