SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1751-AR affected Sebastian County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1751-AR

Declared

Mar 26, 2008

Public assistance

$694K

Project obligations

Registrations

5,390

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$464K

Roads and Bridges$103K

Debris Removal$70K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$32K

Emergency Protective Measures$24K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K

Total PA obligated$694K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$875K

Renter-approved dollars$635K

Intake IHP dollars$3.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M

Tracked registrations5,390

About this declaration

What DR-1751-AR means

DR-1751-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sebastian County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Mar 18, 2008 through Apr 28, 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 Sebastian County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.