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DR-39-RIDRHurricane

Hurricane & Flood

Major Disaster Declaration for Rhode Island, declared Aug 20, 1955, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-39-RI
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Rhode Island
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Aug 20, 1955
Requested
Aug 20, 1955 · request 55010
Incident began
Aug 20, 1955
Incident ended
Aug 20, 1955
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Apr 1, 1961
Fiscal year
1955
FEMA region
Region 1
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Rhode Island (statewide designation).