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DR-28-NCDRHurricane

Hurricane

Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina, declared Oct 17, 1954, statewide.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-28-NC
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
North Carolina
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Oct 17, 1954
Requested
Oct 17, 1954 · request 54014
Incident began
Oct 17, 1954
Incident ended
Oct 17, 1954
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jan 1, 1959
Fiscal year
1955
FEMA region
Region 4
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of North Carolina (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Oct 17, 1954 DR-29-SC Hurricane Hurricane SCstatewideIAPAHM