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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 23, 2021

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will grant his request for a major disaster declaration to help 13 counties impacted during severe winter storms in February, WSMV reports. The counties are Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Moore, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Scott, Shelby and Smith. The declaration means they will be able to seek reimbursement for emergency work and the repair or replacement of damaged facilities and infrastructure. The storm in mid-February brought rain, heavy snow, ice and very cold temperatures, resulted in power losses for more than 20,000 Tennesseans, and caused six fatalities.