20declarations
14major disasters
5emergencies
1973first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Severe Storm6
Flood4
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Tropical Storm1
Tornado1
Severe Ice Storm1
Hurricane1
Fire1
Snowstorm1
By decade
11970s
11980s
31990s
42000s
42010s
72020s
Population: 23,528 in April 2020, 25,073 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Grainger County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | DR-4898-TN | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | IHPPA | $235.2 million |
| Jan 24, 2026 | EM-3635-TN | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | PA | — |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EM-3625-TN | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| Oct 2, 2024 | DR-4832-TN | Tropical Storm Helene | Tropical Storm | IHPPAHM | $690.0 million |
| May 8, 2021 | DR-4601-TN | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Tornado | IHPPAHM | $23.7 million |
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4514-TN | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $686.7 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3473-TN | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Apr 17, 2019 | DR-4427-TN | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Flood | PAHM | $24.7 million |
| Apr 2, 2015 | DR-4211-TN | Severe Winter Storm and Flooding | Severe Ice Storm | PAHM | $38.1 million |
| Jul 20, 2011 | DR-4005-TN | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and | Severe Storm | PAHM | $7.8 million |
| Mar 31, 2011 | DR-1965-TN | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $6.8 million |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | PA | $34.9 million |
| Mar 20, 2003 | DR-1456-TN | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $6.3 million |
| Apr 5, 2002 | DR-1408-TN | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $9.0 million |
| Nov 3, 2000 | FM-2348-TN | Tn-Greeneville Fire Complex-11/03/00 | Fire | PA | $93,973 |
| Apr 20, 1998 | DR-1215-TN | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Apr 14, 1994 | DR-1022-TN | Extensive Rainfall and Flash Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Mar 14, 1993 | EM-3095-TN | Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| May 25, 1984 | DR-708-TN | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | PA | — |
| Mar 21, 1973 | DR-366-TN | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |