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DR-1606-TXDRHurricane

Hurricane Rita

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared Sep 24, 2005, in 254 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-1606-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 24, 2005
Requested
Sep 20, 2005 · request 5140
Incident began
Sep 23, 2005
Incident ended
Oct 14, 2005
Incident period
22 days
Closed out
Dec 1, 2019
Last day to apply for IA
Apr 10, 2006
Fiscal year
2005
FEMA region
Region 6

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 24, 2005 DR-1607-LA Hurricane Rita Hurricane LA64IHPIAPAHM
Sep 21, 2005 EM-3261-TX Hurricane Rita Hurricane TX254PA
Sep 21, 2005 EM-3260-LA Hurricane Rita Hurricane LA64PA