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DR-817-ARDRTornado

Severe Storms & Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Arkansas, declared Nov 23, 1988, in 24 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-817-AR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Arkansas
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Nov 23, 1988
Requested
Nov 18, 1988 · request 88028
Incident began
Nov 15, 1988
Incident ended
Nov 20, 1988
Incident period
6 days
Closed out
May 12, 1992
Fiscal year
1989
FEMA region
Region 6

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