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TN · state · population 7,227,750 (2024)

Disaster declarations in Tennessee

Every federal declaration for Tennessee from 1963 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

97declarations 78major disasters 9emergencies 10fire declarations $3.23 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Severe Storm45
Flood19
Fire11
Tornado8
Severe Ice Storm4
Winter Storm3
Biological2
Tropical Storm2
Snowstorm1
Hurricane1
Other1

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Tennessee where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Jackson County3512,376
Davidson County28729,505
Decatur County2811,800
Gibson County2851,422
Hardin County2827,617
Houston County288,538
Shelby County28910,530
Dickson County2757,641
Henderson County2728,183
Wayne County2715,974
Cumberland County2665,618
Humphreys County2619,554
Scott County2622,517
Bledsoe County2515,591
Campbell County2540,238

All declarations

97 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Mar 27, 1963 DR-151-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jul 11, 1969 DR-263-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
May 18, 1971 DR-306-TN Tornado Tornado 3IAPA —
May 15, 1972 DR-331-TN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 4PA —
Mar 21, 1973 DR-366-TN Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 47IAPA —
May 11, 1973 DR-382-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Jun 28, 1973 DR-395-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 12IAPA —
Apr 4, 1974 DR-424-TN Tornadoes Tornado 45IAPA —
Mar 22, 1975 DR-459-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 46IAPA —
Apr 29, 1977 DR-533-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
Nov 12, 1977 DR-544-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 6IAPA —
May 7, 1979 DR-585-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 14IAPA —
Aug 24, 1982 DR-666-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
Sep 22, 1982 DR-668-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IA —
May 25, 1984 DR-708-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 10PA —
Feb 27, 1990 DR-858-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 3IAPA —
Jan 4, 1991 DR-889-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 22IAPA —
Jun 21, 1991 DR-910-TN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 9PA —
Feb 28, 1994 DR-1010-TN Severe Winter Ice Storm,flash Flooding Severe Storm 71PA —
Apr 14, 1994 DR-1022-TN Extensive Rainfall and Flash Flooding Flood 17IAPA —
Jun 14, 1995 DR-1057-TN Tornadoes Tornado 5PA —
Mar 7, 1997 DR-1167-TN Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, Hail, High Winds Tornado 29IAPA —
Apr 2, 1997 DR-1171-TN Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 6IAPA —
Jan 13, 1998 DR-1197-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 39IAPA —
Apr 20, 1998 DR-1215-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 43IAPA —
Jul 23, 1998 DR-1235-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 2IAPA —
Jan 15, 1999 DR-1260-TN Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 33PAHM $11.7 million
Jan 19, 1999 DR-1262-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes and High Winds Severe Storm 24IAPAHM $16.9 million
May 12, 1999 DR-1275-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 18IAPAHM $6.2 million
Jun 12, 2000 DR-1331-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 15PAHM $4.1 million
Aug 15, 2001 DR-1387-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 8IAPAHM $4.4 million
Apr 5, 2002 DR-1408-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 37IAPAHM $9.0 million
Nov 13, 2002 DR-1441-TN Severe Storms and Tornados Severe Storm 22IHPIAPAHM $5.7 million
Mar 20, 2003 DR-1456-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 28PAHM $6.3 million
May 8, 2003 DR-1464-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 73IHPIAPAHM $65.5 million
Jul 29, 2003 DR-1482-TN Severe Storms, High Winds, and Heavy Rain Severe Storm 2IHPIAPAHM $58.9 million
Oct 7, 2004 DR-1568-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 15PAHM $6.2 million
Apr 5, 2006 DR-1634-TN Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 15IHPIAPAHM $14.8 million
Feb 7, 2008 DR-1745-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 19IHPPAHM $22.6 million
Feb 17, 2009 DR-1821-TN Severe Winter Storm and Flooding Severe Ice Storm 7PAHM $6.7 million
May 15, 2009 DR-1839-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $5.2 million
Jul 13, 2009 DR-1851-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 3PAHM $10.2 million
Aug 21, 2009 DR-1856-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $2.4 million
May 4, 2010 DR-1909-TN Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 49IHPPAHM $480.0 million
Sep 15, 2010 DR-1937-TN Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 10PAHM $4.5 million
Mar 31, 2011 DR-1965-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 13PAHM $6.8 million
May 1, 2011 DR-1974-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding Severe Storm 52IHPPAHM $67.7 million
May 9, 2011 DR-1978-TN Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 9PAHM $8.2 million
May 9, 2011 DR-1979-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 18IHPPAHM $34.0 million
Apr 13, 1999 FM-2250-TN Tn - Wildfires 4/13/99 Fire 3PA —
Nov 2, 2000 FM-2346-TN Tn - Knoxville Fire Complex - 11/02/00 Fire 2PA $254,259
Nov 3, 2000 FM-2347-TN Tn - Cookeville Fire Complex - 11/03/00 Fire 2PA $385,486
Nov 3, 2000 FM-2348-TN Tn-Greeneville Fire Complex-11/03/00 Fire 3PA $93,973
Nov 3, 2001 FM-2387-TN Tn - Chattanooga Fire Complex - 11/03/01 Fire 6PA $1.2 million
Nov 14, 2001 FM-2389-TN Tn - Ridge Crest Fire - 11/14/2001 Fire 1PA $532,317
Mar 14, 1993 EM-3095-TN Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm Snowstorm 57PA —
Sep 5, 2005 EM-3217-TN Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 95PA $34.9 million
May 4, 2011 EM-3321-TN Flooding Flood 4PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3473-TN COVID-19 Biological 95PA —
Jan 5, 2021 EM-3552-TN Explosion Other 1PA —
Dec 13, 2021 EM-3576-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado 9PA —
Sep 27, 2024 EM-3620-TN Tropical Storm Helene Tropical Storm 8PA —
Apr 2, 2025 EM-3625-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 95PA —
Jan 24, 2026 EM-3635-TN Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 95PA —
Jul 20, 2011 DR-4005-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Severe Storm 7PAHM $7.8 million
Mar 16, 2012 DR-4060-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Severe Storm 10IHPHM $1.0 million
Apr 11, 2014 DR-4171-TN Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 10PAHM $8.0 million
Aug 13, 2014 DR-4189-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 23PAHM $5.9 million
Apr 2, 2015 DR-4211-TN Severe Winter Storm and Flooding Severe Ice Storm 45PAHM $38.1 million
Dec 15, 2016 DR-4293-TN Wildfires Fire 1IHPPAHM $7.3 million
Jun 23, 2017 DR-4320-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 14PAHM $34.1 million
Apr 17, 2019 DR-4427-TN Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Flood 59PAHM $24.7 million
Dec 6, 2019 DR-4471-TN Severe Storm and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 10PAHM $14.1 million
Mar 5, 2020 DR-4476-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Tornado 6IHPPAHM $89.6 million
Apr 2, 2020 DR-4514-TN COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 95IHPPAHM $686.7 million
Apr 24, 2020 DR-4541-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 9IHPPAHM $101.4 million
Jul 9, 2020 DR-4550-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 20PAHM $15.9 million
Apr 21, 2021 DR-4594-TN Severe Winter Storms Severe Ice Storm 13PAHM $17.9 million
May 8, 2021 DR-4601-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Tornado 24IHPPAHM $23.7 million
Aug 23, 2021 DR-4609-TN Severe Storm and Flooding Flood 4IHPPAHM $65.1 million
Jan 14, 2022 DR-4637-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Tornado 14IHPPAHM $21.2 million
Mar 11, 2022 DR-4645-TN Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 7PAHM $36.3 million
Mar 8, 2023 DR-4691-TN Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 11PAHM $8.1 million
Apr 7, 2023 DR-4701-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 13IHPPAHM $53.0 million
May 17, 2023 DR-4712-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornado Severe Storm 45PAHM $29.4 million
Aug 17, 2023 DR-4729-TN Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 3PAHM $21.7 million
Sep 4, 2023 DR-4735-TN Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm 4PAHM $14.7 million
Sep 27, 2023 DR-4742-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornado Severe Storm 10PAHM $10.1 million
Dec 13, 2023 DR-4751-TN Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 9IHPPAHM $21.5 million
Jun 17, 2024 DR-4792-TN Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $14.6 million
Oct 2, 2024 DR-4832-TN Tropical Storm Helene Tropical Storm 14IHPPAHM $690.0 million
Jun 19, 2025 DR-4878-TN Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 30IHPPA $38.9 million
Feb 6, 2026 DR-4898-TN Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 95IHPPA $235.2 million
Nov 9, 2016 FM-5159-TN Flippers Bend Fire Fire 1PAHM $2.3 million
Nov 11, 2016 FM-5160-TN Smith Mountain Fire Complex Fire 3PAHM $324,253
Nov 19, 2016 FM-5165-TN East Miller Cove Fire Fire 1PAHM $119,555
Nov 28, 2016 FM-5167-TN Chimney Top Fire Fire 1PAHM —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.