SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4788-AR affected Baxter County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4788-AR

Declared

May 30, 2024

Public assistance

$3.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

467

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.2M

Buildings and Equipment$916K

Utilities$304K

Management Costs$259K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$143K

Emergency Protective Measures$81K

Roads and Bridges$24K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K

Total PA obligated$3.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$882K

Renter-approved dollars$63K

Intake IHP dollars$1.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M

Tracked registrations467

About this declaration

What DR-4788-AR means

DR-4788-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Baxter County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting May 24, 2024 through May 27, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Baxter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.