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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 24, 2025

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee formally requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government to make federal assistance available to the West and Middle Tennessee counties impacted by severe weather and flooding on April 2-6. The request follows an emergency declaration approved on April 3 and the completion of damage assessments across impacted counties. The new request asks for approval of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) individual assistance and public assistance programs. If approved, the declaration would make individual assistance available to Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Dyer, Grundy, Hardeman, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, McNairy, Montgomery, Obion, Perry, Sumner and Wilson counties and public assistance to Carroll, Cheatham, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Grundy, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Tipton and Wilson counties. Read more in a statement from the governor.