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CountyWashington County, Tennessee
Washington County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.
The federal disaster record for Washington County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 10 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 tropical storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $73.7 million 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) | 30 | $30,571,122 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 43 | $22,442,355 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 14 | $11,088,439 |
| Utilities(F) | 10 | $5,619,579 |
| Management costs(Z) | 6 | $2,286,075 |
| Debris removal(A) | 8 | $1,622,856 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 2 | $78,586 |
| All categories | 113 | $73,709,012 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Storm 4
- Biological 2
- Tropical Storm 2
- Winter Storm 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 Washington 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 |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 27, 2024 | EM-3620-TN | EM |
| Winter Storm | Mar 8, 2023 | DR-4691-TN | DR |
| Severe Storm | Apr 24, 2020 | DR-4541-TN | DR |
| Biological | Apr 2, 2020 | DR-4514-TN | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3473-TN | EM |
| Severe Storm | May 1, 2011 | DR-1974-TN | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | EM |
| Severe Storm | Aug 15, 2001 | DR-1387-TN | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 10 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 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | EM-3620-TN | EM | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
| Mar 8, 2023 | DR-4691-TN | DR | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 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 |
| May 1, 2011 | DR-1974-TN | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding |
| Sep 5, 2005 | EM-3217-TN | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Aug 15, 2001 | DR-1387-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.