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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOS

DR-1441-TN affected Anderson County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1441-TN
Declared
Nov 13, 2002
DR
Public assistance
$211K
Project obligations
Registrations
130
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$154K
Debris Removal$35K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$12K
Emergency Protective Measures$10K
Buildings and Equipment$394
Total PA obligated$211K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$150K
Renter-approved dollars$69K
Intake IHP dollars$440K
Validated phase 2 dollars$440K
Tracked registrations130
About this declaration

What DR-1441-TN means

DR-1441-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Anderson County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Nov 9, 2002 through Nov 12, 2002. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Anderson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.