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Disaster detail

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

DR-1908-AL affected DeKalb County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1908-AL
Declared
May 3, 2010
DR
Public assistance
$2.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
228
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.1M
Utilities$214K
Emergency Protective Measures$53K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$38K
Roads and Bridges$13K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K
Buildings and Equipment$90
Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$313K
Renter-approved dollars$78K
Intake IHP dollars$782K
Validated phase 2 dollars$782K
Tracked registrations228
About this declaration

What DR-1908-AL means

DR-1908-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected DeKalb County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Apr 24, 2010 through Apr 25, 2010. 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 DeKalb County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.