Arkansas Disaster History

Major Disaster Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2008 10/22 Tropical Storm Ike active disaster 1804
2008 09/18 Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav active disaster 1793
2008 05/20 Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes not active disaster 1758
2008 03/26 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding active disaster 1751
2008 02/07 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding active disaster 1744
2006 04/12 Severe Storms and Tornadoes not active disaster 1636
2004 06/30 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1528
2004 05/07 Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides not active disaster 1516
2003 06/06 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding not active disaster 1472
2003 01/06 Severe Ice Storm not active disaster 1450
2002 01/23 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 1400
2001 03/13 Severe Storms & Flooding not active disaster 1363
2000 12/29 Severe Winter Storm not active disaster 1354
1999 01/23 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, High Winds and Flooding not active disaster 1266
1997 04/14 Severe Storms/Flooding not active disaster 1176
1997 03/02 Severe Storms/Tornadoes not active disaster 1162
1996 04/23 Severe Storms/Tornadoes not active disaster 1111
1994 02/28 Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Severe Storm not active disaster 1011
1992 07/24 Severe Storm, Thunderstorms not active disaster 950
1991 05/30 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 907
1990 05/15 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 865
1988 11/23 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES not active disaster 817
1987 12/31 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 807
1987 12/17 TORNADOES not active disaster 806
1983 08/01 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 688
1982 12/13 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING not active disaster 673
1980 04/16 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES not active disaster 617
1979 04/11 TORNADO not active disaster 574
1978 09/15 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 564
1976 04/01 TORNADOES not active disaster 498
1975 06/07 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 471
1975 04/01 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES not active disaster 463
1974 06/08 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 437
1974 05/31 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 435
1973 05/29 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 389
1973 04/27 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 375
1972 01/27 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 321
1969 02/15 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING not active disaster 254
1968 05/29 TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING not active disaster 239
1968 05/03 TORNADO, SEVERE STORM not active disaster 236
1964 03/20 SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING not active disaster 166
1963 08/02 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 157
1961 05/16 FLOODS, TORNADOES not active disaster 112
1960 05/28 TORNADOES, FLOODS not active disaster 102
1958 05/15 Heavy Rainstorms, Floods not active disaster 83
1957 05/29 Tornadoes, Rain, Hail, Floods not active disaster 77

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Emergency Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2005 09/02 Hurricane Katrina not active disaster 3215
2000 12/28 Severe Winter Storm not active disaster 3159
1998 04/24 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 3125
1982 04/23 Severe Storms and Tornadoes not active disaster 3085
1978 04/22 Tornadoes not active disaster 3062
1978 01/26 Tornadoes not active disaster 3054
1976 12/03 Drought not active disaster 3019
1974 09/14 Power Failure not active disaster 3003

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Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Year Date Incident Disaster Number
No Fire Management Assistance Declarations declared in Arkansas

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Last Modified: Wednesday, 10-Dec-2008 14:57:57