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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1834-AR affected Ashley County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-1834-AR
Declared
Apr 27, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$82K
Project obligations
Registrations
69
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$76K
Emergency Protective Measures$7K
Total PA obligated$82K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$72K
Renter-approved dollars$4K
Intake IHP dollars$153K
Validated phase 2 dollars$153K
Tracked registrations69
About this declaration

What DR-1834-AR means

DR-1834-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ashley County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Apr 9, 2009. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Ashley County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.