Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Arkansas on Jan 27, 1972, covering 27 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 not declared | — |
| Benton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Boone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Conway County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fulton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hempstead County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Howard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Izard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Little River County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Logan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Miller County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Perry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Scott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sebastian County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sevier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 1972 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-317-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | Yes |
| Jan 21, 1972 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-319-OR · Major disaster | Oregon | Yes |
| Feb 1, 1972 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-322-WA · Major disaster | Washington | Yes |
| Mar 6, 1972 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-325-MA · Major disaster | Massachusetts | Yes |
| Mar 7, 1972 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-326-ME · Major disaster | Maine | Yes |
| Apr 5, 1972 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-329-CA · Major disaster | California | Yes |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.