SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4637-TN affected Obion 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

Public assistance

$886K

Project obligations

Registrations

102

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$394K

Buildings and Equipment$175K

Roads and Bridges$145K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$69K

Emergency Protective Measures$64K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$31K

Utilities$6K

Management Costs$2K

Total PA obligated$886K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$211K

Renter-approved dollars$28K

Intake IHP dollars$479K

Validated phase 2 dollars$479K

Tracked registrations102

About this declaration

What DR-4637-TN means

DR-4637-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Obion 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 Obion County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.