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

DR-1979-TN affected Stewart 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
$150K
Project obligations
Registrations
109
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$49K
Roads and Bridges$39K
Debris Removal$33K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$28K
Buildings and Equipment$790
Total PA obligated$150K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$140K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$308K
Validated phase 2 dollars$308K
Tracked registrations109
About this declaration

What DR-1979-TN means

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