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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-1971-AL affected Choctaw County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1971-AL
Declared
Apr 28, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$306K
Project obligations
Registrations
393
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$273K
Emergency Protective Measures$22K
Debris Removal$7K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Total PA obligated$306K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$861K
Renter-approved dollars$72K
Intake IHP dollars$1.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M
Tracked registrations393
About this declaration

What DR-1971-AL means

DR-1971-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Choctaw County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Apr 15, 2011 through May 31, 2011. 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 Choctaw County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.