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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOS

DR-1441-TN affected Tipton County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1441-TN
Declared
Nov 13, 2002
DR
Public assistance
$163K
Project obligations
Registrations
177
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$75K
Debris Removal$60K
Buildings and Equipment$13K
Emergency Protective Measures$11K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K
Total PA obligated$163K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$236K
Renter-approved dollars$296K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations177
About this declaration

What DR-1441-TN means

DR-1441-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Tipton County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Nov 9, 2002 through Nov 12, 2002. 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 Tipton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.