Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
Declared for Alabama on Apr 26, 2021, covering 8 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bibb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Hale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Shelby County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jun 25, 2021 |
More from Alabama: every FEMA declaration in Alabama.