FEMA Rolls into Hardeman County to Provide Aid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mobile aid unit has arrived in Hardeman County to aid residents and businesses affected by the recent severe weather and tornadoes.
The mobile unit is set up at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 4050 Lake Hardeman Road in Saulsbury, Tennessee and open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 27-29, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday, April 30, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone residing in the 10 disaster counties may visit the mobile unit for assistance.
Read more about the EF2 tornado that hit Hardeman County here.
The Tennessee counties named in the Major Disaster Declaration are Cannon, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lewis, Macon, McNairy, Rutherford, Tipton, and Wayne.
Individuals in the declared counties may also apply for direct assistance through FEMA’s IA program online here anytime or by phone at (800) 621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. CT. Multilingual operators are available.
Those eligible for FEMA’s IA program may receive help with rental assistance, home repair and personal property replacement, in addition to other uninsured or under-insured disaster losses. More information on FEMA’s IA program can be found here.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has made a recovery web page available in an effort to help storm survivors find resources and support.
A representative from the Small Business Administration will also be available at the mobile unit to provide information on federal low-interest loans available for disaster recovery.
Tennessee experienced a line of severe weather on March 31, 2023, and April 1, 2023, resulting in devastating high winds and long-track tornadoes. The storms claimed 15 lives and left a path of debris and damage across the state.
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