FEMAEM-3620-TNEmergencyDeclared September 27, 2024
EM-3620-TN: Tennessee Tropical Storm Helene
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Tennessee (EM-3620-TN) on September 27, 2024 for the incident of September 26, 2024 to September 30, 2024; it covers 8 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3620-TN (also written FEMA-3620-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Tennessee
- Incident
- Tropical Storm: Tropical Storm Helene
- Incident period
- September 26, 2024 to September 30, 2024
- Declared
- September 27, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Tennessee in 2024
- Status
- closed out on February 18, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cocke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamblen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hawkins (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Unicoi (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (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/3620. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.