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Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Williamson County, TN

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

8
Declarations since FY2000
5
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2026
Most recent
$9.7M
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Williamson County runs between 2003 and 2025, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and tornado. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.7 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 47187
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
1.7
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 1.7% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status0.3
Household characteristics13.5
Racial and ethnic minority status47.8
Housing type and transportation3.8

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
85.1
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$98.0MRelatively Moderate
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience95.2Very High

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

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.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Debris removal(A)26$4,076,573
Roads and bridges(C)108$2,909,277
Emergency protective measures(B)42$1,887,147
Parks and recreation(G)31$374,010
Utilities(F)28$206,435
Buildings and equipment(E)20$175,696
Management costs(Z)7$62,008
Water control facilities(D)1$750
All categories263$9,691,896

Recovery funding, how fast it came

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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 101 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.

DR-4898 2026$3.0M
116 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2021$554K
104 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$1.2M
593 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes 2010$3.6M
86 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2008$535K
57 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005$86K
98 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

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.

3,673
valid registrations
2,066
households approved
$10,112,597
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$7,436,005
Rental assistance$926,181
Other needs$1,732,930

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$2,293,211
federal mitigation share
8
funded projects
24
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)7$2,292,536
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)1$675

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

1
state declarations with local storm evidence
2
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Tennessee: 2000-present SOS catalog via state-university mirror; legacy exact-date review pending

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Sep 27, 2024105No. 105 An Order to Provide Relief to Victims of Severe Weather and Flooding in TennesseeHailNot reported

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Williamson County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormApr 2, 2025EM-3625-TNEM
TornadoMay 8, 2021DR-4601-TNDR
BiologicalApr 2, 2020DR-4514-TNDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3473-TNEM
Severe StormMay 4, 2010DR-1909-TNDR
Severe StormFeb 7, 2008DR-1745-TNDR
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3217-TNEM
Severe StormMay 8, 2003DR-1464-TNDR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 8 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 2, 2025EM-3625-TNEMSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 8, 2021DR-4601-TNDRTornadoSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 2, 2020DR-4514-TNDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3473-TNEMBiologicalCovid-19
May 4, 2010DR-1909-TNDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Feb 7, 2008DR-1745-TNDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Sep 5, 2005EM-3217-TNEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 8, 2003DR-1464-TNDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
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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.

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