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DR-23-RIDRHurricane

Hurricanes

Major Disaster Declaration for Rhode Island, declared Sep 2, 1954, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-23-RI
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Rhode Island
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 2, 1954
Requested
Sep 2, 1954 · request 54009
Incident began
Sep 2, 1954
Incident ended
Sep 2, 1954
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Dec 1, 1956
Fiscal year
1954
FEMA region
Region 1
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Rhode Island (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 2, 1954 DR-22-MA Hurricanes Hurricane MAstatewideIAPAHM