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

DR-4476-TN affected Wilson County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Tornado

DR-4476-TN

Declared

Mar 5, 2020

Public assistance

$22.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

786

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$18.8M

Debris Removal$2.7M

Emergency Protective Measures$644K

Management Costs$81K

Utilities$61K

Roads and Bridges$8K

Total PA obligated$22.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$170K

Renter-approved dollars$125K

Intake IHP dollars$590K

Validated phase 2 dollars$571K

Tracked registrations786

About this declaration

What DR-4476-TN means

DR-4476-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wilson County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Mar 3, 2020. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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 Wilson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.