FEMADR-753-WVMajor disasterDeclared November 7, 1985
DR-753-WV: West Virginia Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for West Virginia (DR-753-WV) on November 7, 1985 for the incident of November 3, 1985 to November 7, 1985; it covers 29 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-753-WV (also written FEMA-753-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- West Virginia
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- November 3, 1985 to November 7, 1985
- Declared
- November 7, 1985
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for West Virginia in 1985
- Status
- closed out on September 16, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Berkeley (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Braxton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Doddridge (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gilmer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greenbrier (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hampshire (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hardy (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lewis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mineral (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monongalia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nicholas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pendleton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pocahontas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Preston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Summers (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tucker (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tyler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Upshur (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | 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?
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/753. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.