SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1744-AR affected Sharp County, Arkansas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1744-AR

Declared

Feb 7, 2008

Public assistance

$330K

Project obligations

Registrations

173

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$222K

Debris Removal$68K

Utilities$14K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$10K

Emergency Protective Measures$8K

Roads and Bridges$4K

Water Control Facilities$3K

Total PA obligated$330K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$301K

Renter-approved dollars$41K

Intake IHP dollars$693K

Validated phase 2 dollars$693K

Tracked registrations173

About this declaration

What DR-1744-AR means

DR-1744-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sharp County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting Feb 5, 2008 through Feb 12, 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 Sharp County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.