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DR-561-TXDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared Aug 3, 1978, in 8 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-561-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Aug 3, 1978
Requested
Aug 3, 1978 · request 78082
Incident began
Aug 3, 1978
Incident ended
Aug 3, 1978
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Aug 18, 1982
Fiscal year
1978
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Aug 9, 1978 DR-563-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood AL1PA