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

DR-1978-TN affected Henderson County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1978-TN
Declared
May 9, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$198K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$156K
Emergency Protective Measures$36K
Debris Removal$4K
Roads and Bridges$1K
Buildings and Equipment$801
Total PA obligated$198K

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-1978-TN means

DR-1978-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Henderson County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Apr 4, 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 Henderson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.