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DR-1248-VIDRHurricane

Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98

Major Disaster Declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands, declared Sep 24, 1998, in 3 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1248-VI
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
U.S. Virgin Islands
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 24, 1998
Requested
Sep 20, 1998 · request 98077
Incident began
Sep 19, 1998
Incident ended
Sep 22, 1998
Incident period
4 days
Closed out
Jun 7, 2011
Fiscal year
1998
FEMA region
Region 2

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of U.S. Virgin Islands (statewide designation), plus the 3 areas listed below.

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 30, 1998 DR-1250-AL Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane AL14IAPAHM
Sep 24, 1998 DR-1247-PR Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane PR78IAPAHM