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DR-816-TXDRHurricane

Hurricane Gilbert

Major Disaster Declaration for Texas, declared Oct 5, 1988, in 3 counties.

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Declaration
DR-816-TX
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Texas
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Oct 5, 1988
Requested
Sep 26, 1988 · request 88026
Incident began
Sep 15, 1988
Incident ended
Sep 17, 1988
Incident period
3 days
Closed out
Jun 4, 1991
Fiscal year
1989
FEMA region
Region 6

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