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EM-3068-ILEMSnowstorm

Blizzards & Snowstorms

Emergency Declaration for Illinois, declared Jan 16, 1979, in 24 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
EM-3068-IL
Type
Emergency Declaration
State or territory
Illinois
Incident type
Snowstorm
Declared
Jan 16, 1979
Requested
Jan 15, 1979 · request 79009
Incident began
Jan 16, 1979
Incident ended
Jan 16, 1979
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 27, 1991
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 5

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Jan 19, 1979 EM-3069-WI Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm WI3PA