FEMA Disaster Declarations — Tennessee
The most recent FEMA declaration for Tennessee is DR-4898-TN (Severe Winter Storm), a major disaster declaration made on 6 February 2026 for 95 areas. Households in the designated areas can apply for FEMA assistance. Tennessee has had 4 declarations in the last two years.
Severe Winter Storm DR-4898-TN
Major disaster · Winter Storm · declared 6 Feb 2026 · incident began 22 Jan 2026
Households can apply Public Assistance
95 designated areas: Hamblen (County), Sequatchie (County), Carroll (County), Hamilton (County), White (County), Hickman (County), Washington (County), Bedford (County), Jefferson (County), Lincoln (County), Macon (County), Benton (County), Johnson (County), Van Buren (County), Morgan (County), Coffee (County), Stewart (County), Henderson (County), Houston (County), Pickett (County), Overton (County), Carter (County), Grainger (County), Sevier (County), Tipton (County), Claiborne (County), Monroe (County), Lauderdale (County), Sumner (County), McMinn (County), Chester (County), Madison (County), Dyer (County), Haywood (County), Shelby (County), Polk (County), Fentress (County), Cannon (County), Robertson (County), Meigs (County), Smith (County), Campbell (County), Humphreys (County), Cheatham (County), Williamson (County), Henry (County), Roane (County), Scott (County), Clay (County), Cocke (County), Lewis (County), Davidson (County), McNairy (County), Hardeman (County), Obion (County), Loudon (County), Grundy (County), Trousdale (County), Cumberland (County), Union (County), Marshall (County), Franklin (County), Perry (County), Greene (County), Maury (County), Wayne (County), Bradley (County), Jackson (County), Giles (County), Lake (County), Hawkins (County), Dickson (County), Moore (County), Marion (County), Blount (County), Wilson (County), Rhea (County), Putnam (County), DeKalb (County), Gibson (County), Knox (County), Warren (County), Sullivan (County), Fayette (County), Weakley (County), Bledsoe (County), Unicoi (County), Crockett (County), Anderson (County), Hancock (County), Montgomery (County), Decatur (County), Rutherford (County), Lawrence (County), Hardin (County)
Severe Winter Storm EM-3635-TN
Emergency · Winter Storm · declared 24 Jan 2026 · incident began 22 Jan 2026
Public Assistance
95 designated areas: Cannon (County), Tipton (County), Hawkins (County), Van Buren (County), Henderson (County), Campbell (County), Benton (County), Williamson (County), Hardin (County), Carroll (County), Polk (County), Henry (County), Rhea (County), Jackson (County), Trousdale (County), Crockett (County), Grainger (County), Monroe (County), Washington (County), Lauderdale (County), Anderson (County), Lake (County), Hancock (County), Montgomery (County), Humphreys (County), Jefferson (County), Cumberland (County), Hardeman (County), Franklin (County), Pickett (County), Roane (County), Warren (County), Davidson (County), Chester (County), Bedford (County), Robertson (County), Shelby (County), Bledsoe (County), Lewis (County), Macon (County), Wayne (County), Fayette (County), Hamblen (County), White (County), Claiborne (County), Lincoln (County), Wilson (County), Overton (County), Union (County), DeKalb (County), Marion (County), Houston (County), Hickman (County), Carter (County), Johnson (County), Lawrence (County), Meigs (County), Decatur (County), Morgan (County), Smith (County), Haywood (County), Clay (County), Knox (County), Dickson (County), Unicoi (County), Cheatham (County), Sevier (County), Blount (County), Sumner (County), Coffee (County), Cocke (County), Fentress (County), Hamilton (County), Sullivan (County), Bradley (County), Maury (County), Obion (County), Sequatchie (County), Moore (County), Stewart (County), Grundy (County), Gibson (County), Weakley (County), Marshall (County), Rutherford (County), Loudon (County), McMinn (County), Dyer (County), Greene (County), McNairy (County), Perry (County), Giles (County), Madison (County), Putnam (County), Scott (County)
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding DR-4878-TN
Major disaster · Severe Storm · declared 19 Jun 2025 · incident began 2 Apr 2025
Households can apply Public Assistance
30 designated areas: Hickman (County), Decatur (County), Obion (County), Grundy (County), Perry (County), Dyer (County), Henderson (County), Wilson (County), Wayne (County), Tipton (County), Cheatham (County), Madison (County), Hardin (County), Fayette (County), Stewart (County), Henry (County), Shelby (County), Montgomery (County), Houston (County), Lewis (County), Lauderdale (County), Gibson (County), Humphreys (County), Dickson (County), McNairy (County), Carroll (County), Haywood (County), Crockett (County), Davidson (County), Hardeman (County)
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding EM-3625-TN
Emergency · Severe Storm · declared 2 Apr 2025 · incident began 2 Apr 2025
Public Assistance
95 designated areas: Houston (County), Morgan (County), Stewart (County), Rutherford (County), Davidson (County), Marion (County), Pickett (County), Hancock (County), Fayette (County), Trousdale (County), Haywood (County), Lauderdale (County), Hamblen (County), Marshall (County), Cocke (County), Carroll (County), Hardin (County), Dickson (County), Madison (County), Dyer (County), Lincoln (County), Roane (County), Meigs (County), Bedford (County), Jackson (County), Lawrence (County), Knox (County), Franklin (County), Moore (County), Shelby (County), Wayne (County), Wilson (County), Jefferson (County), Rhea (County), Cheatham (County), Coffee (County), Tipton (County), Unicoi (County), Lake (County), Union (County), Loudon (County), White (County), Washington (County), Montgomery (County), Grainger (County), Carter (County), Crockett (County), Cumberland (County), Overton (County), Monroe (County), Lewis (County), Humphreys (County), Robertson (County), Hardeman (County), Sumner (County), Perry (County), Campbell (County), Cannon (County), Decatur (County), Williamson (County), Hawkins (County), Putnam (County), McNairy (County), Sequatchie (County), Bradley (County), Anderson (County), Benton (County), Bledsoe (County), Sullivan (County), Henry (County), Weakley (County), Macon (County), Smith (County), Warren (County), Gibson (County), Henderson (County), Polk (County), Giles (County), Blount (County), McMinn (County), Chester (County), Johnson (County), Obion (County), Sevier (County), Greene (County), Hamilton (County), Claiborne (County), Maury (County), Fentress (County), Scott (County), Hickman (County), Grundy (County), DeKalb (County), Van Buren (County), Clay (County)
What a declaration means for you
- Major disaster (DR) unlocks the widest federal help; emergency (EM) covers protective measures, usually before or during an event; fire management (FM) pays firefighting costs.
- "Households can apply" means Individual Assistance: if your county is listed, apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, in the FEMA App or on 1-800-621-3362.
- Counties are often added days or weeks after the first declaration — check back if yours is missing.
- Beware of scams: FEMA staff never charge a fee to apply or to inspect your home.
What this page shows, and what it misses
Presidential disaster, emergency and fire management declarations from FEMA's open data, grouped from one row per designated area into one entry per declaration. Two years are shown for a state. State-level declarations and Small Business Administration or USDA disaster designations are separate and not listed here.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2, retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries on October 18, 2026, 10:26 PM EDT. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).