Hurricane Opal
Declared for Alabama on Oct 4, 1995, covering 38 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 38 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Baldwin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Barbour County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bullock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Butler County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chambers County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cherokee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chilton County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clarke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cleburne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Coffee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Conecuh County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Coosa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Covington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Crenshaw County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cullman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DeKalb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Elmore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Escambia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Etowah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Geneva County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Henry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Houston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lowndes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Macon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mobile County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Russell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| St. Clair County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Talladega County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tallapoosa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1995 | Hurricane OpalDR-1069-FL · Major disaster | Florida | Yes |
| Oct 10, 1995 | Hurricane OpalDR-1071-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yes |
More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.