Cooling centers are open and available this weekend across the state. Please see the list below.
Little Rock:
**Dunbar Community Center**
1001 W. 16th Street, Little Rock, AR
Monday through Friday: 8 AM – 8:30 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: 1 PM – 6 PM
**Southwest Community Center**
6401 Baseline Road
Monday through Friday: 8 AM – 8:30 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
**West Central Community Center**
8616 Colonel Glenn Road
Monday through Friday: 8 AM – 8:30 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
North Little Rock:
**North Little Rock Community Center**
2700 Willow Street, North Little Rock, AR
Saturday, June 28: 12 PM – 6 PM
Sunday, June 29: 1 PM – 6 PM
Crossett:
**First United Methodist Church**
500 Main St., Crossett, AR
June 30 – July 4
Monday through Friday: 10 AM – 2 PM
McCrory:
**McCrory Church of Christ**
101 N. Johnson St., McCrory, AR
This page will be continuously updated with new resources as they become available.
President Trump has declared a Major Disaster for the March 14-15 and April 2 storms and tornadoes. As part of that declaration, FEMA is offering Individual Assistance for disaster survivors in the following counties: Greene, Hot Springs, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp, and Stone.
To apply for Individual Assistance or to learn more about the Individual Assistance program and see if you qualify, click below.
FEMA is supporting state and local recovery efforts for Arkansas homeowners and renters recovering from the March 14-15 and April 2-22 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.
▪ FEMA has approved more than $8.6 million in federal assistance to Arkansas individuals and households for the March and April storms.
▪ Under the major disaster declared May 13, nine counties were designated for FEMA disaster assistance:Greene, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp and Stone.
▪ Under the major disaster declared May 21, 16 counties were designated for FEMA disaster assistance:Clark, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Desha, Fulton, Hot Spring, Jackson, Miller, Ouachita, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Francis, Saline, Sharp and White.
▪ The SBA offers low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofit organizations to cover losses not fully covered by insurance and other sources. Apply online at SBA.gov/disaster, or call SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955. An additional SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center is located at City Hall, Conference Room, 201 S. Main St., Cave City, AR 72521 (entrance/parking at back); hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
▪ The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance for the March storms is Monday, July 14. The last day to apply for the April storms is Tuesday, July 22. Survivors affected by both disasters are encouraged to file a separate FEMA application for each disaster.
▪ As part of the disaster assistance process, FEMA must determine ownership and occupancy of the damaged primary residence. There are several ways Arkansans who were affected by the March and April storms, tornadoes and flooding can provide this information. To learn more, visit fema.gov/disaster/4865/news-media#block-views-block-media-library-public-block-1.
▪ Arkansas renters with losses not covered by insurance can apply for federal disaster assistance after the March and April storms. FEMA Individual Assistance is available to homeowners and renters, including students. To learn more, visit fema.gov/fact-sheet/renters-can-apply-fema-assistance-5
▪ Go to DisasterAssistance.gov, use the FEMA App or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. CT. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service such as video relay service, captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for the service.
Information That May Need to be Updated:
▪ Your current housing situation, phone number or mailing address
▪ Adding or removing the name of someone designated to speak for you
▪ Adding or changing names of household members and number of people living in your home
▪ Changes in your application for FEMA assistance
▪ Correcting or verifying home and property damage
▪ Updating your payment preference
A simple way to provide missing or new information is to create an account at DisasterAssistance.gov. If you applied for assistance online or using the FEMA app, then you already have an account. Check your Disaster Assistance account regularly. Click on the ‘Check Status’ button on DisasterAssistance.gov to view your account at any time.
If you do not have internet access and/or need services not available on FEMA’s website, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Specialists speak many languages and phone lines are open from 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. If you use a relay service, captioned telephone or other service, you can give FEMA your number for that service.
Please report storm-related damage or offer assistance in the section below.
Support Organizations Responding to this Event
The Arkansas Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief
The Foodbank of Northeast Arkansas
IMMEDIATE RESOURCES
List of shelters currently open across the state
Relating to April 2, 2025 Storms
Relating to March 14, 2025 Storms
Relating to March 14, 2025 Storms
Governor Sanders’ Actions
- March 15th, 2025 – Governor Sanders signed an executive order to declare an emergency and authorize funds for severe storms and tornadoes.
- March 15th, 2025 – Spoke with President Trump
- March 15th, 2025 – Governor Sanders surveyed storm damage in Cave City and Paragould
- March 15th, 2025 – Spoke with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem
- March 15th, 2025 – Spoke with local officials from Independence, Greene, Jackson, and Randolph counties
- March 15th, 2025 –Mobilized 70 Arkansas National Guardsmen to staff 13 severe weather response teams to assist local authorities in Sharp and Jackson counties
- March 20th, 2025 – Governor Sanders signs an executive order to extend the tax filing deadline in counties impacts by the March 14th storms and tornadoes
- March 29th, 2025 – Governor Sanders submits an additional Disaster Declaration Request to President Trump
- April 2nd, 2025 – Governor Sanders signed an Executive Order to provide funding for Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
- April 4th, 2025 – Governor Sanders submits a Disaster Declaration request to President Trump ahead of potential flooding
- April 7th, 2025 – Governor Sanders visited Hardy, Arkansas to view storm damage
- May 13th, 2025 – President Trump declared a Major Disaster for the March 14-15 storms and tornadoes. As part of that declaration, FEMA is offering Individual Assistance for disaster survivors in the following counties: Greene, Hot Springs, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp, and Stone.
- May 16th, 2025 – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) in Sharp County to assist small businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, and residents affected by severe storms and tornadoes occurring March 14-15.
- May 19th, 2025 – Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald announced that, as a result of Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-4865-DR, the Division of Reemployment is now accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) from individuals whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred March 14-15, 2025 in the following counties: Greene, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp and Stone. Individuals must file DUA claims by July 7, 2025.
- May 21st, 2025 – President Trump delivers assistance to Arkansans recovering from the April 2 storms and flooding.
- May 23rd, 2025 – The state of Arkansas, FEMA and the Small Business Administration will add new locations in Greene and Sharp counties where residents can apply for federal assistance after the March 14-15 severe storms and tornadoes. They are also extending operating hours at five other sites.
- June 13th, 2025 – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) in Hot Spring County to assist small businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations and residents affected by severe storms and tornadoes occurring March 14-15 and also for those impacted by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding occurring April 2-22.
- June 17th, 2025 – Update: FEMA is supporting state and local recovery efforts for Arkansas homeowners and renters recovering from the March 14-15 and April 2-22 severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding.
- June 23rd, 2025 – FEMA encourages homeowners and renters recovering from the March and April storms, tornadoes and flooding to stay in touch with the agency and keep their information as current as possible.
- June 28th, 2025 – Cooling centers opened across the state.
For assistance from the American Red Cross call 1-800-733-2767
CONSUMER ALERT: TIPS TO AVOID SCAMS AND PRICE GOUGING
This page will be continuously updated with new resources as they become available.
