FEMADR-865-ARMajor disasterDeclared May 15, 1990
DR-865-AR: Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Arkansas (DR-865-AR) on May 15, 1990 for the incident of May 1, 1990 to June 3, 1990; it covers 37 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-865-AR (also written FEMA-865-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- May 1, 1990 to June 3, 1990
- Declared
- May 15, 1990
- 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 1990
- Status
- closed out on February 22, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Conway (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Desha (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Faulkner (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Garland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hempstead (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hot Spring (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Izard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Little River (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Miller (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ouachita (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pope (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sebastian (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yell (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/865. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.