Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1744-AR affected Conway County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1744-AR
Declared
Feb 7, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$169K
Project obligations
Registrations
99
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$105K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$38K
Emergency Protective Measures$15K
Roads and Bridges$11K
Total PA obligated$169K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$199K
Renter-approved dollars$84K
Intake IHP dollars$576K
Validated phase 2 dollars$576K
Tracked registrations99
About this declaration

What DR-1744-AR means

DR-1744-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Conway County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Feb 5, 2008 through Feb 12, 2008. 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 Conway County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.