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58 declarations

Federal declarations in 1979

41 major disasters, 10 emergencies and 7 fire management declarations were made in 1979.

By month

3Jan
Feb
7Mar
12Apr
3May
4Jun
10Jul
3Aug
11Sep
2Oct
1Nov
2Dec

By hazard

By state

  1. Texas5
  2. Florida4
  3. Washington3
  4. Alabama3
  5. Mississippi3
  6. Oregon3
  7. Illinois2
  8. New Mexico2
  9. Missouri2
  10. Iowa2
58 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasProgramsFederal aid
Jan 16, 1979 EM-3068-IL Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm IL24PA —
Jan 19, 1979 EM-3069-WI Blizzards & Snowstorms Snowstorm WI3PA —
Jan 29, 1979 DR-571-NM Flooding Flood NM5IAPA —
Mar 7, 1979 DR-573-HI Severe Storms & Flooding Flood HI1IAPA —
Mar 12, 1979 EM-3070-WA Flooding Flood WA1IA —
Mar 12, 1979 EM-3071-MO Ice Jam & Flooding Flood MO2IA —
Mar 13, 1979 EM-3072-GA Rain, Flooding, Mudslide Flood GA3IA —
Mar 15, 1979 EM-3073-NH Flooding Flood NH1IA —
Mar 17, 1979 EM-3074-AL Flooding Flood AL9PA —
Mar 24, 1979 EM-3075-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood FL2IAPA —
Apr 6, 1979 EM-3076-IA Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado IA5IA —
Apr 11, 1979 DR-574-AR Tornado Tornado AR8IAPA —
Apr 11, 1979 DR-575-TX Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado TX5IAPA —
Apr 13, 1979 DR-576-OK Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado OK6IAPA —
Apr 14, 1979 EM-3077-MS Storms, Tornadoes, Floods Severe Storm MS5IAPA —
Apr 16, 1979 DR-577-MS Storms, Tornadoes, Floods Severe Storm MS36IAPA —
Apr 18, 1979 DR-578-AL Storms, Wind, Flooding Flood AL28IAPA —
Apr 21, 1979 DR-579-MO Tornadoes, Torrential Rain & Flooding Tornado MO17IAPA —
Apr 26, 1979 DR-580-TX Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm TX7IAPA —
Apr 26, 1979 DR-581-ND Severe Storms, Snowmelt & Flooding Flood ND42IAPA —
Apr 30, 1979 DR-582-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood MN11IAPA —
Apr 30, 1979 DR-583-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood IL29IAPA —
May 2, 1979 DR-584-LA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood LA10IAPA —
May 7, 1979 DR-585-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm TN14IAPA —
May 15, 1979 DR-586-FL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm FL4IA —
Jun 11, 1979 FM-2032-NV Pea Vine Peak Fire Fire NVstatewidePA —
Jun 14, 1979 DR-587-TX Severe Storms & Flooding Flood TX1IA —
Jun 15, 1979 DR-588-KS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood KS2IAPA —
Jun 23, 1979 DR-589-NM Severe Storms, Snowmelt & Flooding Flood NM6PA —
Jul 1, 1979 DR-590-IA High Winds & Tornadoes Tornado IA8IAPA —
Jul 19, 1979 DR-591-WY Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado WY1IAPA —
Jul 19, 1979 DR-592-KY Severe Storms,flash Floods Flood KY1IAPA —
Jul 20, 1979 DR-593-VA Storms & Flash Floods Flood VA1IAPA —
Jul 23, 1979 FM-2033-WA Salmon Creek Fire Fire WAstatewidePA —
Jul 25, 1979 FM-2034-OR Bridge Creek Fire Fire ORstatewidePA —
Jul 26, 1979 FM-2035-OR Sisters Fire Fire ORstatewidePA —
Jul 27, 1979 DR-594-CA Heavy Rains, Flash Floods & Mud Flows Flood CA1IAPA —
Jul 28, 1979 DR-595-TX Storms & Flash Floods Flood TX6IAPA —
Jul 31, 1979 DR-596-IN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood IN18IAPA —
Aug 3, 1979 FM-2036-OR Pine Grove Fire Fire ORstatewidePA —
Aug 6, 1979 FM-2037-MT West Fork - Barker's Creek Fire Fire MTstatewidePA —
Aug 8, 1979 FM-2038-ID 20-Mile Fire Fire IDstatewidePA —
Sep 2, 1979 DR-597-PR Hurricane David Hurricane PR72IAPA —
Sep 13, 1979 DR-598-AL Hurricane Frederic Hurricane AL11IAPA —
Sep 13, 1979 DR-599-MS Hurricane Frederic Hurricane MS16IAPA —
Sep 13, 1979 DR-600-FL Hurricane Frederic Hurricane FL5IAPA —
Sep 14, 1979 DR-601-MD Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm MD5IAPA —
Sep 16, 1979 DR-602-VI Hurricane David, Tropical Storm Frederic Hurricane VI3IAPA —
Sep 25, 1979 DR-603-TX Severe Storms & Flooding Flood TX7IAPA —
Sep 25, 1979 DR-604-LA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood LA3IA —
Sep 29, 1979 DR-605-NC Severe Storms & Flooding Flood NC1IAPA —
Sep 29, 1979 DR-606-VA Severe Storms & Flooding Flood VA1IAPA —
Sep 29, 1979 DR-607-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood FL3IA —
Oct 4, 1979 DR-608-CT Tornado & Severe Storms Tornado CT1IA —
Oct 19, 1979 DR-609-CA Earthquake Earthquake CA1IAPA —
Nov 9, 1979 DR-610-AS Flooding, Mudslides & Landslides Flood AS5PA —
Dec 1, 1979 DR-611-FM Seawave Action & Flooding Flood FM1IAPA —
Dec 31, 1979 DR-612-WA Storms, High Tides, Mudslides & Flooding Flood WA9IA —