FEMADR-1098-VAMajor disasterDeclared January 27, 1996
DR-1098-VA: Virginia Flooding, High Winds, and Wind Driven Rain
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Virginia (DR-1098-VA) on January 27, 1996 for the incident of January 19, 1996 to February 1, 1996; it covers 27 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1098-VA (also written FEMA-1098-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Virginia
- Incident
- Flood: Flooding, High Winds, and Wind Driven Rain
- Incident period
- January 19, 1996 to February 1, 1996
- Declared
- January 27, 1996
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the second of 3 major disaster declarations for Virginia in 1996
- Status
- closed out on April 2, 2003
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Augusta (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bath (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bland (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Botetourt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Buena Vista | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clifton Forge | — | — | Yes | — |
| Covington | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fauquier (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Frederick (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Giles (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Grayson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Harrisonburg | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Highland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Loudoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Page (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Rappahannock (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Rockbridge (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rockingham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shenandoah (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Waynesboro | — | Yes | — | — |
| Wythe (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1098. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.