FEMADR-4861-WVMajor disasterDeclared February 26, 2025
DR-4861-WV: West Virginia Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for West Virginia (DR-4861-WV) on February 26, 2025 for the incident of February 15, 2025 to February 18, 2025; it covers 12 designated areas. FEMA had approved $42.1 million for 3,991 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $38.5 million in Public Assistance (as of September 24, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4861-WV (also written FEMA-4861-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- West Virginia
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
- Incident period
- February 15, 2025 to February 18, 2025
- Declared
- February 26, 2025
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for West Virginia in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- April 28, 2025
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Greenbrier (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Logan (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McDowell (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mercer (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mingo (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Raleigh (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Summers (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wayne (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wyoming (County) | Yes | Yes | 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?
3,991households approved for help (IHP)
$42.1 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$32.1 millionof it for housing
$10.0 millionof it for other needs
$38.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of September 24, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4861. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on April 28, 2025.