FEMADR-1197-TNMajor disasterDeclared January 13, 1998
DR-1197-TN: Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Tennessee (DR-1197-TN) on January 13, 1998 for the incident of January 6, 1998 to February 12, 1998; it covers 39 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1197-TN (also written FEMA-1197-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Tennessee
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms and Flooding
- Incident period
- January 6, 1998 to February 12, 1998
- Declared
- January 13, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for Tennessee in 1998
- Status
- closed out on July 9, 2009
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bledsoe (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Bradley (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Campbell (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Cannon (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Carter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chester (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Cocke (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Crockett (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Fentress (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Gibson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Grundy (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Hawkins (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Haywood (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Meigs (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Overton (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Pickett (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Rhea (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Roane (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sequatchie (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sevier (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sullivan (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Tipton (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Unicoi (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Van Buren (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1197. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.