In response to Governor Bredesen's request to President Bush, 17 Tennessee counties have been authorized to receive federal disaster aid following storms that ravaged the state on February 5 and 6, 2008. To date the federal government has authorized major disaster declarations for Benton, Fayette, Fentress, Hardin, Haywood, Hickman, Houston, Lewis, Macon, Madison, McNairy, Montgomery, Perry, Shelby, Sumner, Trousdale and Williamson Counties.
In response to Governor Bredesen's request to President Bush, 17 Tennessee counties have been authorized to receive federal disaster aid following storms that ravaged the state on February 5 and 6, 2008. To date the federal government has authorized major disaster declarations for Benton, Fayette, Fentress, Hardin, Haywood, Hickman, Houston, Lewis, Macon, Madison, McNairy, Montgomery, Perry, Shelby, Sumner, Trousdale and Williamson Counties.