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48 declarations

Federal declarations in 1972

48 major disasters, 0 emergencies and 0 fire management declarations were made in 1972.

By month

6Jan
2Feb
5Mar
2Apr
3May
9Jun
3Jul
5Aug
7Sep
3Oct
2Nov
1Dec

By hazard

Flood43
Coastal Storm2
Fishing Losses2
Snowstorm1

By state

  1. California3
  2. Washington3
  3. West Virginia3
  4. Virginia3
  5. New Mexico3
  6. Texas2
  7. Massachusetts2
  8. Maine2
  9. Michigan2
  10. Pennsylvania2
48 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jan 11, 1972 DR-316-CA Winds, Flooding, Mudslides Flood CA1PA —
Jan 14, 1972 DR-317-OK Severe Storms & Flooding Flood OK12IAPA —
Jan 19, 1972 DR-318-MS Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood MS9PA —
Jan 21, 1972 DR-319-OR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood OR10IAPA —
Jan 27, 1972 DR-320-TX Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood TX6PA —
Jan 27, 1972 DR-321-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood AR27PA —
Feb 1, 1972 DR-322-WA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood WA9IAPA —
Feb 27, 1972 DR-323-WV Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood WV7IAPA —
Mar 2, 1972 DR-324-ID Severe Storms & Extensive Flooding Flood ID1PA —
Mar 6, 1972 DR-325-MA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood MA4IAPA —
Mar 7, 1972 DR-326-ME Severe Storms & Flooding Flood ME7IAPA —
Mar 18, 1972 DR-327-NH Coastal Storms Coastal Storm NH1IAPA —
Mar 24, 1972 DR-328-WA Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood WA3IAPA —
Apr 5, 1972 DR-329-CA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood CA2IAPA —
Apr 5, 1972 DR-330-MI Severe Storm & Freezing Snowstorm MI9PA —
May 15, 1972 DR-331-TN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood TN4PA —
May 15, 1972 DR-332-KY Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood KY10IAPA —
May 20, 1972 DR-333-TX Severe Storms & Flooding Flood TX7IAPA —
Jun 10, 1972 DR-334-WA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood WA3IAPA —
Jun 10, 1972 DR-335-ND Severe Storms & Flooding Flood ND7IAPA —
Jun 10, 1972 DR-336-SD Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood SD4IAPA —
Jun 23, 1972 DR-337-FL Tropical Storm Agnes Coastal Storm FL14IAPA —
Jun 23, 1972 DR-338-NY Tropical Storm Agnes Flood NY26IAPA —
Jun 23, 1972 DR-339-VA Tropical Storm Agnes Flood VA104IAPA —
Jun 23, 1972 DR-340-PA Tropical Storm Agnes Flood PA67IAPA —
Jun 23, 1972 DR-341-MD Tropical Storm Agnes Flood MD21IAPA —
Jun 27, 1972 DR-342-CA Flooding Caused by Levee Break Flood CA1IAPA —
Jul 3, 1972 DR-343-AZ Severe Storms & Flooding Flood AZ3IAPA —
Jul 3, 1972 DR-344-WV Tropical Storm Agnes Flood WV15IAPA —
Jul 19, 1972 DR-345-OH Tropical Storm Agnes Flood OH7IAPA —
Aug 1, 1972 DR-346-NM Severe Storms & Flooding Flood NM1IAPA —
Aug 1, 1972 DR-347-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood MN13IAPA —
Aug 18, 1972 DR-348-IA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood IA4PA —
Aug 23, 1972 DR-349-WV Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood WV4IAPA —
Aug 25, 1972 DR-350-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood MN5IAPA —
Sep 4, 1972 DR-351-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood IL3IAPA —
Sep 10, 1972 DR-352-WI Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood WI4IAPA —
Sep 20, 1972 DR-353-NM Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood NM2IAPA —
Sep 26, 1972 DR-354-IA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood IA17PA —
Sep 28, 1972 DR-355-PA Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood PA1PA —
Sep 28, 1972 DR-356-ME Toxic Algae in Coastal Waters Fishing Losses ME8IA —
Sep 28, 1972 DR-357-MA Toxic Algae in Coastal Waters Fishing Losses MA8IA —
Oct 7, 1972 DR-358-VA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood VA3PA —
Oct 10, 1972 DR-359-VA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood VA31IAPA —
Oct 25, 1972 DR-360-AZ Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood AZ2IAPA —
Nov 20, 1972 DR-361-NM Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood NM3PA —
Nov 24, 1972 DR-362-OH Severe Storms & Flooding Flood OH5IAPA —
Dec 1, 1972 DR-363-MI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood MI9IAPA —