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Disaster detail

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

DR-1979-TN affected Lake County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1979-TN
Declared
May 9, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$394K
Project obligations
Registrations
182
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$241K
Emergency Protective Measures$132K
Debris Removal$19K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$394K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$300K
Renter-approved dollars$45K
Intake IHP dollars$689K
Validated phase 2 dollars$689K
Tracked registrations182
About this declaration

What DR-1979-TN means

DR-1979-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lake County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Apr 19, 2011 through Jun 7, 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 Lake County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.