Disaster detail

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

DR-1745-TN affected Sumner County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1745-TN
Declared
Feb 7, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$738K
Project obligations
Registrations
209
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$315K
Debris Removal$258K
Emergency Protective Measures$147K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$18K
Roads and Bridges$2K
Total PA obligated$738K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$186K
Renter-approved dollars$83K
Intake IHP dollars$577K
Validated phase 2 dollars$577K
Tracked registrations209
About this declaration

What DR-1745-TN means

DR-1745-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sumner County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Feb 5, 2008 through Feb 6, 2008. 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 Sumner County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.