Alabama: FEMA disaster declarations
Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC
Data last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC. FEMA may have newer records.
FEMA has issued 103 declarations for Alabama since 27 Feb 1961. The most recent is Hurricane Isaias, declared 9 Oct 2026.
- Major disaster declarations
- 75
- Emergency declarations
- 19
- Fire management assistance declarations
- 9
- Declarations covering the whole state
- 1
These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.
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Latest declarations
| Declaration | Incident type | Declared | ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Isaias | Hurricane | 9 Oct 2026 | EM-3656-AL |
| Hurricane Helene | Hurricane | 26 Sep 2024 | EM-3618-AL |
| Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 5 May 2023 | DR-4710-AL |
| Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 15 Jan 2023 | DR-4684-AL |
| Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 21 Dec 2021 | DR-4632-AL |
| Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 26 Apr 2021 | DR-4596-AL |
| COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | 28 Mar 2021 | DR-4591-AL |
| Hurricane Zeta | Hurricane | 10 Dec 2020 | DR-4573-AL |
| Hurricane Sally | Hurricane | 20 Sep 2020 | DR-4563-AL |
| Hurricane Sally | Hurricane | 14 Sep 2020 | EM-3545-AL |
| Severe Thunderstorms | Severe Storm | 10 Jul 2020 | DR-4555-AL |
| Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 10 Jul 2020 | DR-4554-AL |
| Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 21 May 2020 | DR-4546-AL |
| COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | 29 Mar 2020 | DR-4503-AL |
| COVID-19 | Biological | 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3528-AL |
| COVID-19 | Biological | 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3472-AL |
| Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (FEMA website) | Severe Storm | 17 Apr 2019 | DR-4426-AL |
| Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes (FEMA website) | Tornado | 5 Mar 2019 | DR-4419-AL |
| Hurricane Michael (FEMA website) | Hurricane | 5 Nov 2018 | DR-4406-AL |
| Hurricane Michael (FEMA website) | Hurricane | 12 Oct 2018 | EM-3407-AL |
Most common incident types
| Incident type | Declarations |
|---|---|
| Severe Storm | 45 |
| Hurricane | 26 |
| Flood | 10 |
| Fire | 9 |
| Tornado | 7 |
| Biological | 4 |
| Snowstorm | 1 |
| Drought | 1 |
Declarations by county
FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026
- None
- 1–10 (0)
- 11–20 (7)
- 21–30 (52)
- 31–40 (7)
- 41 or more (1)
67 counties named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole state are not counted here.