Major Disaster Declared for West Virginia – (4th major disaster in 2 months)

West Virginia Declared Federal Disaster Area

West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4221)

• Incident period: April 13, 2015 to April 15, 2015
• Major Disaster Declaration declared on May 21, 2015

The disaster President has declared yet another 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 13-15, 2015.

The areas worst affected by the disasters include the counties of Cabell, Calhoun, Greenbrier, Jackson, Pleasants, Roane, Summers, and Wirt.

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 FOURTH Major Disaster Declaration proclaimed for W. Virginia since end of March this year.

Related Links

• Major Disaster Declared for West Virginia (third in two months) May 20, 2015
• 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