West Virginia Declared Federal Disaster Area
West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4220)
The disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the State of West Virginia in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period of April 8-11, 2015.
The areas worst affected by the disasters include the counties of Braxton, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Marshall, Ohio, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, and Wetzel.
Additional designations may be made at a later date if warranted by the results of damage assessments, said the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations.
This is the THIRD Major Disaster Declaration proclaimed for W. Virginia since end of March this year.
Related Links
- West Virginia Declared Federal Disaster Area May 15, 2015
- Major Disaster Declared for West Virginia (DR-4210) April 1, 2015
- Federal Disaster Declarations
- Drought
- Agricultural Disasters Index