Lowndes County, Alabama

Name: Lowndes County, Alabama FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Lowndes County recorded 14 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 8 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Sep 2024

Most recent

$420K

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Lowndes County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 14 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Zeta in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $419,663 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)	7	$270,204
Debris removal(A)	9	$111,558
Emergency protective measures(B)	4	$25,584
Buildings and equipment(E)	7	$11,229
Parks and recreation(G)	1	$1,088
All categories	28	$419,663

Most common hazards

Hurricane 9
Severe Storm 3
Biological 2

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Lowndes County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Hurricane	Sep 26, 2024	EM-3618-AL	EM
Hurricane	Dec 10, 2020	DR-4573-AL	DR
Hurricane	Sep 14, 2020	EM-3545-AL	EM
Biological	Mar 29, 2020	DR-4503-AL	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3472-AL	EM
Hurricane	Oct 8, 2017	EM-3394-AL	EM
Hurricane	Sep 11, 2017	EM-3389-AL	EM
Severe Storm	Jan 21, 2016	DR-4251-AL	DR
Severe Storm	Apr 28, 2011	DR-1971-AL	DR
Severe Storm	Apr 27, 2011	EM-3319-AL	EM
Hurricane	Aug 30, 2008	EM-3292-AL	EM
Hurricane	Sep 10, 2005	EM-3237-AL	EM
Hurricane	Jul 10, 2005	DR-1593-AL	DR
Hurricane	Sep 15, 2004	DR-1549-AL	DR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 14 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Sep 26, 2024	EM-3618-AL	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Helene
Dec 10, 2020	DR-4573-AL	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Zeta
Sep 14, 2020	EM-3545-AL	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Sally
Mar 29, 2020	DR-4503-AL	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3472-AL	EM	Biological	Covid-19
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
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
Aug 30, 2008	EM-3292-AL	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav
Sep 10, 2005	EM-3237-AL	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jul 10, 2005	DR-1593-AL	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Dennis
Sep 15, 2004	DR-1549-AL	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan

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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Alabama's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the 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.