NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials say Marion County will receive recovery assistance after being added to a list of Tennessee counties under a major disaster declaration caused by severe weather and flooding in March.
Marion County will now be eligible to seek reimbursement to repair and replace facilities and infrastructure damaged in the storms that took place on March 27 and 28, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday.
Previously, 23 other counties have been deemed eligible. Those are Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham, Claiborne, Clay, Davidson, Decatur, Fentress, Grainger, Hardeman, Henderson, Hickman, Jackson, Madison, Maury, McNairy, Moore, Overton, Scott, Smith, Wayne, Williamson and Wilson.
March’s severe weather resulted in seven fatalities and disrupted power to 15,000 customers.