DisasterLookup
DR-4251-AL · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

Declared for Alabama on Jan 21, 2016, covering 39 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Jan 21, 2016declared
39areas designated
0open to household applications
$33.9Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodDec 23, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015DeclaredJan 21, 2016Closed outMar 27, 2025

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
Autauga CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Barbour CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Blount CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Bullock CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Butler CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Chambers CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Cherokee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Clay CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Cleburne CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Coffee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Colbert CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Conecuh CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Covington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Crenshaw CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Cullman CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Dale CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
DeKalb CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Elmore CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Escambia CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Fayette CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Franklin CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Geneva CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Henry CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Houston CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jackson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lamar CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lawrence CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lowndes CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Macon CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Marion CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Marshall CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Monroe CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Perry CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Pike CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Russell CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
St. Clair CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Walker CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Winston CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Nov 25, 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4245-TX · Major disasterTexas Severe Storm22Yesdeadline was Jan 25, 2016
Jan 2, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingEM-3374-MO · EmergencyMissouri Flood74No
Jan 4, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4248-MS · Major disasterMississippi Severe Storm12Yesdeadline was Mar 4, 2016
Jan 21, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4250-MO · Major disasterMissouri Flood52Yesdeadline was Mar 21, 2016
Feb 5, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4254-AR · Major disasterArkansas Severe Storm38Yesdeadline was Apr 5, 2016