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State/Tribal Number Date Government Incident Description Declaration Type 1259 11/6/1998 Florida Tropical Storm Mitch Major Disaster Declaration 1258 11/5/1998 Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Severe Storms, Flooding and 1257 10/21/1998 Texas Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration 1256 10/19/1998 Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 1255 10/16/1998 Washington Landslide In The City Of Kelso Major Disaster Declaration Severe Storms, Flooding, And 1254 10/14/1998 Kansas Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration 1253 10/14/1998 Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 1252 10/5/1998 Washington Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 1251 10/1/1998 Mississippi Hurricane Georges Major Disaster Declaration 1250 9/30/1998 Alabama Hurricane Georges Major Disaster Declaration 1249 9/28/1998 Florida Hurricane Georges Major Disaster Declaration 3133 9/28/1998 Alabama Hurricane Georges Emergency Declaration 3132 9/28/1998 Mississippi Hurricane Georges Emergency Declaration 3131 9/25/1998 Florida Hurricane Georges Emergency Declaration 2248 9/25/1998 Washington Columbia County Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1247 9/24/1998 Puerto Rico Hurricane Georges Major Disaster Declaration 1248 9/24/1998 Virgin Islands Hurricane Georges Major Disaster Declaration 1245 9/23/1998 Texas Tropical Storm Frances Major Disaster Declaration Tropical Storm Frances and 1246 9/23/1998 Louisiana Hurricane Georges Major Disaster Declaration Hurricane Georges (Direct 3129 9/21/1998 Virgin Islands Federal Assist First 72 Hrs) Emergency Declaration 3130 9/21/1998 Puerto Rico Hurricane Georges Emergency Declaration 1244 9/11/1998 New York Severe Storms Major Disaster Declaration 2247 9/9/1998 Oklahoma Sugarloak Creek Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2246 9/9/1998 Texas Mexico Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2245 9/8/1998 Texas Potosi Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2244 9/5/1998 Texas Speegleville Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2243 9/5/1998 Oklahoma Frazier Creek Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1241 9/4/1998 Florida Hurricane Earl Major Disaster Declaration 1242 9/4/1998 Virginia Hurricane Bonnie Major Disaster Declaration 2239 9/4/1998 Texas Blanton Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2242 9/4/1998 Texas Wood Branch Village Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2241 9/4/1998 Texas Lindale Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2240 9/4/1998 Texas Frontage Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1243 9/4/1998 South Carolina Hurricane Bonnie Major Disaster Declaration 2237 9/3/1998 Washington Cowlitz County Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2238 9/2/1998 Texas FM 362 Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1240 8/27/1998 North Carolina Hurricane Bonnie Major Disaster Declaration 1239 8/26/1998 Texas Tropical Storm Charley Major Disaster Declaration 2236 8/25/1998 Hawaii Molokai Fire 98 Fire Management Assistance Declaration Wisconsin Severe Storms and 1238 8/12/1998 Wisconsin Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 1237 8/5/1998 Michigan Severe Storm Major Disaster Declaration 2235 8/5/1998 Texas Denson Springs Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2234 8/3/1998 Texas North Pacific Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2233 8/3/1998 Texas Union Chapel II Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2231 8/2/1998 Texas Crossroads Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2232 8/2/1998 Texas Highway Lake Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2230 8/1/1998 Texas Weatherford Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2228 7/31/1998 Texas Rocky Branch Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2229 7/31/1998 Texas Piney Creek Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2227 7/30/1998 Texas White Bluff Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2226 7/29/1998 Oklahoma Bear Mountain Fire Complex Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2225 7/28/1998 Washington Cleveland County Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2223 7/26/1998 Texas Herron Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2224 7/26/1998 Texas Live Oak Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight‐Line Winds, Tornadoes, 1236 7/24/1998 Wisconsin Heavy Rain And Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 2222 7/23/1998 Texas Brazeline Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1235 7/23/1998 Tennessee Heavy Rain and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 2221 7/23/1998 Texas Elm Branch Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration Indiana Severe Storms, 1234 7/22/1998 Indiana Tornadoes and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 2220 7/22/1998 Texas City Lake Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2219 7/12/1998 Texas Mazamec Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2218 7/10/1998 Texas Sterling Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1233 7/7/1998 New York Severe Storms and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Severe Weather, Tornadoes 1230 7/2/1998 Iowa and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration New Hampshire Severe Storms 1231 7/2/1998 New Hampshire and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 1232 7/2/1998 Maine Severe Storms and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 3128 7/2/1998 New Mexico Extreme Fire Hazard Emergency Declaration 2217 7/2/1998 Texas Park Lane Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration Severe Storms, Flooding and 1229 7/1/1998 West Virginia Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration 1228 6/30/1998 Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Severe Storms, Flooding and 1227 6/30/1998 Ohio Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration 2216 6/29/1998 Texas Cash Johnson Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2215 6/28/1998 Florida Orlando Fire Complex Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2214 6/27/1998 Florida Withlacootchee Fire Complex Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2213 6/26/1998 New Mexico Osha Canyon Complex Fire Management Assistance Declaration Severe Storms And Straight‐ 1226 6/24/1998 Michigan Line Winds Major Disaster Declaration 1224 6/23/1998 Massachusetts Heavy Rain And Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 3127 6/23/1998 Texas Severe Wildfire Potential Emergency Declaration Severe Storms, Straight‐Line 1225 6/23/1998 Minnesota Winds And Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration 2211 6/21/1998 Florida Depot Creek Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2212 6/21/1998 Florida Calooshattchee Fire Complex Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2208 6/20/1998 Florida Bunnelle Fire Comlex Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2209 6/20/1998 Florida Suwanee Fire Comlex Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2210 6/20/1998 Texas Perry Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2206 6/19/1998 Florida San Pedro Day Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2207 6/19/1998 Florida Waccassa Fire Complex Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2205 6/19/1998 Florida Waldo Southeast Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2204 6/19/1998 Florida Race Track ‐ Waldo Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2202 6/18/1998 Texas Paradise Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2203 6/18/1998 Florida County Line Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1223 6/18/1998 Florida Florida Extreme Fire Hazard Major Disaster Declaration 2201 6/16/1998 Florida Jacksonville Complex Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration New York Severe 1222 6/16/1998 New York Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration Flooding and Ground 1220 6/15/1998 North Dakota Saturation Major Disaster Declaration 1221 6/12/1998 Oregon Oregon Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 3126 6/9/1998 Kansas Kansas Grain Elevator Explosion Emergency Declaration Flooding, Severe Storms, and 1219 6/8/1998 Pennsylvania Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration 2200 6/8/1998 Florida Pine Coast 98 Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration Flooding, Severe Storms and 1218 6/1/1998 South Dakota Tornadoes Major Disaster Declaration 2199 5/15/1998 Texas Cibolo Creek Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 2198 5/11/1998 Texas Camp Wood Hills Fire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1217 5/8/1998 Indiana Severe Winter Storm Major Disaster Declaration Severe Storms, Tornadoes and 1216 4/29/1998 Kentucky Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Severe Storms, Tornadoes and 3125 4/22/1998 Arkansas Flooding Emergency Declaration Severe Storms, Tornadoes and 1215 4/20/1998 Tennessee Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Tornadoes and Severe 1214 4/9/1998 Alabama Thunderstorms Major Disaster Declaration Federated States 1213 4/3/1998 of Micronesia Severe Drought Major Disaster Declaration Tornadoes and Severe 1212 4/1/1998 Minnesota Thunderstorms Major Disaster Declaration 2197 3/22/1998 Guam Tiyan and Toto Complex Fires Fire Management Assistance Declaration Severe Storms, Tornadoes and 1211 3/22/1998 North Carolina Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Republic of the 1210 3/20/1998 Marshall Islands Severe Drought Major Disaster Declaration 2196 3/16/1998 Hawaii Puna District Wildfire Fire Management Assistance Declaration Severe Storms, Tornadoes and 1209 3/11/1998 Georgia Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 1208 3/9/1998 Alabama Severe Storms and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration 1206 3/3/1998 New Jersey Coastal Storm Major Disaster Declaration 1207 3/3/1998 Kentucky Severe Winter Storm Major Disaster Declaration 2195 2/18/1998 Hawaii Hawaii Wildfire Fire Management Assistance Declaration 1205 2/13/1998 Delaware Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Severe Thunderstorms, 1204 2/12/1998 Florida Tornadoes and Flooding Major Disaster Declaration Severe Winter Storms and 1203 2/9/1998 California Flooding Major Disaster
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