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DR-117-WVDRFlood

Floods

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Jul 23, 1961, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-117-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Jul 23, 1961
Requested
Jul 23, 1961 · request 61017
Incident began
Jul 23, 1961
Incident ended
Jul 23, 1961
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 22, 1963
Fiscal year
1961
FEMA region
Region 3

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of West Virginia (statewide designation).