Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers to Open in Tennessee Beginning May 2

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 12:06pm

Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will begin opening across Tennessee on Saturday, May 2, to provide survivors with in-person help applying for disaster assistance and accessing recovery resources.

Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers are locations survivors can visit if they need in-person support for applying for FEMA Individual Assistance, understanding application status, resolving issues with an application, or accessing other resources. 

Mobile DRC hours will be Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. CT. Beginning Sunday May 10, all Mobile DRCs and DRCs in the state will be closed on Sundays. 

Please note, locations, times, and days of operation may change. Before visiting a location, please visit TEMA’s January 2026 Winter Storm webpage to verify DRC and Mobile DRC information.

The DRC locations and days of operation:

May 2 through May 9

May 11 through May 16

May 18 through May 23

Lewis County
115 Smith Ave
Hohenwald, TN

Hardeman County
400 S Main St.
Middleton, TN

Cheatham County
516 Thompson Rd
Pegram, TN

McNairy County
170 W Court Ave
Selmer, TN

Henderson County
50 Natchez Trace Dr
Lexington, TN

Clay County
145 Cordell Hull Dr
Celina, TN

Robertson County
5016 Hwy 49 W
Springfield, TN

Macon County
201 Nature Trail Way
Lafayette, TN

Decatur County
403 W Highland St
Decaturville, TN

Rutherford County
390 Enon Springs Rd. E
Smyrna, TN

Maury County
1020 Maury County Park Dr
Columbia, TN

Fayette County
16885 US Highway 64
Somerville, TN

Shelby County
3030 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN
Montgomery County
350 Pageant Lane
Clarksville, TN
Perry County
300 Venture 
Linden, TN

Sumner County
239 Hancock St
Gallatin, TN

Williamson County
1314 Columbia Ave
Franklin, TN

Wilson County
945 E Braddour Pkwy
Lebanon, TN

 

    

Previously scheduled Mobile Registration Intake Centers (MRICs) are scheduled to remain open through May 6. After that date, MRICs will no longer be available. Survivors needing help applying for FEMA Individual Assistance can continue receiving help at Disaster Recovery Centers and Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers.

About FEMA Individual Assistance (IA)

Survivors in Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Davidson, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Lewis, Macon, Madison, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, Williamson, and Wilson counties are eligible to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance. 

Individual Assistance can help eligible survivors with disaster-related expenses such as temporary housing assistance, home repairs, replacement of essential personal property, and other disaster related needs.

Survivors in the designated counties who sustained damage from Winter Storm Fern are encouraged to apply for assistance through FEMA.

Tennesseans can apply for FEMA IA by:

  • Visiting an in-person Disaster Recovery Center or Mobile Disaster Recovery Center
  • Visiting DisasterAssistance.gov
  • Calling 800-621-3362
  • Using the FEMA app

More information about DRC and MRIC locations, available assistance, and other resources is available on TEMA’s January 2026 Winter Storm webpage.