TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4832-TN affected Washington County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Tropical Storm

DR-4832-TN

Declared

Oct 2, 2024

Public assistance

$55.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,998

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$30.3M

Buildings and Equipment$18.4M

Utilities$2.5M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.6M

Debris Removal$1.5M

Management Costs$1.0M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$79K

Total PA obligated$55.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$7.1M

Renter-approved dollars$485K

Intake IHP dollars$15.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$16.4M

Tracked registrations1,998

About this declaration

What DR-4832-TN means

DR-4832-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Washington County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Sep 26, 2024 through Sep 30, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tropical 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 Washington County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.