Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Tennessee on Jan 13, 1998, covering 39 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bledsoe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bradley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Campbell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cannon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chester County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cocke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crockett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DeKalb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fentress County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gibson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grundy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hawkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Haywood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Meigs County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Overton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pickett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Putnam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rhea County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Roane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Scott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sequatchie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sevier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sullivan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tipton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Unicoi County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Van Buren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1196-NY · Major disaster | New York | Yes |
| Jan 15, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1200-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yes |
| Mar 9, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1208-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yes |
| Mar 11, 1998 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1209-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yes |
More from Tennessee: every FEMA declaration in Tennessee.