SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1744-AR affected Van Buren 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

$1.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

398

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$1.3M

Debris Removal$311K

Emergency Protective Measures$216K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$117K

Buildings and Equipment$30K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$12K

Roads and Bridges$8K

Total PA obligated$1.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M

Renter-approved dollars$238K

Intake IHP dollars$2.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.6M

Tracked registrations398

About this declaration

What DR-1744-AR means

DR-1744-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Van Buren 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 Van Buren County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.