SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-4698-AR affected Cross County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4698-AR

Declared

Apr 2, 2023

Public assistance

$58.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,639

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$26.3M

Emergency Protective Measures$13.6M

Utilities$9.7M

Debris Removal$6.9M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.0M

Emergency Work Donated Resources$505K

Management Costs$441K

Roads and Bridges$269K

Total PA obligated$58.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.7M

Renter-approved dollars$1.4M

Intake IHP dollars$8.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$8.1M

Tracked registrations1,639

About this declaration

What DR-4698-AR means

DR-4698-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cross County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Mar 31, 2023. 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 Cross County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.