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DR-628-WVDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia, declared Aug 15, 1980, in 15 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-628-WV
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
West Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Aug 15, 1980
Requested
Aug 14, 1980 · request 80063
Incident began
Aug 15, 1980
Incident ended
Aug 22, 1980
Incident period
8 days
Closed out
Jun 11, 1991
Fiscal year
1980
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Aug 19, 1980 DR-629-PA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood PA3IAPA