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HURRICANE HUGO

FEMA disaster 841 · Hurricane · declared September 20, 1989

Incident type

Hurricane

Declaration type

Major Disaster (DR)

Incident began

September 17, 1989

Incident ended

September 18, 1989

Federal assistance authorized

Individual Assistance · Public Assistance

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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