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Disaster detail

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

DR-1909-TN affected Macon County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1909-TN
Declared
May 4, 2010
DR
Public assistance
$1.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
234
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.4M
Utilities$127K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$52K
Emergency Protective Measures$39K
Debris Removal$21K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$7K
Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$533K
Renter-approved dollars$27K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations234
About this declaration

What DR-1909-TN means

DR-1909-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Macon County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Apr 30, 2010 through May 18, 2010. 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 Macon County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.