CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eight West Virginia flood counties will remain under a state of emergency until Sept. 21 following a declaration issued by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Monday afternoon.
State resources to help residents will continue without the responding red tape in Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane, Summers and Webster counties until Sept. 21.
Tomblin had originally announced the declaration, first entered in the hours after the June 23 flood, would come off Monday evening.
“Nearly two months after this flooding devastated parts of our state, West Virginians in these eight counties continue on the road to recovery under emergency conditions,” Tomblin said in a news release. “With this extended State of Emergency, we are ensuring state resources continue to be available for families and communities where tough conditions remain.”
The declaration ended in Jackson, Lincoln, Monroe and Pocahontas counties Monday evening at 5 p.m.