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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4873-AR affected Hot Spring 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
DR
Public assistance
$1.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
140
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.3M
Debris Removal$142K
Utilities$37K
Buildings and Equipment$37K
Water Control Facilities$18K
Management Costs$5K
Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$397K
Renter-approved dollars$39K
Intake IHP dollars$871K
Validated phase 2 dollars$871K
Tracked registrations140
About this declaration

What DR-4873-AR means

DR-4873-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.