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Disaster detail

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

DR-1971-AL affected Tuscaloosa 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
$18.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
13,187
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$7.5M
Buildings and Equipment$6.3M
Debris Removal$2.4M
Emergency Work Donated Resources$730K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$696K
Roads and Bridges$531K
Utilities$224K
Water Control Facilities$26K
Total PA obligated$18.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.1M
Renter-approved dollars$11.5M
Intake IHP dollars$35.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$35.7M
Tracked registrations13,187
About this declaration

What DR-1971-AL means

DR-1971-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.