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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4637-TN affected Henderson County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4637-TN
Declared
Jan 14, 2022
DR
Public assistance
$378K
Project obligations
Registrations
68
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$257K
Emergency Protective Measures$61K
Debris Removal$40K
Management Costs$19K
Total PA obligated$378K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$24K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$74K
Validated phase 2 dollars$74K
Tracked registrations68
About this declaration

What DR-4637-TN means

DR-4637-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Henderson County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Dec 10, 2021 through Dec 11, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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.