FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – Tennessee Severe Winter Storm
FEMA Alert
February 6, 2026
***LAST UPDATED: 5/19/26***
FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Tennessee to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm from January 22-27, 2026. The following counties have been approved for assistance:
Individual Assistance:
- Benton
- Carroll
- Cheatham
- Chester
- Clay
- Davidson
- Decatur
- Dickson
- Dyer
- Fayette
- Hardeman
- Hardin
- Henderson
- Hickman
- Lewis
- Macon
- Madison
- Maury
- McNairy
- Montgomery
- Perry
- Robertson
- Rutherford
- Shelby
- Sumner
- Trousdale
- Wayne
- Williamson
- Wilson
Public Assistance:
- Anderson
- Bedford
- Benton
- Bledsoe
- Blount
- Bradley
- Campbell
- Cannon
- Carroll
- Carter
- Cheatham
- Chester
- Claiborne
- Clay
- Cocke
- Coffee
- Crockett
- Cumberland
- Davidson
- DeKalb
- Decatur
- Dickson
- Dyer
- Fayette
- Fentress
- Franklin
- Gibson
- Giles
- Grainger
- Greene
- Grundy
- Hamblen
- Hamilton
- Hancock
- Hardeman
- Hardin
- Hawkins
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Henry
- Hickman
- Houston
- Humphreys
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Johnson
- Knox
- Lake
- Lauderdale
- Lawrence
- Lewis
- Lincoln
- Loudon
- Macon
- Madison
- Marion
- Marshall
- Maury
- McMinn
- McNairy
- Meigs
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Morgan
- Obion
- Overton
- Perry
- Pickett
- Polk
- Putnam
- Rhea
- Roane
- Robertson
- Rutherford
- Scott
- Sequatchie
- Sevier
- Shelby
- Smith
- Stewart
- Sullivan
- Sumner
- Tipton
- Trousdale
- Unicoi
- Union
- Van Buren
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Weakley
- White
- Williamson
- Wilson
Tennessee Severe Winter Storm (DR-4898-TN)
President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Tennessee
Additional Resources
FEMA’s web site
FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process
Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts
VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters