Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates One Missouri County as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas Due to a Severe Winter Storm

This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

1. Triggering Presidential Designation: M4898 Amendment 3

Impacted Area: Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas

Triggering Disaster: Severe Winter Storm Application Deadline: December 10, 2026

Primary Counties Eligible:

• Tennessee: Carroll, Dyer, Rutherford

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• Tennessee: Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Coffee, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, Marshall, Obion, Weakley, Williamson, Wilson

• Missouri: Pemiscot

• Arkansas: Mississippi

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Toolcan help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center

FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. To find the FEMA help you need following a disaster event, visit fema.gov/assistance.

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