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DR-359-VADRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Virginia, declared Oct 10, 1972, in 31 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-359-VA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Oct 10, 1972
Requested
Oct 5, 1972 · request 72058
Incident began
Oct 10, 1972
Incident ended
Oct 10, 1972
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Sep 10, 1979
Fiscal year
1973
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Oct 7, 1972 DR-358-VA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood VA3PA