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Disaster detail

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

DR-1971-AL affected Etowah 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
$177K
Project obligations
Registrations
598
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$155K
Emergency Protective Measures$14K
Roads and Bridges$6K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Total PA obligated$177K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$467K
Renter-approved dollars$18K
Intake IHP dollars$970K
Validated phase 2 dollars$986K
Tracked registrations598
About this declaration

What DR-1971-AL means

DR-1971-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Etowah 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 Etowah County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.