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DR-1188-ILDRSevere Storm

Severe Storms and Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois, declared Sep 17, 1997, in 1 county.

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Declaration
DR-1188-IL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Illinois
Incident type
Severe Storm
Declared
Sep 17, 1997
Requested
Sep 9, 1997 · request 97079
Incident began
Aug 16, 1997
Incident ended
Aug 17, 1997
Incident period
2 days
Closed out
Jan 9, 2009
Fiscal year
1997
FEMA region
Region 5
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 23, 1997 DR-1189-NJ Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm NJ1IAPA