Severe Ice Storm
Declared for Arkansas on Jan 6, 2003, covering 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cleburne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Craighead County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fulton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Independence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Izard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Poinsett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Searcy County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sharp County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Van Buren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2002 | Severe Ice StormDR-1448-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | No |
| Jan 8, 2003 | Severe Ice StormDR-1451-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
| Feb 4, 2003 | Severe Ice StormDR-1452-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.