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

DR-1842-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-1842-AL
Declared
Jun 3, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$2.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,628
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$775K
Roads and Bridges$577K
Emergency Protective Measures$480K
Buildings and Equipment$372K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$41K
Debris Removal$22K
Total PA obligated$2.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.5M
Renter-approved dollars$395K
Intake IHP dollars$9.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$9.7M
Tracked registrations1,628
About this declaration

What DR-1842-AL means

DR-1842-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Montgomery County, Alabama, with an incident window starting May 6, 2009 through May 8, 2009. 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.