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DR-589-NMDRFlood

Severe Storms, Snowmelt & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for New Mexico, declared Jun 23, 1979, in 6 counties.

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Declaration
DR-589-NM
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
New Mexico
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Jun 23, 1979
Requested
Jun 14, 1979 · request 79056
Incident began
Jun 23, 1979
Incident ended
Jun 23, 1979
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Oct 31, 1983
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

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