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DR-1086-VADRSnowstorm

Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm)

Major Disaster Declaration for Virginia, declared Jan 13, 1996, in 134 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1086-VA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Virginia
Incident type
Snowstorm
Declared
Jan 13, 1996
Requested
Jan 12, 1996 · request 96018
Incident began
Jan 6, 1996
Incident ended
Jan 12, 1996
Incident period
7 days
Closed out
Nov 19, 1997
Fiscal year
1996
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Jan 24, 1996 DR-1091-RI Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm RI5PA
Jan 13, 1996 DR-1088-NJ Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm NJ21PA
Jan 13, 1996 DR-1084-WV Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm WV55PA
Jan 12, 1996 DR-1083-NY Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm NY19PA
Jan 12, 1996 DR-1082-DE Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm DE3PA
Jan 11, 1996 DR-1081-MD Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) Snowstorm MD24PA