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DR-741-MSDRHurricane

Hurricane Elena

Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi, declared Sep 4, 1985, in 4 counties.

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Declaration
DR-741-MS
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Mississippi
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 4, 1985
Requested
Sep 2, 1985 · request 85851
Incident began
Aug 29, 1985
Incident ended
Sep 4, 1985
Incident period
7 days
Closed out
Nov 30, 1993
Fiscal year
1985
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 12, 1985 DR-743-FL Hurricane Elena Hurricane FL7IAPA
Sep 7, 1985 DR-742-AL Hurricane Elena Hurricane AL2IAPA