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DR-279-WVDRFlood

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Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Sep 24, 1969, in 1 county.

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Declaration
DR-279-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Sep 24, 1969
Requested
Sep 24, 1969 · request 69042
Incident began
Sep 24, 1969
Incident ended
Sep 24, 1969
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 26, 1972
Fiscal year
1969
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas