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DR-26-NYDRHurricane

Hurricanes

Major Disaster Declaration for New York, declared Oct 7, 1954, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-26-NY
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
New York
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Oct 7, 1954
Requested
Oct 7, 1954 · request 54012
Incident began
Oct 7, 1954
Incident ended
Oct 7, 1954
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Dec 1, 1956
Fiscal year
1955
FEMA region
Region 2
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of New York (statewide designation).