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Disaster declarations in Alabama

Every federal declaration for Alabama from 1961 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

103declarations 75major disasters 19emergencies 9fire declarations $2.36 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Alabama where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Mobile County41412,339
Baldwin County39261,608
Jefferson County39664,744
DeKalb County3473,122
Covington County3337,748
Dale County3350,067
Geneva County3327,259
Cullman County3292,604
Coffee County3056,358
St. Clair County3096,927
Crenshaw County2913,114
Etowah County29103,207
Marshall County29102,156
Barbour County2824,358
Butler County2818,256

All declarations

103 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Feb 27, 1961 DR-109-AL Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Nov 7, 1969 DR-280-AL Hurricane Camille Hurricane 2IAPA —
Apr 9, 1970 DR-285-AL Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 2IAPA —
Mar 27, 1973 DR-369-AL Tornadoes & Flooding Tornado 28IAPA —
May 29, 1973 DR-388-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Apr 4, 1974 DR-422-AL Tornadoes Tornado 20IAPA —
Mar 14, 1975 DR-458-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 23IAPA —
Apr 23, 1975 DR-464-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Oct 2, 1975 DR-488-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 15IAPA —
Apr 9, 1977 DR-532-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 9IAPA —
Aug 9, 1978 DR-563-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1PA —
Apr 18, 1979 DR-578-AL Storms, Wind, Flooding Flood 28IAPA —
Sep 13, 1979 DR-598-AL Hurricane Frederic Hurricane 11IAPA —
Apr 20, 1980 DR-619-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 2IAPA —
Apr 10, 1981 DR-638-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 1IAPA —
May 14, 1981 DR-639-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Dec 13, 1983 DR-695-AL Severe Storms,flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 4IA —
Sep 7, 1985 DR-742-AL Hurricane Elena Hurricane 2IAPA —
Nov 17, 1989 DR-848-AL Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 2IAPA —
Feb 17, 1990 DR-856-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 27IAPA —
Mar 21, 1990 DR-861-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 33IAPA —
Jan 4, 1991 DR-890-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Mar 3, 1994 DR-1013-AL Severe Winter Storms, Freezing, Flooding Severe Storm 10PA —
Mar 30, 1994 DR-1019-AL Severe Storms, Tornado, and Flooding Severe Storm 7IAPA —
Jul 8, 1994 DR-1034-AL Severe Storms and Flooding (Tropical Storm Alberto) Severe Storm 10IAPA —
Apr 21, 1995 DR-1047-AL Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 5IAPA —
Oct 4, 1995 DR-1070-AL Hurricane Opal Hurricane 38IAPA —
Feb 23, 1996 DR-1104-AL Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Flooding Severe Storm 14IAPA —
Mar 20, 1996 DR-1108-AL Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 3IA —
Jul 25, 1997 DR-1185-AL Severe Storms, Flooding,high Winds, Assoc With Hurr Danny Severe Storm 3IAPA —
Mar 9, 1998 DR-1208-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 12IAPA —
Apr 9, 1998 DR-1214-AL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 6IAPA —
Sep 30, 1998 DR-1250-AL Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane 14IAPAHM $6.7 million
Jan 15, 1999 DR-1261-AL Riv-Severe Winter Wx 12/23/98 Severe Storm 12PAHM $6.8 million
Feb 18, 2000 DR-1317-AL Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 3PA $3.8 million
Mar 17, 2000 DR-1322-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2IAHM $305,250
Dec 18, 2000 DR-1352-AL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 11IAPAHM $1.3 million
Mar 5, 2001 DR-1362-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $4.9 million
Dec 7, 2001 DR-1399-AL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 19IAPAHM $2.8 million
Oct 9, 2002 DR-1438-AL Tropical Storm Isidore Hurricane 2PAHM $3.5 million
Nov 14, 2002 DR-1442-AL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 29IHPIAPAHM $18.2 million
May 12, 2003 DR-1466-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 38IHPIAPAHM $65.7 million
Sep 15, 2004 DR-1549-AL Hurricane Ivan Hurricane 67IHPIAPAHM $449.9 million
Jul 10, 2005 DR-1593-AL Hurricane Dennis Hurricane 46IHPIAPAHM $25.9 million
Aug 29, 2005 DR-1605-AL Hurricane Katrina Hurricane 22IHPIAPAHM $306.3 million
Mar 3, 2007 DR-1687-AL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 8IHPIAPAHM $13.7 million
Sep 10, 2008 DR-1789-AL Hurricane Gustav Hurricane 2PAHM $9.2 million
Sep 26, 2008 DR-1797-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Hurricane Ike Severe Storm 2PAHM $7.8 million
Apr 28, 2009 DR-1835-AL Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes & Straight-Line Severe Storm 21IHPPAHM $21.5 million
May 8, 2009 DR-1836-AL Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 6PAHM $6.8 million
Jun 3, 2009 DR-1842-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 4IHPPAHM $11.3 million
Dec 22, 2009 DR-1866-AL Tropical Storm Ida Hurricane 2PAHM $5.7 million
Dec 31, 2009 DR-1870-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 14PAHM $21.6 million
May 3, 2010 DR-1908-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHPPAHM $9.8 million
Apr 28, 2011 DR-1971-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 67IHPPAHM $341.5 million
Sep 18, 1999 FM-2276-AL Al - Jackson Farms Fire - 09/18/99 Fire 1PA —
Sep 18, 1999 FM-2277-AL Al - Russellville Fire - 09/18/99 Fire 1PA —
Sep 18, 1999 FM-2278-AL Al - Chelsea Fire - 09/18/99 Fire 1PA —
Sep 18, 1999 FM-2279-AL Al - Fayette Fire - 09/18/99 Fire 1PA —
Sep 18, 1999 FM-2280-AL Al - Macintosh Fire - 09/18/99 Fire 1PA —
Sep 18, 1999 FM-2281-AL Al - Lookout Mountain Fire - 09/18/99 Fire 1PA —
Sep 24, 1999 FM-2283-AL Al - Martin School Fire - 09/18/1999 Fire 1PA —
Sep 17, 2000 FM-2339-AL Al - County Line Fire - 09/17/2000 Fire 1PA —
Nov 20, 2001 FM-2395-AL Al - North East Alabama Fire Complex - 11/20/2001 Fire 3PA —
Jan 18, 1975 EM-3007-AL Tornadoes Tornado 5IAPA —
Jul 20, 1977 EM-3045-AL Drought Drought 67PA —
Apr 24, 1978 EM-3064-AL Tornadoes Tornado 2IA —
Mar 17, 1979 EM-3074-AL Flooding Flood 9PA —
May 11, 1984 EM-3088-AL Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 4IA —
Mar 15, 1993 EM-3096-AL Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm Snowstorm 67PA —
Sep 28, 1998 EM-3133-AL Hurricane Georges Hurricane 12PA —
Aug 28, 2005 EM-3214-AL Hurricane Katrina Hurricane 6PA —
Sep 10, 2005 EM-3237-AL Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 67PA $3.0 million
Aug 30, 2008 EM-3292-AL Hurricane Gustav Hurricane 67PA $611,711
Apr 27, 2011 EM-3319-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 67PA —
Sep 11, 2017 EM-3389-AL Hurricane Irma Hurricane 67PA $585,572
Oct 8, 2017 EM-3394-AL Hurricane Nate Hurricane 39PA —
Oct 12, 2018 EM-3407-AL Hurricane Michael Hurricane 17PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3472-AL COVID-19 Biological 67PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3528-AL COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Sep 14, 2020 EM-3545-AL Hurricane Sally Hurricane 67PA $80,247
Sep 26, 2024 EM-3618-AL Hurricane Helene Hurricane 67PA $54,377
Oct 9, 2026 EM-3656-AL Hurricane Isaias Hurricane 3PA —
Feb 1, 2012 DR-4052-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHPHM $1.1 million
Sep 21, 2012 DR-4082-AL Hurricane Isaac Hurricane 8PAHM $7.6 million
May 2, 2014 DR-4176-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 21IHPPAHM $65.6 million
Jan 21, 2016 DR-4251-AL Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 39PAHM $41.7 million
Nov 16, 2017 DR-4349-AL Hurricane Nate Hurricane 8PAHM $17.0 million
Apr 26, 2018 DR-4362-AL Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 4IHPPAHM $45.3 million
Nov 5, 2018 DR-4406-AL Hurricane Michael Hurricane 5PAHM $19.0 million
Mar 5, 2019 DR-4419-AL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado 1IHPPAHM $5.4 million
Apr 17, 2019 DR-4426-AL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $14.5 million
Mar 29, 2020 DR-4503-AL COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 67IHPPAHM $196.3 million
May 21, 2020 DR-4546-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 19PAHM $19.5 million
Jul 10, 2020 DR-4554-AL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 10PAHM $10.0 million
Jul 10, 2020 DR-4555-AL Severe Thunderstorms Severe Storm 7PAHM $6.1 million
Sep 20, 2020 DR-4563-AL Hurricane Sally Hurricane 14IHPPAHM $407.3 million
Dec 10, 2020 DR-4573-AL Hurricane Zeta Hurricane 21IHPPAHM $93.6 million
Mar 28, 2021 DR-4591-AL COVID-19 Pandemic Biological tribalIHPPAHM $2.4 million
Apr 26, 2021 DR-4596-AL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 8IHPPAHM $14.4 million
Dec 21, 2021 DR-4632-AL Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2IHPHM $2.1 million
Jan 15, 2023 DR-4684-AL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 13IHPPAHM $26.8 million
May 5, 2023 DR-4710-AL Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 10PAHM $12.2 million

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.