Tennessee Disaster History

Major Disaster Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2009 08/21 Severe Storms and Flooding active disaster 1856
2009 07/13 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding not active disaster 1851
2009 05/15 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding not active disaster 1839
2009 02/17 Severe Winter Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1821
2008 02/07 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding not active disaster 1745
2006 04/06 Severe Storms and Tornadoes not active disaster 1634
2004 10/07 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1568
2003 07/29 Severe Storms, High Winds, and Heavy Rain not active disaster 1482
2003 05/08 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 1464
2003 03/20 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1456
2002 11/13 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 1441
2002 04/05 Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1408
2001 08/15 Severe Storms & Flooding not active disaster 1387
2000 06/12 Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding not active disaster 1331
1999 05/12 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 1275
1999 01/19 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and High Winds not active disaster 1262
1999 01/15 Winter Storm not active disaster 1260
1998 07/23 Heavy Rain and Flooding not active disaster 1235
1998 04/20 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 1215
1998 01/13 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1197
1997 04/02 Severe Storms/Tornadoes not active disaster 1171
1997 03/07 Severe Storms/Flooding not active disaster 1167
1995 06/14 Tornadoes not active disaster 1057
1994 04/14 Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding not active disaster 1022
1994 02/28 Ice Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Flash Flooding not active disaster 1010
1991 06/21 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 910
1991 01/04 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 889
1990 02/27 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 858
1984 05/25 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 708
1982 09/22 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 668
1982 08/24 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 666
1979 05/07 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING not active disaster 585
1977 11/12 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 544
1977 04/29 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 533
1975 03/22 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 459
1974 04/04 TORNADOES not active disaster 424
1973 06/28 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 395
1973 05/11 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 382
1973 03/21 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 366
1972 05/15 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 331
1971 05/18 TORNADO not active disaster 306
1969 07/11 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 263
1963 03/27 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 151

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Emergency Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2005 09/05 Hurricane Katrina Evacuation not active disaster 3217
1993 03/14 Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm not active disaster 3095

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Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Year Date Incident Disaster Number
2001 11/14 Ridge Crest Fire 2389
2001 11/03 Chattanooga Complex Fire 2387

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