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Disaster detail

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

DR-1971-AL affected Sumter County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1971-AL
Declared
Apr 28, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$400K
Project obligations
Registrations
471
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$340K
Roads and Bridges$34K
Emergency Protective Measures$12K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$400K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$521K
Renter-approved dollars$37K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations471
About this declaration

What DR-1971-AL means

DR-1971-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sumter County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Apr 15, 2011 through May 31, 2011. 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 Sumter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.