Disaster Data / States / Arkansas / Bradley County

County

Bradley County, Arkansas

Bradley County recorded 18 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 13 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Bradley County, AR

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

18
Declarations since FY2000
13
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$2.2M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Bradley County runs between 2000 and 2025, covering 18 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, hurricane, and severe ice storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 05011
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
88.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 88.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status87.8
Household characteristics89.5
Racial and ethnic minority status83.7
Housing type and transportation69.0

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
30.8
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$5.8MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability96.8Very High
Community resilience9.7Very Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)310$1,841,705
Debris removal(A)10$202,221
Utilities(F)3$115,485
Emergency protective measures(B)7$63,841
Parks and recreation(G)1$1,405
Buildings and equipment(E)1$750
Management costs(Z)1$483
All categories333$2,225,890

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 3-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 77 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds 2020$54K
145 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2016$115K
55 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2016$63K
74 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding 2011$122K
80 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2010$735K
112 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2009$232K
49 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

17
valid registrations
15
households approved
$100,626
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$100,626

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$51,250
federal mitigation share
2
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$26,250
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)1$25,000

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Bradley County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormApr 5, 2025EM-3627-AREM
Winter StormApr 4, 2023DR-4700-ARDR
HurricaneAug 27, 2020EM-3541-AREM
TornadoJul 10, 2020DR-4556-ARDR
BiologicalApr 3, 2020DR-4518-ARDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3461-AREM
Severe StormMay 6, 2016DR-4270-ARDR
Severe StormFeb 5, 2016DR-4254-ARDR
Severe StormMay 2, 2011DR-1975-ARDR
Severe StormFeb 4, 2010DR-1872-ARDR
Severe StormDec 3, 2009DR-1861-ARDR
Severe StormJun 16, 2009DR-1845-ARDR
HurricaneSep 18, 2008DR-1793-ARDR
HurricaneSep 2, 2005EM-3215-AREM
Severe StormJun 30, 2004DR-1528-ARDR
Severe StormMar 13, 2001DR-1363-ARDR
Severe Ice StormDec 29, 2000DR-1354-ARDR
Severe Ice StormDec 28, 2000EM-3159-AREM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 18 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 5, 2025EM-3627-AREMSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 4, 2023DR-4700-ARDRWinter StormSevere Winter Storm
Aug 27, 2020EM-3541-AREMHurricaneHurricane Laura
Jul 10, 2020DR-4556-ARDRTornadoSevere Storms And Straight-Line Winds
Apr 3, 2020DR-4518-ARDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3461-AREMBiologicalCovid-19
May 6, 2016DR-4270-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Feb 5, 2016DR-4254-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 2, 2011DR-1975-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding
Feb 4, 2010DR-1872-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Dec 3, 2009DR-1861-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 16, 2009DR-1845-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 18, 2008DR-1793-ARDRHurricaneSevere Storms And Flooding Associated With Hurricane Gustav
Sep 2, 2005EM-3215-AREMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 30, 2004DR-1528-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Mar 13, 2001DR-1363-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Dec 29, 2000DR-1354-ARDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
Dec 28, 2000EM-3159-AREMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
← Arkansas statewide overview · All Arkansas jurisdictions

How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Arkansas's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

Cite this profile

Choose a citation style, then copy the formatted citation. This profile is derived from FEMA OpenFEMA data and is updated as the underlying Disaster Data build is refreshed.

Other Arkansas jurisdictions