Disaster detail

HURRICANE SALLY

DR-4563-AL affected Mobile County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4563-AL
Declared
Sep 20, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$27.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
43,170
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$14.9M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6.9M
Buildings and Equipment$3.2M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.8M
Utilities$412K
Roads and Bridges$381K
Management Costs$135K
Total PA obligated$27.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$31.2M
Renter-approved dollars$35.6M
Intake IHP dollars$133.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$134.5M
Tracked registrations43,170
About this declaration

What DR-4563-AL means

DR-4563-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mobile County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Sep 14, 2020 through Sep 16, 2020. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Mobile County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.