--- title: Major Disaster Declared for West Virginia Due to Severe Storms and Flooding canonical: https://federalfeed.com/major-disaster-declared-for-west-virginia-due-to-severe-storms-and-flooding/ published: '2026-10-28T19:44:14-04:00' updated: '2026-10-28T19:44:14-04:00' author: FederalFeed Staff section: Disaster Aid tags: - Disasters - FEMA source: Federal Emergency Management Agency source_url: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4953 publisher: FederalFeed attribution: Copyright FederalFeed. Quote with credit to FederalFeed and a link to the canonical URL above. --- # Major Disaster Declared for West Virginia Due to Severe Storms and Flooding The Federal Emergency Management Agency declared a major disaster for West Virginia on October 7, 2026, following severe storms and flooding that began on August 14, 2026. The disaster number is DR-4953-WV, and individuals in designated areas can apply for assistance at DisasterAssistance.gov. The designated areas include Fayette County, Harrison County, and Kanawha County. More information is available on FEMA's page for this disaster at [FEMA's website](https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4953). --- ### Press Release: Federal Emergency Management Agency *Published October 7, 2026. Reproduced in full from the [Federal Emergency Management Agency](https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4953).* #### Major disaster declared for West Virginia - Disaster number: DR-4953-WV - State: West Virginia - Incident: Severe Storms And Flooding - Declared: October 7, 2026 - Incident period began: August 14, 2026 #### Aid programs approved - Individuals and Households Program #### Designated areas Fayette (County); Harrison (County); Kanawha (County) People in the designated areas can apply for assistance at [DisasterAssistance.gov](https://www.disasterassistance.gov). FEMA's page for this disaster: Source: [Federal Emergency Management Agency](https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4953)