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DR-1179-TXDRFlood

Severe Storms and Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared Jul 7, 1997, in 21 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1179-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Jul 7, 1997
Requested
Jul 2, 1997 · request 97063
Incident began
Jun 21, 1997
Incident ended
Jul 15, 1997
Incident period
25 days
Closed out
Mar 11, 2009
Fiscal year
1997
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas