FEMADR-1250-ALMajor disasterDeclared September 30, 1998
DR-1250-AL: Alabama Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alabama (DR-1250-AL) on September 30, 1998 for the incident of September 25, 1998 to October 6, 1998; it covers 14 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1250-AL (also written FEMA-1250-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alabama
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98
- Incident period
- September 25, 1998 to October 6, 1998
- Declared
- September 30, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 major disaster declarations for Alabama in 1998
- Status
- closed out on August 19, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Choctaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Conecuh (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Covington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Crenshaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Escambia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Geneva (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | 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?
$6.7 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1250. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.