Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Alabama on May 21, 2020, covering 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blount County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Butler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chambers County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Choctaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Colbert County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Covington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Crenshaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cullman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dallas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lamar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Limestone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Macon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Perry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Tuscaloosa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wilcox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2020 | Severe Storms and FloodingEM-3525-MI · Emergency | Michigan | No |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4549-HI · Major disaster | Hawaii | No |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4547-MI · Major disaster | Michigan | Yesdeadline was Sep 30, 2020 |
More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.