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Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Hampshire County, WV

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

9
Declarations since FY2000
5
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$502K
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Hampshire County runs between 2003 and 2020, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, hurricane, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $501,988 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 54027
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
47.0
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 47.0% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status72.4
Household characteristics30.0
Racial and ethnic minority status8.2
Housing type and transportation39.3

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
38.0
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$10.4MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability53.5Relatively Moderate
Community resilience11.0Very Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Emergency protective measures(B)20$285,850
Roads and bridges(C)2$145,022
Parks and recreation(G)5$59,337
Management costs(Z)4$5,976
Utilities(F)1$3,299
Buildings and equipment(E)3$2,503
All categories35$501,987

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 70 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$197K
164 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2018$216K
92 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorms 2010$57K
70 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Isabel 2003$15K
20 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding And Landslides 2003$17K
62 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

28
valid registrations
26
households approved
$170,196
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$170,196

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$186,594
federal mitigation share
7
funded projects
8
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)7$186,594

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

1
state declarations with local storm evidence
16
statewide on record

Archive coverage for West Virginia: 2025-present Governor news archive; pre-2025 emergency proclamations backfill pending

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
May 13, 2025WV-PROC-2025-05-13-declares-state-of-emergency-in-mineral-countyGovernor Patrick Morrisey Declares State of Emergency in Mineral County — Charleston, W.Va – Due to severe storms and heavy rains that resulted in flash flooding, Governor Patrick Morrisey has declared a State of Emergency in Mineral County.Flood, Thunderstorm Wind$10,000

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Hampshire County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalApr 3, 2020DR-4517-WVDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3450-WVEM
Severe StormJul 12, 2018DR-4378-WVDR
HurricaneOct 29, 2012EM-3358-WVEM
Severe StormJun 30, 2012EM-3345-WVEM
SnowstormApr 23, 2010DR-1903-WVDR
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3221-WVEM
HurricaneSep 23, 2003DR-1496-WVDR
Severe StormMar 14, 2003DR-1455-WVDR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 3, 2020DR-4517-WVDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3450-WVEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 12, 2018DR-4378-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Oct 29, 2012EM-3358-WVEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Jun 30, 2012EM-3345-WVEMSevere StormSevere Storms
Apr 23, 2010DR-1903-WVDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorms
Sep 5, 2005EM-3221-WVEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 23, 2003DR-1496-WVDRHurricaneHurricane Isabel
Mar 14, 2003DR-1455-WVDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding And Landslides
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to West Virginia's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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