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DR-52-NYDRFlood

Flood

Major Disaster Declaration for New York, declared Mar 29, 1956, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-52-NY
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
New York
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Mar 29, 1956
Requested
Mar 29, 1956 · request 56005
Incident began
Mar 29, 1956
Incident ended
Mar 29, 1956
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 1, 1957
Fiscal year
1956
FEMA region
Region 2

Designated areas

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