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DR-89-PADRFlood

Floods

Major Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania, declared Jan 23, 1959, statewide.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-89-PA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Pennsylvania
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Jan 23, 1959
Requested
Jan 23, 1959 · request 59013
Incident began
Jan 23, 1959
Incident ended
Jan 23, 1959
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 1, 1962
Fiscal year
1959
FEMA region
Region 3

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Pennsylvania (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Jan 23, 1959 DR-90-OH Floods Flood OHstatewideIAPAHM