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DR-569-WVDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Dec 14, 1978, in 5 counties.

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Declaration
DR-569-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Dec 14, 1978
Requested
Dec 12, 1978 · request 79007
Incident began
Dec 14, 1978
Incident ended
Dec 14, 1978
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Oct 30, 1992
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Dec 21, 1978 DR-570-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood AZ6IAPA
Dec 12, 1978 DR-568-KY Severe Storms & Flooding Flood KY37IAPA