4,000 Residential homes damaged
1,500 Residential homes destroyed
234 Businesses impacted
49 Businesses destroyed
2,500 Residents displaced
35 Schools damaged
3 Schools destroyed
In Numbers
COMPILED BY SAMANTHA CART
THE 2016 FLOOD
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On Thursday , June 23 , 2016 , historic flooding ravaged the state of West Virginia , damaging and destroying numerous homes , businesses and schools and resulting in 23 fatalities . Within a 24-hour period , Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency in 44 of the state ’ s 55 counties .
According to the West Virginia Army National Guard , Greenbrier , Nicholas , Clay and Kanawha counties were the hardest hit — the towns of White Sulphur Springs , Rainelle , Richwood and Clendenin , specifically . These infographics offer a glimpse into the destruction caused by what has been called a once-in-a-thousand-years event . •
MAPPING THE RAIN
Torrential rains falling on steep mountains and running off into narrow valleys created ripe conditions for a catastrophe in West Virginia on June 23-24 , 2016 . This graphic represents the rainfall in inches that fell on some of the most severely affected areas .
Clay County Clay 6-7 Maysel 4-6
Greenbrier County Maxwelton 9.67 Lewisburg 8.86 White Sulphur Springs 8.63 Rainelle 7.67
Kanawha County Clendenin 6-7 Charleston 4.93
Nicholas County Summersville Lake 6.63 Mount Nebo 6.85 Richwood 5-6
SOURCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
CALCULATING THE DAMAGE
As of August 2016 , the preliminary impacts of the flood damage included :
4,000 Residential homes damaged
1,500 Residential homes destroyed
234 Businesses impacted
49 Businesses destroyed
2,500 Residents displaced
35 Schools damaged
3 Schools destroyed
SOURCE : June 23 , 2016 WV Flash Flooding National Weather Service Summary Report
DISASTER AID
As of July 29 , 2016 , the following disaster assistance had been approved :
Federal disaster assistance
Housing assistance from FEMA
Needs assistance from FEMA
Public assistance from FEMA
Low-interest disaster loans from the SBA
NFIP claim payouts from the SBA
$ 72 million
$ 29.8 million
$ 5.4 million
$ 1.43 million
$ 7.5 million
$ 27.9 million
0 20 40 60 80 SOURCE : June 23 , 2016 WV Flash Flooding National Weather Service Summary Report
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