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SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4596-AL affected Calhoun County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4596-AL
Declared
Apr 26, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$3.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
211
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.9M
Emergency Protective Measures$38K
Utilities$25K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$22K
Management Costs$13K
Total PA obligated$3.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$494K
Renter-approved dollars$77K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations211
About this declaration

What DR-4596-AL means

DR-4596-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Calhoun County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Mar 25, 2021 through Mar 26, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Calhoun County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.