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Flood

Major Disaster Declaration for Florida, declared Oct 22, 1953, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-12-FL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Florida
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Oct 22, 1953
Requested
Oct 22, 1953 · request 53015
Incident began
Oct 22, 1953
Incident ended
Oct 22, 1953
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 1, 1956
Fiscal year
1954
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

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