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DR-50-WADRFlood

Flood

Major Disaster Declaration for Washington, declared Feb 25, 1956, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-50-WA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Washington
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Feb 25, 1956
Requested
Feb 25, 1956 · request 56003
Incident began
Feb 25, 1956
Incident ended
Feb 25, 1956
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jul 1, 1961
Fiscal year
1956
FEMA region
Region 10

Designated areas

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