Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, Hail, High Winds
Declared for Tennessee on Mar 7, 1997, covering 29 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 22 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cheatham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Davidson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DeKalb County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Decatur County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dickson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dyer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Gibson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hardeman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hardin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henderson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Houston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Humphreys County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lauderdale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McNairy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Obion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Shelby County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stewart County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sumner County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tipton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Weakley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Tennessee: every FEMA declaration in Tennessee.