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DR-138-CADRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for California, declared Oct 24, 1962, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-138-CA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
California
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Oct 24, 1962
Requested
Oct 24, 1962 · request 62023
Incident began
Oct 24, 1962
Incident ended
Oct 24, 1962
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Dec 3, 1964
Fiscal year
1963
FEMA region
Region 9
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

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