FEMADR-1070-ALMajor disasterDeclared October 4, 1995
DR-1070-AL: Alabama Hurricane Opal
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alabama (DR-1070-AL) on October 4, 1995 for the incident of October 4, 1995 to October 8, 1995; it covers 38 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1070-AL (also written FEMA-1070-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alabama
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Opal
- Incident period
- October 4, 1995 to October 8, 1995
- Declared
- October 4, 1995
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Alabama in 1995
- Status
- closed out on May 29, 2007
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Baldwin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Barbour (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bullock (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chambers (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chilton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cleburne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Conecuh (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Coosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Covington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crenshaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cullman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dale (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Elmore (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Escambia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Etowah (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Geneva (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mobile (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Russell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Clair (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Talladega (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tallapoosa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1070. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.