Tennessee Winter Storm Death Toll Hits 25, TEMA Confirms

Tennessee winter storm death toll hits 25, TEMA confirms

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has announced that weather-related deaths have surpassed more than two dozen as recovery efforts continue across the state following a winter storm.

Storm Fallout: Tennessee secures expedited federal recovery funding - UCBJ - Upper Cumberland Business Journal

People with storm-related needs are encouraged to contact Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continue to support the local and state-led response to the winter storm in Tennessee. On January 28, President Trump amended Tennessee’s federal emergency disaster declaration,…

TEMA: One storm related death in Greene County

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s latest report for the winter storm said that the state’s Department of Health has confirmed one weather-related fatality in Greene County Saturday. TEMA is calling it a weather-related fatality and local officials say the death was the result of natural causes but also the indirect result of snow and cold weather. TEMA said its Emergency Operations Center remains activated at a “level 3” state of emerg…

Tennessee National Guard Continues Winter Storm Response

NASHVILLE — At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, more than 270 Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard continue to support state, county, and local emergency responders across Middle and West Tennessee, following snow, ice, and freezing form Winter Storm Fern. Guardsmen were initially activated to assist stranded motorists, perform health and welfare checks, transport medical personnel to area hospitals, and…