Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Arkansas on Jan 24, 2002, covering 20 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cleburne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Columbia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Craighead County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crittenden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Independence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Little River County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Logan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Poinsett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Prairie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Scott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Woodruff County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2002 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1406-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yesdeadline was Jun 3, 2002 |
| Apr 4, 2002 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1407-KY · Major disaster | Kentucky | Yesdeadline was Jun 3, 2002 |
| Apr 5, 2002 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1408-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jun 4, 2002 |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.