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DR-844-NCDRHurricane

Hurricane Hugo

Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina, declared Sep 25, 1989, in 29 counties.

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Declaration
DR-844-NC
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
North Carolina
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 25, 1989
Requested
Sep 23, 1989 · request 89042
Incident began
Sep 21, 1989
Incident ended
Sep 22, 1989
Incident period
2 days
Closed out
Nov 21, 2003
Fiscal year
1989
FEMA region
Region 4

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 22, 1989 DR-843-SC Hurricane Hugo Hurricane SC24IAPA
Sep 21, 1989 DR-842-PR Hurricane Hugo Hurricane PR57IAPA
Sep 20, 1989 DR-841-VI Hurricane Hugo Hurricane VI3IAPA