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DR-548-RIDRSnowstorm

Snow & Ice

Major Disaster Declaration for Rhode Island, declared Feb 16, 1978, in 5 counties.

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Declaration
DR-548-RI
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Rhode Island
Incident type
Snowstorm
Declared
Feb 16, 1978
Requested
Feb 13, 1978 · request 78046
Incident began
Feb 16, 1978
Incident ended
Feb 16, 1978
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jan 22, 1985
Fiscal year
1978
FEMA region
Region 1

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