FEMAEM-3054-AREmergencyDeclared January 20, 1978
EM-3054-AR: Arkansas Tornadoes
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Arkansas (EM-3054-AR) on January 20, 1978 for the incident of January 20, 1978 to January 20, 1978; it covers 3 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3054-AR (also written FEMA-3054-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Tornado: Tornadoes
- Incident period
- January 20, 1978 to January 20, 1978
- Declared
- January 20, 1978
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008)
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 emergency declarations for Arkansas in 1978
- Status
- closed out on November 6, 1981
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| St. Francis (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/3054. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.