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DR-1-GADRTornado

Tornado

Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia, declared May 2, 1953, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-1-GA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Georgia
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
May 2, 1953
Requested
May 2, 1953 · request 53013
Incident began
May 2, 1953
Incident ended
May 2, 1953
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 1, 1954
Fiscal year
1953
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Georgia (statewide designation).