Severe Storms & Tornadoes
Declared for Arkansas on Nov 23, 1988, covering 24 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicot County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clark County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Columbia County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Craighead County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Faulkner County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Garland County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hot Spring County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Independence County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Izard County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Johnson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Logan County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lonoke County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Nevada County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Ouachita County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Phillips County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Poinsett County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Prairie County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pulaski County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Saline County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stone County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Van Buren County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| White County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Woodruff County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 1988 | Severe Storms & TornadoesDR-818-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yes |
| Jan 13, 1989 | Severe Storms & TornadoesDR-819-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | Yes |
More from Arkansas: every FEMA declaration in Arkansas.