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DR-77-ARDRTornado

Tornadoes, Rain, Hail & Floods

Major Disaster Declaration for Arkansas, declared May 29, 1957, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-77-AR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Arkansas
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
May 29, 1957
Requested
May 29, 1957 · request 57021
Incident began
May 29, 1957
Incident ended
May 29, 1957
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jan 28, 1966
Fiscal year
1957
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Flood, Tornado, Severe storm

Designated areas

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