Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
Declared for Alabama on May 8, 2009, covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cullman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| DeKalb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lamar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2009 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line WindsDR-1831-FL · Major disaster | Florida | Yesdeadline was Jun 29, 2009 |
| Apr 23, 2009 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line WindsDR-1833-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yesdeadline was Jun 22, 2009 |
| May 27, 2009 | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line WindsDR-1840-FL · Major disaster | Florida | Yesdeadline was Jul 27, 2009 |
More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.