FEMADR-1176-ARMajor disasterDeclared April 14, 1997
DR-1176-AR: Arkansas Flooding, Severe Storms
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Arkansas (DR-1176-AR) on April 14, 1997 for the incident of April 4, 1997 to April 21, 1997; it covers 28 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1176-AR (also written FEMA-1176-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Flood: Flooding, Severe Storms
- Incident period
- April 4, 1997 to April 21, 1997
- Declared
- April 14, 1997
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Arkansas in 1997
- Status
- closed out on May 3, 2010
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Cleburne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cleveland (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Craighead (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Drew (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Faulkner (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Izard (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Lonoke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Ouachita (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Poinsett (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Searcy (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sharp (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Francis (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Van Buren (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1176. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.