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DR-798-ILDRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois, declared Aug 21, 1987, in 3 counties.

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Declaration
DR-798-IL
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Illinois
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Aug 21, 1987
Requested
Aug 20, 1987 · request 87021
Incident began
Aug 13, 1987
Incident ended
Aug 30, 1987
Incident period
18 days
Closed out
Jul 9, 1996
Fiscal year
1987
FEMA region
Region 5
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas