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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1442-AL affected Walker County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1442-AL
Declared
Nov 14, 2002
DR
Public assistance
$7.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
621
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$7.0M
Roads and Bridges$328K
Emergency Protective Measures$63K
Utilities$52K
Buildings and Equipment$21K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$392
Total PA obligated$7.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M
Renter-approved dollars$447K
Intake IHP dollars$3.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.2M
Tracked registrations621
About this declaration

What DR-1442-AL means

DR-1442-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Walker County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Nov 5, 2002 through Nov 12, 2002. 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 Walker County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.