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DR-563-ALDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Alabama, declared Aug 9, 1978, in 1 county.

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Declaration
DR-563-AL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Alabama
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Aug 9, 1978
Requested
Jul 31, 1978 · request 78081
Incident began
Aug 9, 1978
Incident ended
Aug 9, 1978
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Nov 21, 1983
Fiscal year
1978
FEMA region
Region 4
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Aug 3, 1978 DR-561-TX Severe Storms & Flooding Flood TX8IAPA