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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1751-AR affected Desha County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1751-AR
Declared
Mar 26, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$29K
Project obligations
Registrations
15
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$21K
Debris Removal$8K
Total PA obligated$29K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$36K
Renter-approved dollars$778
Intake IHP dollars$74K
Validated phase 2 dollars$74K
Tracked registrations15
About this declaration

What DR-1751-AR means

DR-1751-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Desha County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Mar 18, 2008 through Apr 28, 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 Desha County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.