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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING

DR-1975-AR affected Jackson County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1975-AR
Declared
May 2, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$601K
Project obligations
Registrations
91
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$381K
Emergency Protective Measures$175K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$37K
Utilities$7K
Buildings and Equipment$950
Total PA obligated$601K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$248K
Renter-approved dollars$40K
Intake IHP dollars$577K
Validated phase 2 dollars$577K
Tracked registrations91
About this declaration

What DR-1975-AR means

DR-1975-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jackson County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Apr 14, 2011 through Jun 3, 2011. 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 Jackson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.