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SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4596-AL affected Hale County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4596-AL
Declared
Apr 26, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$93K
Project obligations
Registrations
433
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$74K
Emergency Protective Measures$14K
Management Costs$5K
Total PA obligated$93K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$921K
Renter-approved dollars$25K
Intake IHP dollars$1.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M
Tracked registrations433
About this declaration

What DR-4596-AL means

DR-4596-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hale County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Mar 25, 2021 through Mar 26, 2021. 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 Hale County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.