SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4873-AR affected Craighead County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4873-AR

Declared

May 21, 2025

Public assistance

$1.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

781

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$916K

Debris Removal$81K

Roads and Bridges$69K

Management Costs$62K

Utilities$25K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K

Emergency Protective Measures$12K

Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$283K

Renter-approved dollars$181K

Intake IHP dollars$928K

Validated phase 2 dollars$928K

Tracked registrations781

About this declaration

What DR-4873-AR means

DR-4873-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Craighead County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Apr 2, 2025 through Apr 22, 2025. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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