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DR-112-ARDRFlood

Floods & Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Arkansas, declared May 16, 1961, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-112-AR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Arkansas
Incident type
Flood
Declared
May 16, 1961
Requested
May 16, 1961 · request 61009
Incident began
May 16, 1961
Incident ended
May 16, 1961
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jan 26, 1966
Fiscal year
1961
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Flood, Tornado

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Arkansas (statewide designation).