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

DR-4541-TN affected Hamilton County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4541-TN
Declared
Apr 24, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$86.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,163
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$37.4M
Utilities$31.4M
Debris Removal$12.8M
Emergency Protective Measures$3.6M
Management Costs$623K
Roads and Bridges$459K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$182K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$64K
Total PA obligated$86.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M
Renter-approved dollars$367K
Intake IHP dollars$2.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.9M
Tracked registrations1,163
About this declaration

What DR-4541-TN means

DR-4541-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hamilton County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Apr 12, 2020 through Apr 13, 2020. 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 Hamilton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.