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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4873-AR affected Jackson 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
$530K
Project obligations
Registrations
25
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$283K
Roads and Bridges$102K
Utilities$72K
Emergency Protective Measures$55K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$17K
Total PA obligated$530K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$152K
Renter-approved dollars$19K
Intake IHP dollars$341K
Validated phase 2 dollars$346K
Tracked registrations25
About this declaration

What DR-4873-AR means

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