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DR-603-TXDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared Sep 25, 1979, in 7 counties.

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Declaration
DR-603-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Sep 25, 1979
Requested
Sep 24, 1979 · request 79079
Incident began
Sep 25, 1979
Incident ended
Sep 25, 1979
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Aug 18, 1982
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 29, 1979 DR-607-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood FL3IA
Sep 29, 1979 DR-606-VA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood VA1IAPA
Sep 29, 1979 DR-605-NC Severe Storms & Flooding Flood NC1IAPA
Sep 25, 1979 DR-604-LA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood LA3IA