FEMADR-673-ARMajor disasterDeclared December 13, 1982
DR-673-AR: Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Arkansas (DR-673-AR) on December 13, 1982 for the incident of December 13, 1982 to December 13, 1982; it covers 38 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-673-AR (also written FEMA-673-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
- Incident period
- December 13, 1982 to December 13, 1982
- Declared
- December 13, 1982
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Arkansas in 1982
- Status
- closed out on October 5, 1988
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Cleburne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Conway (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Craighead (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Desha (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Faulkner (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Garland (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hempstead (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hot Spring (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Independence (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Izard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Little River (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Marion (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Miller (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Polk (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Pope (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Scott (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Searcy (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sevier (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Sharp (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Van Buren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Woodruff (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Yell (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?
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/673. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.