Tornadoes & Flooding
Declared for Alabama on Mar 27, 1973, covering 28 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 28 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chilton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Choctaw County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clarke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Colbert County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cullman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DeKalb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Escambia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Etowah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lamar County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lauderdale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Limestone County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marshall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mobile County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Morgan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| St. Clair County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sumter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tuscaloosa County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Walker County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wilcox County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Winston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1973 | Tornadoes & FloodingDR-370-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yes |
More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.