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DR-43-MADRHurricane

Hurricane & Floods

Major Disaster Declaration for Massachusetts, declared Aug 20, 1955, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-43-MA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Massachusetts
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Aug 20, 1955
Requested
Aug 20, 1955 · request 55014
Incident began
Aug 20, 1955
Incident ended
Aug 20, 1955
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 20, 1962
Fiscal year
1955
FEMA region
Region 1
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Massachusetts (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Aug 22, 1955 DR-45-NY Hurricane & Floods Hurricane NYstatewideIAPAHM
Aug 20, 1955 DR-41-NJ Hurricane & Floods Hurricane NJstatewideIAPAHM