Federal funds are now available to fix damage from nine tornadoes that hit Alabama in March after President Biden on Friday approved a major disaster declaration for the state.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal funding will aid recovery efforts in areas of Alabama affected by nine tornadoes and other storms from March 24 through 27.

Biden’s designation approves federal money for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes in Chambers, Colbert, Coosa, Elmore, Lauderdale, Macon, Marion, Morgan, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties.

Federal funding is also available for storm planning statewide, according to FEMA.

A Hartselle man died after he became trapped underneath his trailer during one of the late March storms.

Also in north Alabama, an elderly woman was killed when a tornado hit her home near the Tennessee state line north of Huntsville.