FEMAEM-3147-VAEmergencyDeclared September 16, 1999
EM-3147-VA: Virginia Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Virginia (EM-3147-VA) on September 16, 1999 for the incident of September 13, 1999 to September 26, 1999; it covers 19 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3147-VA (also written FEMA-3147-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Virginia
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations
- Incident period
- September 13, 1999 to September 26, 1999
- Declared
- September 16, 1999
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Virginia in 1999
- Status
- closed out on May 5, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chesapeake | — | Yes | — |
| Gloucester (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hampton | — | Yes | — |
| Lancaster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mathews (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Middlesex (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Newport News | — | Yes | — |
| Norfolk | — | Yes | — |
| Northampton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Northumberland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Poquoson | — | Yes | — |
| Portsmouth | — | Yes | — |
| Richmond (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Suffolk | — | Yes | — |
| Sussex (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Virginia Beach | — | Yes | — |
| Westmoreland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| York (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.
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/3147. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.