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DR-743-FLDRHurricane

Hurricane Elena

Major Disaster Declaration for Florida, declared Sep 12, 1985, in 7 counties.

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Declaration
DR-743-FL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Florida
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 12, 1985
Requested
Sep 6, 1985 · request 85053
Incident began
Aug 29, 1985
Incident ended
Sep 2, 1985
Incident period
5 days
Closed out
Oct 24, 1994
Fiscal year
1985
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 7, 1985 DR-742-AL Hurricane Elena Hurricane AL2IAPA
Sep 4, 1985 DR-741-MS Hurricane Elena Hurricane MS4IAPA