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DR-543-VADRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Virginia, declared Nov 12, 1977, in 8 counties.

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Declaration
DR-543-VA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Virginia
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Nov 12, 1977
Requested
Nov 10, 1977 · request 78009
Incident began
Nov 12, 1977
Incident ended
Nov 12, 1977
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 22, 1984
Fiscal year
1978
FEMA region
Region 3
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Nov 12, 1977 DR-544-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood TN6IAPA
Nov 9, 1977 DR-542-NC Severe Storms & Flooding Flood NC16IAPA