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DR-45-NYDRHurricane

Hurricane & Floods

Major Disaster Declaration for New York, declared Aug 22, 1955, statewide.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-45-NY
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
New York
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Aug 22, 1955
Requested
Aug 22, 1955 · request 55015
Incident began
Aug 22, 1955
Incident ended
Aug 22, 1955
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Feb 1, 1957
Fiscal year
1955
FEMA region
Region 2
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of New York (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Aug 20, 1955 DR-43-MA Hurricane & Floods Hurricane MAstatewideIAPAHM
Aug 20, 1955 DR-41-NJ Hurricane & Floods Hurricane NJstatewideIAPAHM