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

DR-1908-AL affected Marshall 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
$4.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
599
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.1M
Utilities$1.5M
Emergency Work Donated Resources$363K
Emergency Protective Measures$302K
Buildings and Equipment$114K
Roads and Bridges$47K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K
Total PA obligated$4.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$653K
Renter-approved dollars$246K
Intake IHP dollars$1.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.8M
Tracked registrations599
About this declaration

What DR-1908-AL means

DR-1908-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Marshall 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 Marshall County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.