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Disaster detail

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

DR-4176-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-4176-AL
Declared
May 2, 2014
DR
Public assistance
$2.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
464
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.2M
Roads and Bridges$983K
Emergency Protective Measures$83K
Buildings and Equipment$26K
Total PA obligated$2.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$357K
Renter-approved dollars$23K
Intake IHP dollars$760K
Validated phase 2 dollars$767K
Tracked registrations464
About this declaration

What DR-4176-AL means

DR-4176-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Apr 28, 2014 through May 5, 2014. 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.