Major Disaster Declared for West Virginia

West Virginia Declared Federal Disaster Area

West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4210)

The White House has declared a major disaster exists in the State of West Virginia in the areas affected by a severe winter storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period of March 3-6, 2015.

Areas in the Mountain State worst affected by the impact of a severe winter storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides include the counties of Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, McDowell, Mingo, Monongalia, Putnam, Raleigh, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, and Wyoming.

Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments, said the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area.

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