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Disaster detail

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

DR-1909-TN affected Cheatham County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1909-TN
Declared
May 4, 2010
DR
Public assistance
$2.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,271
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$801K
Roads and Bridges$710K
Emergency Protective Measures$613K
Utilities$475K
Buildings and Equipment$202K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$66K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$50K
Total PA obligated$2.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.9M
Renter-approved dollars$950K
Intake IHP dollars$15.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$15.8M
Tracked registrations1,271
About this declaration

What DR-1909-TN means

DR-1909-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cheatham County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Apr 30, 2010 through May 18, 2010. 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 Cheatham County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.