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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND HIGH WINDS

DR-1262-TN affected Hardeman County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1262-TN
Declared
Jan 19, 1999
DR
Public assistance
$143K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$85K
Debris Removal$26K
Roads and Bridges$22K
Emergency Protective Measures$10K
Total PA obligated$143K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1262-TN means

DR-1262-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hardeman County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Jan 17, 1999 through Feb 1, 1999. 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 Hardeman County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.