FEMADR-817-ARMajor disasterDeclared November 23, 1988
DR-817-AR: Arkansas Severe Storms & Tornadoes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Arkansas (DR-817-AR) on November 23, 1988 for the incident of November 15, 1988 to November 20, 1988; it covers 24 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-817-AR (also written FEMA-817-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Tornado: Severe Storms & Tornadoes
- Incident period
- November 15, 1988 to November 20, 1988
- Declared
- November 23, 1988
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008)
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Arkansas in 1988
- Status
- closed out on May 12, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicot (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Craighead (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Faulkner (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Garland (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hot Spring (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Independence (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Izard (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lonoke (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Nevada (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Ouachita (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Phillips (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Poinsett (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Prairie (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Van Buren (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?
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/817. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.