SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4601-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-4601-TN

Declared

May 8, 2021

Public assistance

$242K

Project obligations

Registrations

149

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$90K

Buildings and Equipment$53K

Roads and Bridges$35K

Emergency Protective Measures$31K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K

Debris Removal$14K

Management Costs$1K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$875

Total PA obligated$242K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$303K

Renter-approved dollars$21K

Intake IHP dollars$649K

Validated phase 2 dollars$649K

Tracked registrations149

About this declaration

What DR-4601-TN means

DR-4601-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wilson County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Mar 25, 2021 through Apr 3, 2021. 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.