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HURRICANE FREDERIC

FEMA disaster 599 · Hurricane · declared September 13, 1979

Incident type
Hurricane
Declaration type
Major Disaster (DR)
Incident began
September 13, 1979
Incident ended
September 13, 1979
Federal assistance authorized
Individual Assistance · Public Assistance

Counties covered (16)

Clarke CountyCovington CountyForrest CountyGeorge CountyGreene CountyHancock CountyHarrison CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJones CountyLamar CountyLauderdale CountyPearl River CountyPerry CountyStone CountyWayne County

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Federal assistance authorized" lists which FEMA programs were made available; it is not a measure of damage or of money spent.

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