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DR-459-TN: Severe Storms & Flooding

Major disaster declaration for Tennessee, declared 03/22/1975 for a flood. Covers 46 designated areas.

Not an official notice. Follow FEMA and local authorities. In an emergency, call 911.

Declared
03/22/1975
Incident began
03/22/1975
Incident ended
03/22/1975
Areas
46

Programs approved

Which kinds of FEMA aid this declaration opened

  • Individuals & HouseholdsNot approved for this declaration
  • Individual AssistanceAid for people and families in older declarations
  • Public AssistanceFunds to repair public infrastructure such as roads, schools and utilities
  • Hazard MitigationNot approved for this declaration

Designated areas

Counties, parishes, tribal areas or statewide

AreaAddedPrograms
Cannon County03/22/1975IAPA
Carroll County03/22/1975IAPA
Cheatham County03/22/1975IAPA
Chester County03/22/1975IAPA
Clay County03/22/1975IAPA
Coffee County03/22/1975IAPA
Cumberland County03/22/1975IAPA
Davidson County03/22/1975IAPA
DeKalb County03/22/1975IAPA
Decatur County03/22/1975IAPA
Dyer County03/22/1975IAPA
Gibson County03/22/1975IAPA
Giles County03/22/1975IAPA
Hardeman County03/22/1975IAPA
Henderson County03/22/1975IAPA
Henry County03/22/1975IAPA
Hickman County03/22/1975IAPA
Houston County03/22/1975IAPA
Humphreys County03/22/1975IAPA
Jackson County03/22/1975IAPA
Lake County03/22/1975IAPA
Lauderdale County03/22/1975IAPA
Lewis County03/22/1975IAPA
Macon County03/22/1975IAPA
Madison County03/22/1975IAPA
Maury County03/22/1975IAPA
McNairy County03/22/1975IAPA
Montgomery County03/22/1975IAPA
Morgan County03/22/1975IAPA
Obion County03/22/1975IAPA
Overton County03/22/1975IAPA
Perry County03/22/1975IAPA
Pickett County03/22/1975IAPA
Putnam County03/22/1975IAPA
Robertson County03/22/1975IAPA
Rutherford County03/22/1975IAPA
Scott County03/22/1975IAPA
Smith County03/22/1975IAPA
Stewart County03/22/1975IAPA
Sumner County03/22/1975IAPA
Tipton County03/22/1975IAPA
Trousdale County03/22/1975IAPA
Wayne County03/22/1975IAPA
Weakley County03/22/1975IAPA
White County03/22/1975IAPA
Williamson County03/22/1975IAPA

IH: Individuals and Households. IA: Individual Assistance. PA: Public Assistance. HM: Hazard Mitigation.

Declaration details

FEMA number
DR-459-TN
Type
Major disaster
Incident type
Flood
Title
Severe Storms & Flooding
Closed out
02/26/1979

The President declares a major disaster when damage is beyond what state and local governments can handle. It can open individual aid for households and public assistance for repairs.

FEMA page for DR-459-TN

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/27/2026