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DR-422-AL · Major disaster declaration

Tornadoes

Declared for Alabama on Apr 4, 1974, covering 20 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 20 of them.

Apr 4, 1974declared
20areas designated
20open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 4, 1974DeclaredApr 4, 1974Closed outNov 3, 1978

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Blount CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cherokee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cleburne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Colbert CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cullman CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Etowah CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Fayette CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Franklin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lamar CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lawrence CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Limestone CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Madison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Marion CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Morgan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pickens CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Tuscaloosa CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Walker CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Winston CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-423-IN · Major disasterIndiana Tornado39Yes
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-420-KY · Major disasterKentucky Tornado34Yes
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-421-OH · Major disasterOhio Tornado14Yes
Apr 4, 1974TornadoesDR-424-TN · Major disasterTennessee Tornado45Yes
Apr 5, 1974TornadoesDR-425-GA · Major disasterGeorgia Tornado20Yes
Apr 11, 1974TornadoesDR-427-IL · Major disasterIllinois Tornado4Yes
Apr 12, 1974TornadoesDR-429-MI · Major disasterMichigan Tornado1Yes
Apr 12, 1974TornadoesDR-428-NC · Major disasterNorth Carolina Tornado6Yes
Apr 26, 1974TornadoesDR-431-WI · Major disasterWisconsin Tornado4Yes

More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.