Disaster Data / States / Tennessee / DeKalb County
CountyDeKalb County, Tennessee
DeKalb County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for DeKalb County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 11 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $794,111 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
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Federal Public Assistance by category
Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Roads and bridges(C) | 32 | $656,401 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 8 | $48,194 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 1 | $37,339 |
| Debris removal(A) | 7 | $26,149 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 4 | $14,761 |
| Utilities(F) | 2 | $11,267 |
| All categories | 54 | $794,111 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 5
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Biological 2
- Flood 1
- Hurricane 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for DeKalb County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Storm | Apr 2, 2025 | EM-3625-TN | EM |
| Severe Ice Storm | Apr 21, 2021 | DR-4594-TN | DR |
| Biological | Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4514-TN | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3473-TN | EM |
| Flood | Apr 17, 2019 | DR-4427-TN | DR |
| Severe Ice Storm | Apr 2, 2015 | DR-4211-TN | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 16, 2012 | DR-4060-TN | DR |
| Severe Storm | May 4, 2010 | DR-1909-TN | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 8, 2003 | DR-1464-TN | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 5, 2002 | DR-1408-TN | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 11 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | EM-3625-TN | EM | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 21, 2021 | DR-4594-TN | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4514-TN | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3473-TN | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Apr 17, 2019 | DR-4427-TN | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Apr 2, 2015 | DR-4211-TN | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm And Flooding |
| Mar 16, 2012 | DR-4060-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And |
| May 4, 2010 | DR-1909-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| May 8, 2003 | DR-1464-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Apr 5, 2002 | DR-1408-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
How these numbers are built
Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Tennessee's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the 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.