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DR-531-WVDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Apr 7, 1977, in 11 counties.

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Declaration
DR-531-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Apr 7, 1977
Requested
Apr 6, 1977 · request 77067
Incident began
Apr 7, 1977
Incident ended
Apr 7, 1977
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 30, 1994
Fiscal year
1977
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Apr 9, 1977 DR-532-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood AL9IAPA
Apr 7, 1977 DR-530-VA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood VA16IAPA
Apr 6, 1977 DR-529-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood KY15IAPA