Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Declared for Tennessee on Jun 23, 2017, covering 14 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blount County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Loudon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Putnam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rhea County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Roane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sevier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Shelby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Smith County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Tennessee: every FEMA declaration in Tennessee.