Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1687-AL affected Montgomery County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1687-AL
Declared
Mar 3, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$360K
Project obligations
Registrations
79
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$360K
Total PA obligated$360K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$95K
Renter-approved dollars$2K
Intake IHP dollars$193K
Validated phase 2 dollars$196K
Tracked registrations79
About this declaration

What DR-1687-AL means

DR-1687-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Montgomery County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Mar 1, 2007. 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 Montgomery County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.