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DR-1464-TN · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Declared for Tennessee on May 8, 2003, covering 73 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 69 of them.

May 8, 2003declared
73areas designated
69open to household applications
$38.4Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMay 4, 2003 – May 30, 2003DeclaredMay 8, 2003Apply byJul 7, 2003Closed outJan 18, 2012

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Anderson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Bedford CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Benton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Bledsoe CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Blount CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Bradley CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Campbell CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Cannon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Carroll CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Cheatham CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Chester CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Cocke CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Coffee CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Crockett CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Cumberland CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Davidson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
DeKalb CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Decatur CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Dickson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Dyer CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Fayette CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Gibson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Giles CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Grundy CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hamilton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Hardeman CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Hardin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Haywood CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Henderson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Henry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Hickman CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Houston CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Humphreys CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Jackson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Knox CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Lake CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Lauderdale CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Lawrence CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Lewis CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Lincoln CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Loudon CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Macon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Madison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Marion CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Marshall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Maury CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
McMinn CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Meigs CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Montgomery CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Morgan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Obion CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Perry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Polk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Rhea CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Roane CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Robertson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Rutherford CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Sequatchie CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Sevier CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Shelby CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Smith CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Stewart CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Sumner CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Tipton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Trousdale CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Warren CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Weakley CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
White CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Williamson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 7, 2003
Wilson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJul 7, 2003

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
May 6, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1462-KS · Major disasterKansas Severe Storm15Yesdeadline was Jul 7, 2003
May 6, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1463-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm76Yesdeadline was Jul 7, 2003
May 12, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1466-AL · Major disasterAlabama Severe Storm38Yesdeadline was Jul 11, 2003
May 15, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1469-IL · Major disasterIllinois Severe Storm16Yesdeadline was Jul 14, 2003
Jun 6, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1472-AR · Major disasterArkansas Severe Storm23Yesdeadline was Aug 19, 2003
Jul 11, 2003Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1476-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm46Yesdeadline was Sep 9, 2003

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