Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4684-AL affected Elmore County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4684-AL
Declared
Jan 15, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$674K
Project obligations
Registrations
254
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$509K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$82K
Emergency Protective Measures$64K
Management Costs$19K
Total PA obligated$674K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$609K
Renter-approved dollars$51K
Intake IHP dollars$1.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M
Tracked registrations254
About this declaration

What DR-4684-AL means

DR-4684-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Elmore County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Jan 12, 2023. 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 Elmore County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.