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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING

DR-1975-AR affected Randolph 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
$1.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
334
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$477K
Buildings and Equipment$448K
Emergency Protective Measures$142K
Debris Removal$87K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$27K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K
Utilities$15K
Water Control Facilities$7K
Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M
Renter-approved dollars$239K
Intake IHP dollars$3.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M
Tracked registrations334
About this declaration

What DR-1975-AR means

DR-1975-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Randolph 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 Randolph County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.