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DR-1251-MSDRHurricane
Hurricane Georges
Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi, declared Oct 1, 1998, in 17 counties.
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- Declaration
- DR-1251-MS
- Type
- Major Disaster Declaration
- State or territory
- Mississippi
- Incident type
- Hurricane
- Declared
- Oct 1, 1998
- Requested
- Sep 30, 1998 · request 98080
- Incident began
- Sep 25, 1998
- Incident ended
- Oct 5, 1998
- Incident period
- 11 days
- Closed out
- Sep 27, 2013
- Fiscal year
- 1999
- FEMA region
- Region 4
Designated areas
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- George County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pearl River County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Stone County
- Wayne County
Other declarations for the same event
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | State | Areas | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1998 | EM-3133-AL | Hurricane Georges | Hurricane | AL | 12 | PA |
| Sep 28, 1998 | EM-3132-MS | Hurricane Georges | Hurricane | MS | 18 | PA |
| Sep 28, 1998 | DR-1249-FL | Hurricane Georges | Hurricane | FL | 17 | IAPAHM |