Tropical Storm Helene
Declared for Tennessee on Oct 2, 2024, covering 14 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Claiborne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cocke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Grainger County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Hamblen County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hawkins County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Sevier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sullivan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Unicoi County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 7, 2025 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneEM-3615-FL · Emergency | Florida | No |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneEM-3620-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneDR-4827-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yesdeadline was Apr 7, 2025 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Tropical Storm HeleneDR-4831-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yesdeadline was Dec 2, 2024 |
More from Tennessee: every FEMA declaration in Tennessee.