FEMAEM-3576-TNEmergencyDeclared December 13, 2021
EM-3576-TN: Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Tennessee (EM-3576-TN) on December 13, 2021 for the incident of December 10, 2021 to December 11, 2021; it covers 9 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3576-TN (also written FEMA-3576-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Tennessee
- Incident
- Tornado: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
- Incident period
- December 10, 2021 to December 11, 2021
- Declared
- December 13, 2021
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 emergency declarations for Tennessee in 2021
- Status
- closed out on March 16, 2022
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheatham (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Decatur (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dickson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dyer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gibson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Obion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stewart (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Weakley (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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3576. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.