Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING

DR-1975-AR affected Saline 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
$447K
Project obligations
Registrations
136
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$257K
Roads and Bridges$178K
Emergency Protective Measures$11K
Buildings and Equipment$963
Total PA obligated$447K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$69K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$138K
Validated phase 2 dollars$138K
Tracked registrations136
About this declaration

What DR-1975-AR means

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