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DR-617-ARDRTornado

Severe Storms & Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Arkansas, declared Apr 16, 1980, in 5 counties.

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Declaration
DR-617-AR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Arkansas
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Apr 16, 1980
Requested
Apr 9, 1980 · request 80024
Incident began
Apr 16, 1980
Incident ended
Apr 16, 1980
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Oct 31, 1983
Fiscal year
1980
FEMA region
Region 6

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