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DR-575-TXDRTornado

Severe Storms & Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared Apr 11, 1979, in 5 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-575-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Apr 11, 1979
Requested
Apr 11, 1979 · request 79034
Incident began
Apr 11, 1979
Incident ended
Apr 11, 1979
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jul 31, 1984
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 6

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Apr 13, 1979 DR-576-OK Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado OK6IAPA
Apr 6, 1979 EM-3076-IA Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado IA5IA