SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4873-AR affected Saline 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

Public assistance

$935K

Project obligations

Registrations

368

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$406K

Utilities$264K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$108K

Roads and Bridges$82K

Water Control Facilities$30K

Management Costs$21K

Emergency Protective Measures$16K

Buildings and Equipment$3K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K

Total PA obligated$935K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$753K

Renter-approved dollars$192K

Intake IHP dollars$1.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M

Tracked registrations368

About this declaration

What DR-4873-AR means

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