Disaster detail

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

DR-4254-AR affected Crawford County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4254-AR
Declared
Feb 5, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$260K
Project obligations
Registrations
37
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$96K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$84K
Utilities$42K
Emergency Protective Measures$23K
Buildings and Equipment$14K
Total PA obligated$260K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$17K
Renter-approved dollars$6K
Intake IHP dollars$46K
Validated phase 2 dollars$46K
Tracked registrations37
About this declaration

What DR-4254-AR means

DR-4254-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Crawford County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Dec 26, 2015 through Jan 22, 2016. 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 Crawford County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.