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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1744-AR affected Pope County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1744-AR
Declared
Feb 7, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$325K
Project obligations
Registrations
188
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$102K
Debris Removal$82K
Emergency Protective Measures$51K
Roads and Bridges$50K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$24K
Buildings and Equipment$17K
Total PA obligated$325K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$445K
Renter-approved dollars$97K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M
Tracked registrations188
About this declaration

What DR-1744-AR means

DR-1744-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pope County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Feb 5, 2008 through Feb 12, 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 Pope County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.