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DR-318-MSDRFlood

Heavy Rains & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi, declared Jan 19, 1972, in 9 counties.

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Declaration
DR-318-MS
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Mississippi
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Jan 19, 1972
Requested
Jan 19, 1972 · request 72003
Incident began
Jan 19, 1972
Incident ended
Jan 19, 1972
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Sep 17, 1975
Fiscal year
1972
FEMA region
Region 4
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas