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DR-108-MSDRFlood

Floods

Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi, declared Feb 27, 1961, statewide.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-108-MS
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Mississippi
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Feb 27, 1961
Requested
Feb 27, 1961 · request 61008
Incident began
Feb 27, 1961
Incident ended
Feb 27, 1961
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Aug 23, 1962
Fiscal year
1961
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

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

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Mar 2, 1961 DR-110-GA Floods Flood GAstatewideIAPAHM
Feb 27, 1961 DR-109-AL Floods Flood ALstatewideIAPAHM