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DR-54-OKDRTornado

Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Oklahoma, declared Apr 7, 1956, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-54-OK
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Oklahoma
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Apr 7, 1956
Requested
Apr 7, 1956 · request 56008
Incident began
Apr 7, 1956
Incident ended
Apr 7, 1956
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 1, 1959
Fiscal year
1956
FEMA region
Region 6

Designated areas

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