NASHVILLE — President Barack Obama today declared a major disaster exists in Tennessee and 35 counties and is ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas struck by severe winter storm and flooding during Feb. 15-22.
As a result, federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work, and for the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm and flooding.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
Affected counties are: Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Fentress, Giles, Grainger, Grundy, Hamblen, Hancock, Hardeman, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Loudon, Marshall, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Putnam, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Van Buren, Warren, and White.