Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Arkansas on Apr 27, 1973, covering 43 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 43 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ashley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Benton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Boone County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bradley County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chicot County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clark County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cleveland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Columbia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Craighead County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Crittenden County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cross County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Dallas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Desha County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Drew County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Fulton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Garland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hempstead County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Howard County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Independence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Izard County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jackson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Mississippi County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Phillips County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Poinsett County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pulaski County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Randolph County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Saline County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| St. Francis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Woodruff County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-371-MI · Major disaster | Michigan | Yes |
| Apr 26, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-373-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | Yes |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-374-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yes |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-377-OH · Major disaster | Ohio | Yes |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-376-WI · Major disaster | Wisconsin | Yes |
| May 2, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-378-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | No |
| May 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-381-KY · Major disaster | Kentucky | Yes |
| May 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-382-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
| May 23, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-386-IA · Major disaster | Iowa | Yes |
| May 26, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-387-FL · Major disaster | Florida | Yes |
| May 29, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-388-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yes |
| May 29, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-389-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | Yes |
| Jun 25, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-394-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yes |
| Jun 25, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-393-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Jun 28, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-395-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yes |
| Jul 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-399-NH · Major disaster | New Hampshire | Yes |
| Jul 11, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-398-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Jul 17, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-400-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Jul 20, 1973 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-401-NY · Major disaster | New York | Yes |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.