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Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County recorded 15 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 9 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Montgomery County, AL

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

15
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
9
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2024
Most recent
$113.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Montgomery County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 15 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $113.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 01101
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
92.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 92.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status90.4
Household characteristics87.6
Racial and ethnic minority status95.4
Housing type and transportation80.7

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
91.8
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$87.3MRelatively Moderate
NRI social vulnerability71.3Relatively High
Community resilience72.5Relatively High

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Emergency protective measures(B)91$54,824,351
Parks and recreation(G)128$30,595,731
Debris removal(A)80$24,500,874
Roads and bridges(C)65$1,458,361
Utilities(F)15$854,212
Buildings and equipment(E)129$661,674
Management costs(Z)3$68,893
All categories511$112,964,096

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 344 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

DR-4573 2020$21K
343 days to first federal obligation
DR-4563 2020$17.3M
345 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Sally 2020$51K
165 days to first federal obligation
DR-4554 2020$28K
357 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$41.8M
477 days to first federal obligation
DR-4349 2017$965K
231 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

12,850
valid registrations
6,592
households approved
$19,873,037
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$6,899,554
Rental assistance$2,451,577
Other needs$10,459,607

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$982,356
federal mitigation share
12
funded projects
49
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)12$982,356

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

7
state declarations with local storm evidence
30
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Alabama: April 2017-present structured Governor archive; 2000-April 2017 gap disclosed

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Jun 10, 2023AL-SOE-2023-06-10-state-of-emergency-june-10-2023-severe-weatherState of Emergency: June 10, 2023 Severe WeatherHailNot reported
Mar 24, 2023AL-SOE-2023-03-24-state-of-emergency-march-24-2023-severe-weatherState of Emergency: March 24, 2023 Severe WeatherHailNot reported
Jan 12, 2023AL-SOE-2023-01-12-state-of-emergency-severe-weatherState of Emergency: Severe WeatherThunderstorm WindNot reported
Mar 16, 2021AL-SOE-2021-03-16-state-of-emergency-severe-weatherState of Emergency: Severe WeatherTornadoNot reported
Apr 12, 2020AL-SOE-2020-04-12-state-of-emergency-severe-weatherState of Emergency: Severe WeatherThunderstorm WindNot reported
Jun 29, 2018AL-SOE-2018-06-29-state-of-emergency-june-28-severe-weather-power-outagesState of Emergency: June 28 Severe Weather, Power OutagesThunderstorm WindNot reported
Jun 20, 2017AL-SOE-2017-06-20-state-of-emergency-tropical-storm-cindyState of Emergency: Tropical Storm CindyFlash FloodNot reported

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneSep 26, 2024EM-3618-ALEM
HurricaneSep 14, 2020EM-3545-ALEM
BiologicalMar 29, 2020DR-4503-ALDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3472-ALEM
HurricaneOct 12, 2018EM-3407-ALEM
HurricaneOct 8, 2017EM-3394-ALEM
HurricaneSep 11, 2017EM-3389-ALEM
Severe StormApr 28, 2011DR-1971-ALDR
Severe StormApr 27, 2011EM-3319-ALEM
Severe StormJun 3, 2009DR-1842-ALDR
HurricaneAug 30, 2008EM-3292-ALEM
Severe StormMar 3, 2007DR-1687-ALDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3237-ALEM
HurricaneJul 10, 2005DR-1593-ALDR
HurricaneSep 15, 2004DR-1549-ALDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 15 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 26, 2024EM-3618-ALEMHurricaneHurricane Helene
Sep 14, 2020EM-3545-ALEMHurricaneHurricane Sally
Mar 29, 2020DR-4503-ALDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3472-ALEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 12, 2018EM-3407-ALEMHurricaneHurricane Michael
Oct 8, 2017EM-3394-ALEMHurricaneHurricane Nate
Sep 11, 2017EM-3389-ALEMHurricaneHurricane Irma
Apr 28, 2011DR-1971-ALDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 27, 2011EM-3319-ALEMSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds
Jun 3, 2009DR-1842-ALDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, And Straight-Line Winds
Aug 30, 2008EM-3292-ALEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Mar 3, 2007DR-1687-ALDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes
Sep 10, 2005EM-3237-ALEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jul 10, 2005DR-1593-ALDRHurricaneHurricane Dennis
Sep 15, 2004DR-1549-ALDRHurricaneHurricane 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.

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