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DR-118-TXDRHurricane

Hurricane Carla

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared Sep 16, 1961, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-118-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 16, 1961
Requested
Sep 16, 1961 · request 61018
Incident began
Sep 16, 1961
Incident ended
Sep 16, 1961
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 4, 1964
Fiscal year
1961
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

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