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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1758-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-1758-AR
Declared
May 20, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$344K
Project obligations
Registrations
75
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$277K
Emergency Protective Measures$34K
Debris Removal$22K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$11K
Total PA obligated$344K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$259K
Renter-approved dollars$35K
Intake IHP dollars$602K
Validated phase 2 dollars$602K
Tracked registrations75
About this declaration

What DR-1758-AR means

DR-1758-AR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Van Buren County, Arkansas, with an incident window starting May 2, 2008 through May 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.