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DR-842-PRDRHurricane

Hurricane Hugo

Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico, declared Sep 21, 1989, in 57 counties.

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Declaration
DR-842-PR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Puerto Rico
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 21, 1989
Requested
Sep 19, 1989 · request 89039
Incident began
Sep 17, 1989
Incident ended
Sep 18, 1989
Incident period
2 days
Closed out
Sep 14, 2005
Fiscal year
1989
FEMA region
Region 2

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 25, 1989 DR-844-NC Hurricane Hugo Hurricane NC29IAPA
Sep 22, 1989 DR-843-SC Hurricane Hugo Hurricane SC24IAPA
Sep 20, 1989 DR-841-VI Hurricane Hugo Hurricane VI3IAPA