SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1464-TN affected Rutherford County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1464-TN

Declared

May 8, 2003

Public assistance

$1.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

466

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$643K

Utilities$480K

Buildings and Equipment$175K

Emergency Protective Measures$28K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$21K

Roads and Bridges$16K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$625

Total PA obligated$1.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$144K

Renter-approved dollars$15K

Intake IHP dollars$323K

Validated phase 2 dollars$323K

Tracked registrations466

About this declaration

What DR-1464-TN means

DR-1464-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Rutherford County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting May 4, 2003 through May 30, 2003. 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 Rutherford County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.