FEMAEM-3221-WVEmergencyDeclared September 5, 2005
EM-3221-WV: West Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
FEMA made an emergency declaration for West Virginia (EM-3221-WV) on September 5, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 55 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $769,731 in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3221-WV (also written FEMA-3221-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- West Virginia
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 5, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 3
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for West Virginia in 2005
- Status
- closed out on July 2, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Berkeley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Braxton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brooke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cabell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Doddridge (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gilmer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greenbrier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hampshire (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kanawha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lewis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mason (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McDowell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mineral (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mingo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monongalia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nicholas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ohio (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pendleton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pleasants (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pocahontas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Preston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Raleigh (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ritchie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Roane (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Summers (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tucker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tyler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Upshur (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wetzel (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wirt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wood (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wyoming (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?
$769,731Public Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 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/3221. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.