FEMADR-1208-ALMajor disasterDeclared March 9, 1998
DR-1208-AL: Alabama Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alabama (DR-1208-AL) on March 9, 1998 for the incident of March 7, 1998 to March 21, 1998; it covers 12 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1208-AL (also written FEMA-1208-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alabama
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms and Flooding
- Incident period
- March 7, 1998 to March 21, 1998
- Declared
- March 9, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for Alabama in 1998
- Status
- closed out on August 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Conecuh (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Covington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crenshaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dale (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Escambia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Geneva (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Randolph (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/1208. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.