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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1442-AL affected Cullman County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1442-AL
Declared
Nov 14, 2002
DR
Public assistance
$877K
Project obligations
Registrations
141
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$470K
Utilities$258K
Emergency Protective Measures$119K
Roads and Bridges$18K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$11K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Total PA obligated$877K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$179K
Renter-approved dollars$61K
Intake IHP dollars$479K
Validated phase 2 dollars$345K
Tracked registrations141
About this declaration

What DR-1442-AL means

DR-1442-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cullman County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Nov 5, 2002 through Nov 12, 2002. 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 Cullman County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.