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DR-1159-WADRSevere Storm

Severe Winter Storms, Land & Muds Slides,flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Washington, declared Jan 17, 1997, in 38 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1159-WA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Washington
Incident type
Severe Storm
Declared
Jan 17, 1997
Requested
Jan 10, 1997 · request 97032
Incident began
Dec 26, 1996
Incident ended
Feb 10, 1997
Incident period
47 days
Closed out
Apr 14, 2006
Fiscal year
1997
FEMA region
Region 10
Designated incident types
Flood, Mud/landslide, Snowstorm

Designated areas