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

DR-1974-TN affected Cocke 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
$392K
Project obligations
Registrations
403
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$224K
Debris Removal$119K
Emergency Protective Measures$31K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$13K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Total PA obligated$392K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$157K
Renter-approved dollars$60K
Intake IHP dollars$435K
Validated phase 2 dollars$435K
Tracked registrations403
About this declaration

What DR-1974-TN means

DR-1974-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cocke 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 Cocke County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.