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18 declarations

Federal declarations in 1955

18 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 0 fire management declarations were made in 1955.

By month

Jan
Feb
Mar
1Apr
2May
2Jun
Jul
9Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
4Dec

By hazard

Flood8
Hurricane7
Volcanic Eruption1
Tornado1
Other1

By state

  1. Nevada2
  2. Hawaii1
  3. Colorado1
  4. Kansas1
  5. Oklahoma1
  6. North Carolina1
  7. New Mexico1
  8. Rhode Island1
  9. Pennsylvania1
  10. New Jersey1
18 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasProgramsFederal aid
Apr 1, 1955 DR-32-HI Volcano Volcanic Eruption HIstatewideIAPAHM —
May 25, 1955 DR-33-CO Flood Flood COstatewideIAPAHM —
May 27, 1955 DR-34-KS Tornado Tornado KSstatewideIAPAHM —
Jun 1, 1955 DR-35-OK Flood & Tornado Flood OKstatewideIAPAHM —
Jun 21, 1955 DR-36-NV Flood Flood NVstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 13, 1955 DR-37-NC Hurricanes Hurricane NCstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 15, 1955 DR-38-NM Flood Flood NMstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 20, 1955 DR-39-RI Hurricane & Flood Hurricane RIstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 20, 1955 DR-40-PA Floods & Rains Flood PAstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 20, 1955 DR-41-NJ Hurricane & Floods Hurricane NJstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 20, 1955 DR-42-CT Hurricane, Torrential Rain & Floods Hurricane CTstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 20, 1955 DR-43-MA Hurricane & Floods Hurricane MAstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 20, 1955 DR-44-SC Hurricanes Hurricane SCstatewideIAPAHM —
Aug 22, 1955 DR-45-NY Hurricane & Floods Hurricane NYstatewideIAPAHM —
Dec 22, 1955 DR-46-AK Severe Hardship Other AKstatewideIAPAHM —
Dec 23, 1955 DR-47-CA Flood Flood CAstatewideIAPAHM —
Dec 24, 1955 DR-48-NV Flood Flood NVstatewideIAPAHM —
Dec 29, 1955 DR-49-OR Flood Flood ORstatewideIAPAHM —