Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds

Key facts

Declared

17 Aug 2023

Incident period

25 Jun 2023 to 26 Jun 2023

Declaration type

Major disaster declaration. The President declared a major disaster under the Stafford Act, which can authorise a broad range of federal recovery programmes. How FEMA declares disasters

Incident types designated

Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds

Where

Tennessee — 3 designated areas

FEMA region

Region 4

Programmes declared

• Public Assistance
• Hazard Mitigation

“Declared” means FEMA authorised this programme for the listed areas. It does not mean any individual or household is eligible. Eligibility is decided by FEMA — apply or check at DisasterAssistance.gov.

Designated areas

Programmes can differ from area to area. Names are as FEMA lists them.

Related declarations

Same FEMA disaster number, or the same state with an incident starting within 30 days.

• Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds DR-4735-TN, declared 4 Sep 2023