DR-4898-TN · Major disaster declaration
Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Tennessee on Feb 6, 2026, covering 95 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 29 of them.
Feb 6, 2026declared
95areas designated
29open to household applications
$107.6Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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.
Designated areas
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 not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bedford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Benton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Bledsoe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Blount County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bradley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Campbell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cannon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Carter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cheatham County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Chester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Claiborne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Cocke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Coffee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crockett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Davidson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| DeKalb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Decatur County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Dickson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Dyer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Fayette County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Fentress County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gibson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Giles County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grainger County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grundy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hamblen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hamilton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hardeman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Hardin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Hawkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Haywood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Henry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hickman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Houston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Humphreys County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lauderdale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lewis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Loudon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Macon County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Maury County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| McMinn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McNairy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Meigs County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Moore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Obion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Overton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Pickett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Putnam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rhea County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Roane County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Robertson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Rutherford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Scott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sequatchie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sevier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Shelby County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Smith County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stewart County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sullivan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sumner County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Tipton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Trousdale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Unicoi County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Van Buren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Weakley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Williamson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Wilson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Jun 10, 2026 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3632-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3631-VA · Emergency | Virginia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3636-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3642-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3641-IN · Emergency | Indiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3633-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3638-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3634-MD · Emergency | Maryland | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3640-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3637-NC · Emergency | North Carolina | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3635-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3639-WV · Emergency | West Virginia | No |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4899-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4900-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | No |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4908-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
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