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DR-4060-TN · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and

Declared for Tennessee on Mar 16, 2012, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 10 of them.

Mar 16, 2012declared
10areas designated
10open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodFeb 29, 2012 – Mar 2, 2012DeclaredMar 16, 2012Apply byMay 15, 2012Closed outJul 9, 2015

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
Bradley CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
Claiborne CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
Cumberland CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
DeKalb CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
Hamilton CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
McMinn CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
Overton CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012
Polk CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredMay 15, 2012

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