Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-1971)

Incident period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011

Major Disaster Declaration declared on April 28, 2011

Updates

October 7, 2011

Old Friends Reunite to Rebuild a Storm-Hardy Alabama Home

BIRMINGHAM, Ala – A Pratt City man who lost his home in Alabama's April 27 tornado outbreak has hired his friend, an expert in storm-safe building techniques, to rebuild his home to be safer and more wind-resistant.

September 28, 2011

Whole Community Recovery Continues in Alabama

Alabama recovery uses "whole community" approach, including Gov. Bentley's Tornado Recovery Action Council.

September 9, 2011

FEMA Donates Safe Room Demo Model to Birmingham City Schools

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Up and coming architects and builders attending Birmingham City Schools now have a real-world guide for building a wind-resistant safe room. A safe room demonstration model was recently donated to the system’s new Academy of Architecture and Design by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

News Releases

October 31, 2011

Six Months After Tornadoes, Alabama Recovery Groups Address Unmet Needs

October 25, 2011

Six Months Later, Long-Term Recovery Becomes Focus in Alabama

September 28, 2011

Major Steps Toward Recovery

Main Content

Preliminary Damage Assessment

Alabama, FEMA-1971-DR (PDF 21KB)

State/Tribal Government:

Alabama

Assistance to State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments and Certain Private-Non-Profit Organizations

Contact your State or Tribal Emergency Management Office to learn more about the Public Assistance program.

Are you a disaster survivor?

Apply Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
Apply via a smartphone at m.fema.gov
Or apply by Phone by calling (800) 621-3362 or TTY (800) 462-7585.

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Geographic Information

Financial Assistance to Help Families and Communities Recover

Individual Assistance
Public Assistance
Definitions

Individual Assistance Definitions

Individuals & Household Program (IHP): Provides money and services to people in Presidentially declared disaster areas.

Housing Assistance (HA): Provides assistance for disaster-related housing needs.

Other Needs Assistance (ONA): Provides assistance for other disaster-related needs, such as furnishings, transportation, and medical.

Public Assistance Definitions

Public Assistance (PA): Disaster grant assistance available for communities to quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Emergency Work (Categories A-B): Work that must be performed to reduce or eliminate an immediate threat to life, protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property that is significantly threatened due to disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Permanent Work (Categories C-G): Work that is required to restore a damaged facility, through repair or restoration, to its pre-disaster design, function, and capacity in accordance with applicable codes and standards

*Dollars Approved: Assistance dollars approved but not necessarily disbursed.

*Dollars Obligated: Funds made available to the State via electronic transfer following FEMA's final review and approval of Public Assistance projects.