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DR-125-WVDRFlood

Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Mar 9, 1962, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-125-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Mar 9, 1962
Requested
Mar 9, 1962 · request 62010
Incident began
Mar 9, 1962
Incident ended
Mar 9, 1962
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 23, 1964
Fiscal year
1962
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Coastal storm

Designated areas

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

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Mar 16, 1962 DR-130-NC Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding Flood NCstatewideIAPAHM
Mar 16, 1962 DR-129-NY Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding Flood NYstatewideIAPAHM
Mar 9, 1962 DR-124-NJ Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding Flood NJstatewideIAPAHM