Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Hurricane Gustav
Declared for Arkansas on Sep 18, 2008, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bradley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chicot County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cleveland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Conway County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dallas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Drew County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Garland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grant County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hot Spring County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Perry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Prairie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Saline County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Van Buren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.