Disaster Data / States / Tennessee
Tennessee: Federal Disaster Declarations
Tennessee has recorded 64 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 48 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 9 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm. It ranks #17 nationally by total declarations.
64
Declarations since FY2000
48
Major disasters (DR)
7
Emergencies (EM)
9
Fire management (FM)
3
Requests denied
4.5%
Denial rate
#17
National rank by declarations
25.4
Avg days to a decision
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 36
- Fire 10
- Tornado 4
- Severe Ice Storm 4
- Flood 3
- Tropical Storm 2
- Biological 2
- Winter Storm 1
All declarations on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 64 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | DR-4878-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EM-3625-TN | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Oct 2, 2024 | DR-4832-TN | DR | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
| Sep 27, 2024 | EM-3620-TN | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
| Jun 17, 2024 | DR-4792-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Dec 13, 2023 | DR-4751-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | DR-4742-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornado |
| Sep 4, 2023 | DR-4735-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds |
| Aug 17, 2023 | DR-4729-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds |
| May 17, 2023 | DR-4712-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornado |
| Apr 7, 2023 | DR-4701-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Mar 8, 2023 | DR-4691-TN | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Mar 11, 2022 | DR-4645-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Jan 14, 2022 | DR-4637-TN | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Dec 13, 2021 | EM-3576-TN | EM | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Aug 23, 2021 | DR-4609-TN | DR | Flood | Severe Storm And Flooding |
| May 8, 2021 | DR-4601-TN | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 21, 2021 | DR-4594-TN | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Jan 5, 2021 | EM-3552-TN | EM | Other | Explosion |
| Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4550-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 24, 2020 | DR-4541-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4514-TN | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3473-TN | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | DR-4476-TN | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Dec 6, 2019 | DR-4471-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storm And Straight-Line Winds |
| Apr 17, 2019 | DR-4427-TN | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Jun 23, 2017 | DR-4320-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Dec 15, 2016 | DR-4293-TN | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Nov 28, 2016 | FM-5167-TN | FM | Fire | Chimney Top Fire |
| Nov 19, 2016 | FM-5165-TN | FM | Fire | East Miller Cove Fire |
| Nov 11, 2016 | FM-5160-TN | FM | Fire | Smith Mountain Fire Complex |
| Nov 9, 2016 | FM-5159-TN | FM | Fire | Flippers Bend Fire |
| Apr 2, 2015 | DR-4211-TN | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Aug 13, 2014 | DR-4189-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 11, 2014 | DR-4171-TN | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Mar 16, 2012 | DR-4060-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And |
| Jul 20, 2011 | DR-4005-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And |
| May 9, 2011 | DR-1979-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| May 9, 2011 | DR-1978-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds |
| May 4, 2011 | EM-3321-TN | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| May 1, 2011 | DR-1974-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding |
| Mar 31, 2011 | DR-1965-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Sep 15, 2010 | DR-1937-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 4, 2010 | DR-1909-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Aug 21, 2009 | DR-1856-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 13, 2009 | DR-1851-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| May 15, 2009 | DR-1839-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Feb 17, 2009 | DR-1821-TN | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Feb 7, 2008 | DR-1745-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Apr 5, 2006 | DR-1634-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornadoes |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Oct 7, 2004 | DR-1568-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jul 29, 2003 | DR-1482-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, High Winds, And Heavy Rain |
| May 8, 2003 | DR-1464-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Mar 20, 2003 | DR-1456-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 13, 2002 | DR-1441-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Tornados |
| Apr 5, 2002 | DR-1408-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 14, 2001 | FM-2389-TN | FM | Fire | Tn - Ridge Crest Fire - 11/14/2001 |
| Nov 3, 2001 | FM-2387-TN | FM | Fire | Tn - Chattanooga Fire Complex - 11/03/01 |
| Aug 15, 2001 | DR-1387-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 3, 2000 | FM-2347-TN | FM | Fire | Tn - Cookeville Fire Complex - 11/03/00 |
| Nov 3, 2000 | FM-2348-TN | FM | Fire | Tn-Greeneville Fire Complex-11/03/00 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | FM-2346-TN | FM | Fire | Tn - Knoxville Fire Complex - 11/02/00 |
| Jun 12, 2000 | DR-1331-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 3 declaration requests from Tennessee since FY2000, a denial rate of 4.5%. Denials are tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2025 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| May 27, 2022 | Major Disaster | Fire |
| Feb 6, 2002 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
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How these numbers are built
Every figure is drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA datasets: the Disaster Declarations Summaries for declarations and the Declaration Denials dataset for turndowns, rebuilt automatically each week. A "declaration" is one unique combination of declaration type (DR / EM / FM), disaster number, and state, so a single disaster affecting five states counts as five declarations. Years are federal fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Totals on this page cover complete fiscal years only; the current in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.