Hodges, Alabama — Federal Disaster History

Franklin County, Alabama has been included in 22 federally declared disasters since 1973, most recently Hurricane Helene in 2024. The most common declaration type here is severe storm (8 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	8
Hurricane	6
Biological	2
Tornado	2
Fire	1
Snowstorm	1
Flood	1
Drought	1

Every Federal Declaration for Franklin County

#	Year	Type	Disaster
1.	2024	Hurricane	Hurricane Helene
2.	2020	Hurricane	Hurricane Sally
3.	2020	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
4.	2020	Biological	Covid-19
5.	2019	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
6.	2017	Hurricane	Hurricane Irma
7.	2016	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding
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.	2002	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes
15.	1999	Fire	Al - Russellville Fire - 09/18/99
16.	1999	Severe Storm	Riv-severe Winter Wx 12/23/98
17.	1994	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms, Freezing, Flooding
18.	1993	Snowstorm	Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm
19.	1991	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding
20.	1977	Drought	Drought
21.	1974	Tornado	Tornadoes
22.	1973	Tornado	Tornadoes & Flooding

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