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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING

DR-1974-TN affected Bledsoe County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1974-TN
Declared
May 1, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$188K
Project obligations
Registrations
112
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$163K
Debris Removal$12K
Emergency Protective Measures$7K
Roads and Bridges$6K
Total PA obligated$188K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$429K
Renter-approved dollars$43K
Intake IHP dollars$943K
Validated phase 2 dollars$943K
Tracked registrations112
About this declaration

What DR-1974-TN means

DR-1974-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bledsoe County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Apr 25, 2011 through Apr 28, 2011. 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 Bledsoe County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.