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

DR-1909-TN affected Montgomery 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
$31.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,360
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$13.8M
Emergency Protective Measures$9.3M
Buildings and Equipment$7.3M
Roads and Bridges$637K
Debris Removal$387K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$212K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$8K
Total PA obligated$31.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.6M
Renter-approved dollars$353K
Intake IHP dollars$4.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.0M
Tracked registrations1,360
About this declaration

What DR-1909-TN means

DR-1909-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Montgomery 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 Montgomery County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.