Brantleyville, Alabama — Federal Disaster History
Shelby County, Alabama has been included in 26 federally declared disasters since 1973, most recently Hurricane Helene in 2024. The most common declaration type here is severe storm (9 of them). Declarations are made by the President when a disaster overwhelms state and local response capacity, and they unlock federal recovery funding.
Declarations by Type
| Declarations | |
|---|---|
| Severe Storm | 9 |
| Hurricane | 8 |
| Flood | 3 |
| Biological | 2 |
| Fire | 1 |
| Snowstorm | 1 |
| Drought | 1 |
| Tornado | 1 |
Every Federal Declaration for Shelby County
| # | Year | Type | Disaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2024 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2. | 2021 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| 3. | 2021 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| 4. | 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 5. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 6. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 7. | 2017 | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate |
| 8. | 2017 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 9. | 2011 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding |
| 10. | 2011 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds |
| 11. | 2008 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| 12. | 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 13. | 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dennis |
| 14. | 2004 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 15. | 2003 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| 16. | 2002 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| 17. | 1999 | Fire | Al - Chelsea Fire - 09/18/99 |
| 18. | 1994 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornado, And Flooding |
| 19. | 1993 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm |
| 20. | 1990 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 21. | 1983 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms,flooding And Tornadoes |
| 22. | 1979 | Flood | Storms, Wind, Flooding |
| 23. | 1977 | Drought | Drought |
| 24. | 1975 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 25. | 1975 | Tornado | Tornadoes |
| 26. | 1973 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Declarations Summaries. County-level declarations only.