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DR-1170-ILDRSevere Storm

Severe Storms and Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois, declared Mar 21, 1997, in 6 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-1170-IL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Illinois
Incident type
Severe Storm
Declared
Mar 21, 1997
Requested
Mar 14, 1997 · request 97046
Incident began
Mar 1, 1997
Incident ended
Apr 1, 1997
Incident period
32 days
Closed out
Mar 28, 2007
Fiscal year
1997
FEMA region
Region 5
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Mar 6, 1997 DR-1165-IN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm IN13IAPA
Mar 4, 1997 DR-1164-OH Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm OH18IAPA