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DR-1196-NYDRSnowstorm

Severe Storms and Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for New York, declared Jan 6, 1998, in 10 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1196-NY
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
New York
Incident type
Snowstorm
Declared
Jan 6, 1998
Requested
Jan 2, 1998 · request 98009
Incident began
Jan 5, 1998
Incident ended
Jan 17, 1998
Incident period
13 days
Closed out
Sep 8, 2005
Fiscal year
1998
FEMA region
Region 2
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas