President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Tennessee on Thursday following February’s ice and snowstorms that slammed the southern and eastern portions of the state.
The President ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storm and flooding.
The funding is available to state, eligible local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities.
Counties that get the funding 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.
Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested and warranted by further damage assessment.
