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

DR-1979-TN affected Obion 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
$120K
Project obligations
Registrations
76
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$51K
Roads and Bridges$41K
Utilities$23K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Buildings and Equipment$375
Total PA obligated$120K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$24K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$75K
Validated phase 2 dollars$75K
Tracked registrations76
About this declaration

What DR-1979-TN means

DR-1979-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Obion 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 Obion County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.