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DR-286-TXDRTornado

Tornadoes, Windstorms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared May 13, 1970, in 11 counties.

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Declaration
DR-286-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
May 13, 1970
Requested
May 13, 1970 · request 70013
Incident began
May 13, 1970
Incident ended
May 13, 1970
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 18, 1973
Fiscal year
1970
FEMA region
Region 6

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