Tropical Storm Ike
Declared for Arkansas on Oct 22, 2008, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clark County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Craighead County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hempstead County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Howard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Izard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lafayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Little River County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Miller County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nevada County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pike County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sharp County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Van Buren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.