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Disaster declarations in Arkansas

Every federal declaration for Arkansas from 1957 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

89declarations 74major disasters 13emergencies 2fire declarations $1.56 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Arkansas where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Jackson County3516,673
Pulaski County33401,209
Poinsett County3222,300
Independence County3138,345
Izard County3114,291
Madison County3017,865
Newton County307,026
Stone County3012,785
Conway County2921,422
Lonoke County2976,389
Ouachita County2921,684
White County2979,091
Craighead County28115,852
Faulkner County28131,611
Fulton County2812,546

All declarations

89 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
May 29, 1957 DR-77-AR Tornadoes, Rain, Hail & Floods Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
May 15, 1958 DR-83-AR Heavy Rainstorms & Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
May 28, 1960 DR-102-AR Tornadoes & Floods Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
May 16, 1961 DR-112-AR Floods & Tornadoes Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Aug 2, 1963 DR-157-AR Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Mar 20, 1964 DR-166-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
May 3, 1968 DR-236-AR Tornado & Severe Storm Tornado 2IAPA —
May 29, 1968 DR-239-AR Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding Tornado 26IAPA —
Feb 15, 1969 DR-254-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 36IAPA —
Jan 27, 1972 DR-321-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 27PA —
Apr 27, 1973 DR-375-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 43IAPA —
May 29, 1973 DR-389-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5IAPA —
May 31, 1974 DR-435-AR Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Jun 8, 1974 DR-437-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 8IAPA —
Apr 1, 1975 DR-463-AR Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Jun 7, 1975 DR-471-AR Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 7IAPA —
Apr 1, 1976 DR-498-AR Tornadoes Tornado 4IAPA —
Sep 15, 1978 DR-564-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
Apr 11, 1979 DR-574-AR Tornado Tornado 8IAPA —
Apr 16, 1980 DR-617-AR Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 5IA —
Dec 13, 1982 DR-673-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 38IAPA —
Aug 1, 1983 DR-688-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 5PA —
Dec 17, 1987 DR-806-AR Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Dec 31, 1987 DR-807-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 11IA —
Nov 23, 1988 DR-817-AR Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 24IA —
May 15, 1990 DR-865-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 37IAPA —
May 30, 1991 DR-907-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 21PA —
Jul 24, 1992 DR-950-AR Severe Thunderstorms Severe Storm 5PA —
Feb 28, 1994 DR-1011-AR Severe Winter Ice Storm Snowstorm 17PA —
Apr 23, 1996 DR-1111-AR Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 6IAPA —
Mar 2, 1997 DR-1162-AR Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 25IAPA —
Apr 14, 1997 DR-1176-AR Flooding, Severe Storms Flood 28IAPA —
Jan 23, 1999 DR-1266-AR Ar Severe Weather 1-21-99 Severe Storm 22IAPAHM $10.9 million
Dec 29, 2000 DR-1354-AR Severe Winter Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 67IAPAHM $200.0 million
Mar 13, 2001 DR-1363-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 22PAHM $3.4 million
Jan 24, 2002 DR-1400-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 20PAHM $2.3 million
Jan 6, 2003 DR-1450-AR Severe Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 18PAHM $10.8 million
Jun 6, 2003 DR-1472-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 23IHPIAPAHM $13.7 million
May 7, 2004 DR-1516-AR Sever Storms, Flooding and Landslides Severe Storm 14PAHM $7.5 million
Jun 30, 2004 DR-1528-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 14PAHM $3.6 million
Apr 12, 2006 DR-1636-AR Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 7IHPIAPAHM $4.1 million
Feb 7, 2008 DR-1744-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 12IHPPAHM $11.0 million
Mar 26, 2008 DR-1751-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 59IHPPAHM $58.7 million
May 20, 2008 DR-1758-AR Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 12IHPPAHM $5.7 million
Sep 18, 2008 DR-1793-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Hurricane Gustav Hurricane 18PAHM $4.5 million
Oct 22, 2008 DR-1804-AR Tropical Storm Ike Severe Storm 20PAHM $2.9 million
Feb 6, 2009 DR-1819-AR Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 30PAHM $250.8 million
Apr 27, 2009 DR-1834-AR Severe Storms and Tornadoes Tornado 5IHPPAHM $7.8 million
Jun 16, 2009 DR-1845-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 38PAHM $10.4 million
Dec 3, 2009 DR-1861-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 38PAHM $16.5 million
Feb 4, 2010 DR-1872-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 25PAHM $10.7 million
May 2, 2011 DR-1975-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding Severe Storm 60IHPPAHM $83.1 million
Dec 3, 1976 EM-3019-AR Drought Drought 32PA —
Jan 20, 1978 EM-3054-AR Tornadoes Tornado 3IA —
Apr 22, 1978 EM-3062-AR Tornadoes Tornado 1IAPA —
Apr 23, 1982 EM-3085-AR Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 12IA —
Apr 22, 1998 EM-3125-AR Tornadoes, Flooding High Winds Tornado 1IA —
Dec 28, 2000 EM-3159-AR Severe Winter Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 52PA —
Sep 2, 2005 EM-3215-AR Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 75PA $45.1 million
Jan 28, 2009 EM-3301-AR Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 48PA —
May 30, 2019 EM-3414-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 16PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3461-AR COVID-19 Biological 75PA —
Aug 27, 2020 EM-3541-AR Hurricane Laura Hurricane 75PA —
Apr 5, 2025 EM-3627-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 75PA —
Jan 24, 2026 EM-3636-AR Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 75PA —
Jul 8, 2011 DR-4000-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 3IHPPAHM $4.5 million
Jan 29, 2013 DR-4100-AR Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 8PAHM $9.7 million
Jun 25, 2013 DR-4124-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 11PAHM $7.8 million
Sep 4, 2013 DR-4143-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6PAHM $8.9 million
Jan 6, 2014 DR-4160-AR Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 14PAHM $6.3 million
Apr 29, 2014 DR-4174-AR Severe Storms,tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 12IHPPAHM $14.2 million
Jun 26, 2015 DR-4226-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 29IHPPAHM $14.3 million
Feb 5, 2016 DR-4254-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 38IHPPAHM $14.6 million
May 6, 2016 DR-4270-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PAHM $2.8 million
Jun 15, 2017 DR-4318-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 32IHPPAHM $35.2 million
Jun 8, 2019 DR-4441-AR Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 17IHPPAHM $70.0 million
Sep 13, 2019 DR-4460-AR Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 3PAHM $5.1 million
Apr 3, 2020 DR-4518-AR COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 75IHPPAHM $284.4 million
May 8, 2020 DR-4544-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds Tornado 1PAHM $3.8 million
Jul 10, 2020 DR-4556-AR Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds Tornado 12PAHM $11.3 million
Dec 23, 2021 DR-4633-AR Severe Storms and Tornadoes Tornado 5IHPHM $1.1 million
Apr 2, 2023 DR-4698-AR Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 3IHPPAHM $125.7 million
Apr 4, 2023 DR-4700-AR Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 13PAHM $9.9 million
Nov 14, 2023 DR-4748-AR Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 4PAHM $4.2 million
May 30, 2024 DR-4788-AR Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 11IHPPAHM $88.7 million
May 8, 2025 DR-4865-AR Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 9IHP $3.6 million
May 21, 2025 DR-4873-AR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 41IHPPA $71.5 million
Aug 21, 2026 FM-5673-AR Pine Tree Road Fire Fire 1PA —
Sep 15, 2026 FM-5676-AR Bunker Fire Fire 2PA —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.