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DR-1242-VADRHurricane

Hurricane Bonnie

Major Disaster Declaration for Virginia, declared Sep 4, 1998, in 5 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-1242-VA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Virginia
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 4, 1998
Requested
Sep 1, 1998 · request 98072
Incident began
Aug 25, 1998
Incident ended
Sep 1, 1998
Incident period
8 days
Closed out
May 20, 2005
Fiscal year
1998
FEMA region
Region 3

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 4, 1998 DR-1243-SC Hurricane Bonnie Hurricane SC1PAHM
Aug 27, 1998 DR-1240-NC Hurricane Bonnie Hurricane NC30IAPAHM