FEMADR-4873-ARMajor disasterDeclared May 21, 2025
DR-4873-AR: Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Arkansas (DR-4873-AR) on May 21, 2025 for the incident of April 2, 2025 to April 22, 2025; it covers 41 designated areas. FEMA had approved $25.3 million for 4,158 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $43.2 million in Public Assistance (as of September 29, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4873-AR (also written FEMA-4873-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
- Incident period
- April 2, 2025 to April 22, 2025
- Declared
- May 21, 2025
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Arkansas in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- July 22, 2025
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Craighead (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crittenden (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cross (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Desha (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Garland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hempstead (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hot Spring (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Izard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Little River (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lonoke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Miller (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mississippi (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nevada (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ouachita (County) | Yes | — | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Poinsett (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Prairie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Searcy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sevier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sharp (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Francis (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| White (County) | Yes | — | — |
| Woodruff (County) | — | 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?
4,158households approved for help (IHP)
$25.3 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$16.4 millionof it for housing
$8.9 millionof it for other needs
$43.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of September 29, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
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/4873. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on July 22, 2025.