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WV · state · population 1,769,979 (2024)

Disaster declarations in West Virginia

Every federal declaration for West Virginia from 1954 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

86declarations 74major disasters 10emergencies 2fire declarations $1.47 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Flood36
Severe Storm29
Hurricane5
Snowstorm4
Fire3
Drought2
Biological2
Chemical1
Winter Storm1
Mud/Landslide1
Severe Ice Storm1
Tropical Storm1

Links open the declarations for that hazard in West Virginia where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Lincoln County3919,377
Logan County3630,560
Mingo County3621,712
Kanawha County35173,906
Wayne County3337,589
Cabell County3291,489
Boone County3120,496
Wyoming County3019,964
Raleigh County2972,379
Wetzel County2813,766
Greenbrier County2731,851
McDowell County2717,147
Mercer County2757,524
Clay County267,689
Fayette County2638,600

All declarations

86 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Aug 4, 1954 DR-21-WV Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jan 31, 1957 DR-67-WV Flood Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jul 23, 1961 DR-117-WV Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 9, 1962 DR-125-WV Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 13, 1963 DR-147-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 20, 1964 DR-165-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 13, 1967 DR-224-WV Flooding Flood 36IAPA —
Sep 3, 1969 DR-278-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Hurricane 3IAPA —
Sep 24, 1969 DR-279-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Feb 27, 1972 DR-323-WV Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 7IAPA —
Jul 3, 1972 DR-344-WV Tropical Storm Agnes Flood 15IAPA —
Aug 23, 1972 DR-349-WV Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Jan 29, 1974 DR-416-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Apr 11, 1974 DR-426-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4IA —
Sep 12, 1975 DR-481-WV Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
Apr 7, 1977 DR-531-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 11IAPA —
Dec 14, 1978 DR-569-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Aug 15, 1980 DR-628-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 15IAPA —
May 15, 1984 DR-706-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 4IAPA —
Nov 7, 1985 DR-753-WV Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 29IAPA —
Jul 12, 1995 DR-1060-WV Severe Storms, Heavy Rains, Flooding, Mudslides Severe Storm 3IAPA —
Jan 13, 1996 DR-1084-WV Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm 55PA —
Jan 25, 1996 DR-1096-WV Flooding Flood 28IAPA —
May 23, 1996 DR-1115-WV Flooding, Heavy Winds Flood 17IAPA —
Aug 14, 1996 DR-1132-WV Heavy Rains, High Winds, Flooding, and Slides Fire 10IAPA —
Sep 11, 1996 DR-1137-WV Hurricane Fran and Associated Heavy Rains,flooding Highwind Severe Storm 10IAPA —
Mar 7, 1997 DR-1168-WV Heavy & Wind Driven Rain, High Winds,flooding,slides Flood 16IAPA —
Jul 1, 1998 DR-1229-WV Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 21IAPA —
Feb 28, 2000 DR-1319-WV Flooding, Severe Storms, and Landslides Flood 26IAPAHM $6.4 million
Jun 3, 2001 DR-1378-WV Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides Severe Storm 24IAPAHM $38.8 million
May 5, 2002 DR-1410-WV Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides Severe Storm 8IAPAHM $19.1 million
Mar 14, 2003 DR-1455-WV Severe Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding and Landslides Severe Storm 49IHPIAPAHM $15.6 million
Jun 21, 2003 DR-1474-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 20IHPIAPAHM $16.6 million
Sep 23, 2003 DR-1496-WV Hurricane Isabel Hurricane 10PAHM $1.5 million
Nov 21, 2003 DR-1500-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 34IHPIAPAHM $40.0 million
Jun 7, 2004 DR-1522-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 24IHPIAPAHM $31.0 million
Aug 6, 2004 DR-1536-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 4IHPIAHM $1.6 million
Sep 20, 2004 DR-1558-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 22IHPIAPAHM $37.6 million
Feb 1, 2005 DR-1574-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 6PAHM $9.6 million
May 1, 2007 DR-1696-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 18PAHM $7.6 million
Jun 19, 2008 DR-1769-WV Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Severe Storm 18IHPPAHM $7.4 million
May 15, 2009 DR-1838-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Severe Storm 11IHPPAHM $39.6 million
Mar 2, 2010 DR-1881-WV Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm Snowstorm 18PAHM $3.2 million
Mar 29, 2010 DR-1893-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Severe Storm 6IHPPAHM $11.2 million
Apr 23, 2010 DR-1903-WV Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms Snowstorm 20PAHM $3.7 million
Jun 24, 2010 DR-1918-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Flood 5IHPPAHM $12.4 million
Nov 16, 2001 FM-2391-WV Wv - Southeast Fire Complex - 11/16/2001 Fire 12PA $292,087
Nov 16, 2001 FM-2392-WV Wv - Trough and Smoke Hole Fire Complex - 11/16/2001 Fire 2PA —
Jan 19, 1977 EM-3021-WV Drought Drought 12PA —
Aug 24, 1977 EM-3051-WV Drought Drought 9PA —
Aug 24, 1977 EM-3052-WV Severe Storms, Landslides & Flooding Flood 3IA —
Mar 17, 1993 EM-3109-WV Severe Snowfall & Winter Storm Snowstorm 55PA —
Sep 5, 2005 EM-3221-WV Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 55PA $769,731
Jun 30, 2012 EM-3345-WV Severe Storms Severe Storm 55PA —
Oct 29, 2012 EM-3358-WV Hurricane Sandy Hurricane 55PA $19,646
Jan 10, 2014 EM-3366-WV Chemical Spill Chemical 9PA $1.6 million
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3450-WV COVID-19 Biological 55PA —
Jan 24, 2026 EM-3639-WV Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 55PA —
Mar 16, 2012 DR-4059-WV Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Severe Storm 11IHPPAHM $10.3 million
Mar 22, 2012 DR-4061-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Lanslides Severe Storm 3IHPPAHM $7.1 million
Jul 23, 2012 DR-4071-WV Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 47IHPPAHM $16.2 million
Nov 27, 2012 DR-4093-WV Hurricane Sandy Hurricane 18PAHM $17.1 million
Jul 26, 2013 DR-4132-WV Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 2PAHM $3.7 million
Mar 31, 2015 DR-4210-WV Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 32PAHM $33.8 million
May 14, 2015 DR-4219-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 6PAHM $8.7 million
May 18, 2015 DR-4220-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 12PAHM $7.0 million
May 21, 2015 DR-4221-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 8PAHM $6.9 million
Aug 7, 2015 DR-4236-WV Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 9PAHM $8.5 million
Jun 25, 2016 DR-4273-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 18IHPPAHM $534.2 million
Aug 18, 2017 DR-4331-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 12IHPPAHM $15.8 million
Apr 17, 2018 DR-4359-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Mud/Landslide 21PAHM $34.2 million
Jul 12, 2018 DR-4378-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 7PAHM $2.1 million
Aug 2, 2019 DR-4455-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 5PAHM $4.6 million
Apr 3, 2020 DR-4517-WV COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 55IHPPAHM $241.7 million
May 13, 2021 DR-4603-WV Severe Winter Storms Severe Ice Storm 5PAHM $6.4 million
May 20, 2021 DR-4605-WV Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 7IHPPAHM $9.7 million
Nov 28, 2022 DR-4678-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 1PAHM $3.7 million
Nov 28, 2022 DR-4679-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 1PAHM $5.0 million
Jan 30, 2024 DR-4756-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 6IHPPAHM $10.3 million
May 22, 2024 DR-4783-WV Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 15IHPPAHM $27.5 million
May 24, 2024 DR-4787-WV Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 13IHPPAHM $19.0 million
Dec 9, 2024 DR-4851-WV Post-Tropical Storm Helene Tropical Storm 1IHPHM $3.8 million
Feb 26, 2025 DR-4861-WV Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 12IHPPAHM $82.1 million
Jul 22, 2025 DR-4884-WV Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 2IHPPA $21.9 million
Aug 3, 2026 DR-4932-WV Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 11IHPPA $17.9 million
Oct 7, 2026 DR-4953-WV Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHP $1.9 million

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.