FEMA Alert
January 24, 2026
FEMA has issued an Emergency Management Declaration for the state of West Virginia to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe storm beginning January 23, 2026 and continuing. The following counties have been approved for assistance:
Public Assistance:
- Barbour (County)
- Berkeley (County)
- Boone (County)
- Braxton (County)
- Brooke (County)
- Cabell (County)
- Calhoun (County)
- Clay (County)
- Doddridge (County)
- Fayette (County)
- Gilmer (County)
- Grant (County)
- Greenbrier (County)
- Hampshire (County)
- Hancock (County)
- Hardy (County)
- Harrison (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Kanawha (County)
- Lewis (County)
- Lincoln (County)
- Logan (County)
- Marion (County)
- Marshall (County)
- Mason (County)
- McDowell (County)
- Mercer (County)
- Mineral (County)
- Mingo (County)
- Monongalia (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Morgan (County)
- Nicholas (County)
- Ohio (County)
- Pendleton (County)
- Pleasants (County)
- Pocahontas (County)
- Preston (County)
- Putnam (County)
- Raleigh (County)
- Randolph (County)
- Ritchie (County)
- Roane (County)
- Summers (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Tucker (County)
- Tyler (County)
- Upshur (County)
- Wayne (County)
- Webster (County)
- Wetzel (County)
- Wirt (County)
- Wood (County)
- Wyoming (County)
West Virginia Severe Winter Storm (EM-3639-WV)
President Donald J. Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for West Virginia
Additional Resources
FEMA’s web site
FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process
Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts
VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters