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DR-1249-FLDRHurricane

Hurricane Georges

Major Disaster Declaration for Florida, declared Sep 28, 1998, in 17 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1249-FL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Florida
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 28, 1998
Requested
Sep 27, 1998 · request 98078
Incident began
Sep 25, 1998
Incident ended
Oct 7, 1998
Incident period
13 days
Closed out
Mar 19, 2013
Fiscal year
1998
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Oct 1, 1998 DR-1251-MS Hurricane Georges Hurricane MS17IAPAHM
Sep 28, 1998 EM-3133-AL Hurricane Georges Hurricane AL12PA
Sep 28, 1998 EM-3132-MS Hurricane Georges Hurricane MS18PA