Riv-Severe Winter Wx 12/23/98
Declared for Alabama on Jan 15, 1999, covering 12 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colbert County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cullman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lamar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lauderdale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Limestone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Winston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.