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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING

DR-1975-AR affected Clay County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1975-AR
Declared
May 2, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$246K
Project obligations
Registrations
100
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$175K
Roads and Bridges$35K
Water Control Facilities$19K
Emergency Protective Measures$14K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Total PA obligated$246K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$337K
Renter-approved dollars$37K
Intake IHP dollars$748K
Validated phase 2 dollars$748K
Tracked registrations100
About this declaration

What DR-1975-AR means

DR-1975-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clay County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Apr 14, 2011 through Jun 3, 2011. 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 Clay County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.