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Severe Storm history in Arkansas

Arkansas has 735 county-level severe storm declarations across 75 counties. Independence County leads with 17 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $688.3M.

This page shows every Arkansas county in Arkansas that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Arkansas, see the Arkansas state page.

Severe Storm in Arkansas

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Independence County17$4.5M
2Jackson County17$6.1M
3Marion County15$10.8M
4Newton County15$11.8M
5Randolph County15$10.2M
6Conway County14$4.1M
7Greene County14$13.7M
8Nevada County14$2.3M
9Poinsett County14$3.8M
10White County14$6.1M
11Clay County13$35.6M
12Franklin County13$9.7M
13Izard County13$4.9M
14Lawrence County13$3.1M
15Madison County13$8.9M
16Stone County13$6.3M
17Woodruff County13$2.5M
18Cleburne County12$9.6M
19Craighead County12$40.0M
20Fulton County12$37.2M
21Hempstead County12$1.7M
22Pulaski County12$88.3M
23Benton County11$69.5M
24Carroll County11$38.2M
25Clark County11$2.1M
26Cross County11$66.6M
27Ouachita County11$2.4M
28Searcy County11$4.5M
29Sharp County11$14.6M
30Van Buren County11$11.9M
31Baxter County10$13.2M
32Boone County10$7.0M
33Bradley County10$1.6M
34Faulkner County10$12.7M
35Little River County10$1.2M
36Lonoke County10$1.8M
37Pike County10$1.2M
38Prairie County10$4.7M
39Calhoun County9$1.7M
40Crawford County9$6.0M
41Jefferson County9$1.7M
42Johnson County9$2.2M
43Lafayette County9$442K
44Lincoln County9$1.7M
45Miller County9$3.4M
46Monroe County9$6.0M
47Perry County9$1.3M
48Saline County9$4.3M
49Columbia County8$2.3M
50Dallas County8$870K
51Hot Spring County8$1.1M
52Mississippi County8$10.3M
53Montgomery County8$1.3M
54Polk County8$1.9M
55Scott County8$3.1M
56Washington County8$28.3M
57Arkansas County7$1.8M
58Cleveland County7$963K
59Drew County7$508K
60Howard County7$1.1M
61Phillips County7$5.8M
62Pope County7$2.7M
63St. Francis County7$2.3M
64Yell County7$831K
65Chicot County6$2.2M
66Grant County6$613K
67Lee County6$4.1M
68Logan County6$1.8M
69Crittenden County5$5.2M
70Desha County5$394K
71Garland County5$2.1M
72Sebastian County5$2.4M
73Sevier County5$405K
74Union County5$446K
75Ashley County3$428K