42 Alabama Counties Now Approved for Disaster Aid

Monroe County has been approved for federal disaster aid, which brings the total number of Alabama counties covered to 42.

Assistance is available to households and businesses as part of Alabama’s federal disaster declaration.

Counties approved earlier for aid were: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington and Winston.

Some of the counties were affected by tornadoes on April 15 and others by tornadoes on April 27.