Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Declared for Arkansas on Mar 2, 1997, covering 25 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 21 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clark County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Conway County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Craighead County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cross County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hempstead County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hot Spring County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Independence County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lonoke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mississippi County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Nevada County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Poinsett County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pope County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pulaski County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Saline County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| White County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Woodruff County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1997 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1171-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.