Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that President Joe Biden has granted an emergency declaration and will make federal assistance available to nine counties impacted in the state’s tornado outbreak on Dec. 10, and Dec. 11, 2021. The emergency declaration makes Cheatham, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Stewart, and Weakley counties eligible for federal funding reimbursement for emergency measures taken in response to the disaster. The declaration further directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide direct operational assistance, if necessary, to the declared counties. In its response to Gov. Lee’s granting the declaration, FEMA indicated additional designations for assistance may be made available on further evaluation.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service had confirmed 11 touchdowns in Tennessee so far.