Disaster Data / States / Tennessee / Grainger County
CountyGrainger County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
Highlighted: Grainger County, TN
Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Grainger County runs between 2000 and 2025, covering 13 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Helene in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and severe ice storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $314,203 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 61.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
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) | 35 | $285,016 |
| Debris removal(A) | 7 | $25,432 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 2 | $2,823 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 1 | $933 |
| All categories | 45 | $314,204 |
For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 2-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 62 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.
FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Other needs | $101,262 |
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Grainger 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 |
| Tropical Storm | Oct 2, 2024 | DR-4832-TN | DR |
| Tornado | May 8, 2021 | DR-4601-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 | Jul 20, 2011 | DR-4005-TN | DR |
| Severe Storm | Mar 31, 2011 | DR-1965-TN | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | EM |
| Severe Storm | Mar 20, 2003 | DR-1456-TN | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 5, 2002 | DR-1408-TN | DR |
| Fire | Nov 3, 2000 | FM-2348-TN | FM |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 13 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 8, 2021 | DR-4601-TN | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| 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 |
| Jul 20, 2011 | DR-4005-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And |
| Mar 31, 2011 | DR-1965-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Mar 20, 2003 | DR-1456-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Apr 5, 2002 | DR-1408-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Nov 3, 2000 | FM-2348-TN | FM | Fire | Tn-Greeneville Fire Complex-11/03/00 |
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.
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