Fulton, Alabama — Federal Disaster History

Clarke County, Alabama has been included in 28 federally declared disasters since 1973, most recently Hurricane Helene in 2024. The most common declaration type here is hurricane (17 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
Hurricane	17
Severe Storm	6
Biological	2
Snowstorm	1
Drought	1
Tornado	1

Every Federal Declaration for Clarke County

#	Year	Type	Disaster
1.	2024	Hurricane	Hurricane Helene
2.	2020	Hurricane	Hurricane Zeta
3.	2020	Hurricane	Hurricane Sally
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 Nate
9.	2017	Hurricane	Hurricane Irma
10.	2011	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding
11.	2011	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds
12.	2009	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
13.	2009	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes & Straight-line
14.	2008	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav
15.	2005	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
16.	2005	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina
17.	2005	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina
18.	2005	Hurricane	Hurricane Dennis
19.	2004	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan
20.	2003	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
21.	1998	Hurricane	Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98
22.	1998	Hurricane	Hurricane Georges
23.	1995	Hurricane	Hurricane Opal
24.	1993	Snowstorm	Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm
25.	1990	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
26.	1979	Hurricane	Hurricane Frederic
27.	1977	Drought	Drought
28.	1973	Tornado	Tornadoes & Flooding

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Declarations Summaries. County-level declarations only.