Heavy Rains & Flooding
Declared for Tennessee on Mar 21, 1973, covering 47 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bedford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bledsoe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Blount County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bradley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cannon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Claiborne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cocke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Coffee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Giles County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grainger County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grundy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hamblen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hamilton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hancock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hardin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hawkins County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hickman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Knox County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Loudon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marshall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Maury County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McMinn County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Meigs County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Moore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rhea County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Roane County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rutherford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sequatchie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sevier County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sullivan County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Unicoi County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Van Buren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| White County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1973 | Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-384-ME · Major disaster | Maine | No |
More from Tennessee: every FEMA declaration in Tennessee.