Egypt, Alabama — Federal Disaster History
Etowah County, Alabama has been included in 29 federally declared disasters since 1973, most recently Hurricane Helene in 2024. The most common declaration type here is severe storm (12 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 | 12 |
| Hurricane | 7 |
| Flood | 3 |
| Biological | 2 |
| Tornado | 2 |
| Fire | 1 |
| Snowstorm | 1 |
| Drought | 1 |
Every Federal Declaration for Etowah County
| # | Year | Type | Disaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2024 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2. | 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 3. | 2020 | Severe Storm | Severe Thunderstorms |
| 4. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 5. | 2020 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 6. | 2018 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| 7. | 2017 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 8. | 2014 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding |
| 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. | 2004 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 14. | 2003 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| 15. | 2002 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| 16. | 2001 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| 17. | 2001 | Fire | Al - North East Alabama Fire Complex - 11/20/2001 |
| 18. | 2000 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| 19. | 1996 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Ice And Flooding |
| 20. | 1995 | Hurricane | Hurricane Opal |
| 21. | 1994 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Freezing, Flooding |
| 22. | 1993 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm |
| 23. | 1990 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 24. | 1979 | Flood | Storms, Wind, Flooding |
| 25. | 1977 | Drought | Drought |
| 26. | 1977 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 27. | 1974 | Tornado | Tornadoes |
| 28. | 1973 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 29. | 1973 | Tornado | Tornadoes & Flooding |
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Declarations Summaries. County-level declarations only.