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DR-1470-MSDRSevere Storm

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Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi, declared May 23, 2003, in 9 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1470-MS
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Mississippi
Incident type
Severe Storm
Declared
May 23, 2003
Requested
May 19, 2003 · request 3045
Incident began
May 5, 2003
Incident ended
May 8, 2003
Incident period
4 days
Closed out
Sep 30, 2008
Last day to apply for IA
Jul 22, 2003
Fiscal year
2003
FEMA region
Region 4

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