Summers County, West Virginia FEMA Disaster Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Summers County, West Virginia had?

Summers County, West Virginia has had 24 county-designated federal disaster declarations on record (1953 to present; declarations designated "Statewide" are tracked at the state level and not included), spanning 1967 through 2026 — 16 major disasters (DR), 8 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM). The most common incident types in this county are Severe Storm (9), Flood (6), Biological (2).

Declarations affecting Summers County

Emergency

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: January 24, 2026 Incident: Winter Storm Disaster #: 3639 Began: January 23, 2026 Ended: January 27, 2026

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: February 26, 2025 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4861 Began: February 15, 2025 Ended: February 18, 2025

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Declared: April 3, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 4517 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

COVID-19

Declared: March 13, 2020 Incident: Biological Disaster #: 3450 Began: January 20, 2020 Ended: May 11, 2023

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: June 25, 2016 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4273 Began: June 22, 2016 Ended: June 29, 2016

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: May 21, 2015 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4221 Began: April 13, 2015 Ended: April 15, 2015

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

Declared: March 31, 2015 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4210 Began: March 3, 2015 Ended: March 14, 2015

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE SANDY

Declared: October 29, 2012 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3358 Began: October 29, 2012 Ended: November 8, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

Declared: July 23, 2012 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4071 Began: June 29, 2012 Ended: July 8, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

SEVERE STORMS

Declared: June 30, 2012 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 3345 Began: June 29, 2012 Ended: July 10, 2012

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES

Declared: March 29, 2010 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1893 Began: March 12, 2010 Ended: April 9, 2010

Programs: Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Emergency

HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

Declared: September 5, 2005 Incident: Hurricane Disaster #: 3221 Began: August 29, 2005 Ended: October 1, 2005

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

Declared: November 21, 2003 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1500 Began: November 11, 2003 Ended: November 30, 2003

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM, RECORD/NEAR RECORD SNOW, HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES

Declared: March 14, 2003 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1455 Began: February 16, 2003 Ended: March 28, 2003

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES

Declared: May 5, 2002 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1410 Began: May 2, 2002 Ended: May 20, 2002

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES

Declared: June 3, 2001 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 1378 Began: May 15, 2001 Ended: September 4, 2001

Programs: Individual Assistance

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: January 25, 1996 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 1096 Began: January 19, 1996 Ended: February 2, 1996

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Major Disaster

BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)

Declared: January 13, 1996 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 1084 Began: January 6, 1996 Ended: January 12, 1996

Programs: Public Assistance

Emergency

SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM

Declared: March 17, 1993 Incident: Snowstorm Disaster #: 3109 Began: March 13, 1993 Ended: March 17, 1993

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: November 7, 1985 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 753 Began: November 3, 1985 Ended: November 7, 1985

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Emergency

DROUGHT

Declared: August 24, 1977 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 3051 Began: August 24, 1977 Ended: August 24, 1977

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Declared: April 7, 1977 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 531 Began: April 7, 1977 Ended: April 7, 1977

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

Emergency

DROUGHT

Declared: January 19, 1977 Incident: Drought Disaster #: 3021 Began: January 19, 1977 Ended: January 19, 1977

Programs: Public Assistance

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: March 13, 1967 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 224 Began: March 13, 1967 Ended: March 13, 1967

Programs: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

About this data. Federal disaster declarations unlock specific recovery programs at the county level. Public Assistance funds rebuilding of public infrastructure (roads, utilities, schools); Individual Assistance provides grants and SBA loans to households and businesses; Hazard Mitigation funds long-term risk reduction. Apply via disasterassistance.gov when a declaration is active for your area. Source: OpenFEMA API.