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DR-115-ILDRFlood

Floods & Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois, declared May 27, 1961, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-115-IL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Illinois
Incident type
Flood
Declared
May 27, 1961
Requested
May 27, 1961 · request 61015
Incident began
May 27, 1961
Incident ended
May 27, 1961
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Oct 14, 1963
Fiscal year
1961
FEMA region
Region 5
Designated incident types
Flood, Tornado

Designated areas

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