Disaster Data / States / Alabama
Alabama: Federal Disaster Declarations
Alabama has recorded 54 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 41 major disasters, 11 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #22 nationally by total declarations.
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 28
- Hurricane 19
- Biological 4
- Fire 2
- Tornado 1
All declarations on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 54 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | EM-3618-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| May 5, 2023 | DR-4710-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Jan 15, 2023 | DR-4684-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Dec 21, 2021 | DR-4632-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Apr 26, 2021 | DR-4596-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Mar 28, 2021 | DR-4591-AL | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Dec 10, 2020 | DR-4573-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Zeta |
| Sep 20, 2020 | DR-4563-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| Sep 14, 2020 | EM-3545-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| Jul 10, 2020 | DR-4554-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Jul 10, 2020 | DR-4555-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Thunderstorms |
| May 21, 2020 | DR-4546-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 29, 2020 | DR-4503-AL | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3472-AL | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3528-AL | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Apr 17, 2019 | DR-4426-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Mar 5, 2019 | DR-4419-AL | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Nov 5, 2018 | DR-4406-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael |
| Oct 12, 2018 | EM-3407-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael |
| Apr 26, 2018 | DR-4362-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Nov 16, 2017 | DR-4349-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate |
| Oct 8, 2017 | EM-3394-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate |
| Sep 11, 2017 | EM-3389-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| Jan 21, 2016 | DR-4251-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| May 2, 2014 | DR-4176-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Sep 21, 2012 | DR-4082-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaac |
| Feb 1, 2012 | DR-4052-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 28, 2011 | DR-1971-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EM-3319-AL | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds |
| May 3, 2010 | DR-1908-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Dec 31, 2009 | DR-1870-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Dec 22, 2009 | DR-1866-AL | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Ida |
| Jun 3, 2009 | DR-1842-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, And Straight-Line Winds |
| May 8, 2009 | DR-1836-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds |
| Apr 28, 2009 | DR-1835-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes & Straight-Line |
| Sep 26, 2008 | DR-1797-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Hurricane Ike |
| Sep 10, 2008 | DR-1789-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| Aug 30, 2008 | EM-3292-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| Mar 3, 2007 | DR-1687-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3237-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 29, 2005 | DR-1605-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| Aug 28, 2005 | EM-3214-AL | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| Jul 10, 2005 | DR-1593-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Dennis |
| Sep 15, 2004 | DR-1549-AL | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| May 12, 2003 | DR-1466-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Nov 14, 2002 | DR-1442-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Oct 9, 2002 | DR-1438-AL | DR | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Isidore |
| Dec 7, 2001 | DR-1399-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Nov 20, 2001 | FM-2395-AL | FM | Fire | Al - North East Alabama Fire Complex - 11/20/2001 |
| Mar 5, 2001 | DR-1362-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Dec 18, 2000 | DR-1352-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Sep 17, 2000 | FM-2339-AL | FM | Fire | Al - County Line Fire - 09/17/2000 |
| Mar 17, 2000 | DR-1322-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Feb 18, 2000 | DR-1317-AL | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 5 declaration requests from Alabama since FY2000, a denial rate of 8.5%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2021 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Apr 19, 2011 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Feb 1, 2010 | Major Disaster | Freezing |
| Sep 12, 2008 | Emergency | Hurricane |
| Feb 8, 2008 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
How these numbers are built
Every figure is drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA datasets: the Disaster Declarations Summaries for declarations and the Declaration Denials dataset for turndowns, rebuilt automatically each week. A "declaration" is one unique combination of declaration type (DR / EM / FM), disaster number, and state, so a single disaster affecting five states counts as five declarations. Years are federal fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Totals on this page cover complete fiscal years only; the current in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.