CHARLESTON, West Virginia — Four upcoming disaster recovery pop-ups in Harrison and Kanawha counties will give affected residents additional places to seek in-person help, including two Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office detachments, according to the West Virginia Emergency Management Division.

The division announced the additions in a release dated November 13, 2026. That is the announcement date, not the date of the disaster: the state says the assistance concerns severe weather, storms and flooding from August 14–18, 2026.

WVEMD says affected residents of Fayette, Harrison and Kanawha counties are eligible to apply for federal disaster assistance through FEMA following a federal major disaster declaration. The centers and pop-ups are staffed by FEMA and Small Business Administration officials to discuss applications and help with the recovery process. Eligibility to apply is not a promise of an award.

Four upcoming pop-ups

The state’s November 13 schedule lists these temporary locations, separate from the ongoing recovery centers:

  • East View Community Center: 1655 Philippi Pike, Clarksburg. November 16–18, 7 a.m.–2 p.m.
  • Sardis Community Center: 48 Community Center Ln., Clarksburg. November 23–25, 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
  • Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Quincy Detachment: 2700 East Dupont Ave, Belle. November 17–19, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
  • Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Cross Lanes Detachment: 5461-A Big Tyler Rd., Cross Lanes. December 1–3, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Ongoing centers and closure dates

The same release lists the Harrison County Courthouse, 301 W. Main St. in Clarksburg, and GoMart Ball Park, Suite 200, 601 Morris St. in Charleston, as ongoing recovery centers. Both have listed hours of Monday–Saturday, 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m., and are scheduled to remain operational through the December 7 deadline.

The Fayette County center is at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, 200 W. Maple Ave. in Fayetteville. It is closed November 14 and scheduled to reopen at noon November 16. Its listed regular hours are Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; the state says its last day of operations will be December 2.

All disaster recovery centers will close November 26–28 and reopen November 30, according to WVEMD. Check the linked state schedule before traveling, particularly around the closures.

Applying without an in-person visit

WVEMD identifies December 7 as the application deadline. Its release also directs residents to DisasterAssistance.gov, the FEMA App or the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 to apply. The official application website also provides account access to check an application’s status and upload documents.

Image: Archive photograph of Harrison County Courthouse in Clarksburg, dated 29 December 2012; the building is a listed ongoing recovery-center location, not one of the new pop-ups. This is contextual photography, not an image of disaster assistance or the August storms. Photo: Upstateherd, “Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, WV.jpg,” via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped, resized and labeled by ThinBlueNews; this adapted image is also available under CC BY-SA 3.0. No endorsement implied.