Preliminary damage assessments will begin Monday, November 9 for the counties in the state that experienced damages as a result of the tornados, severe thunderstorms and flooding that began on October 29. That's according to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM).

ADEM teams will be working with FEMA teams to complete the assessments as quickly as possible in order to ask for federal assistance for the state.

The following counties are seeking a disaster declaration (as of 4 p.m. on November 4): Arkansas, Lee, Boone, Franklin, Marion, St. Francis, Van Buren, Jefferson, Ashley, Drew, Miller, Independence, Randolph, Greene, Lafayette, Columbia, Conway, Lawrence, Sharp, Fulton, Izard, Newton, Johnson, Cleburne, Logan, Scott, Jackson, Poinsett, Perry, Faulkner, Woodruff, White, Pulaski, Saline, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, Cross, Grant, Union, Bradley, Chicot, Dallas, Lincoln, Ouachita, Cleveland, and Calhoun.

ADEM will keep Arkansans aware of the situation.

Click here for more information on public assistance and individual assistance from Disaster Recovery on the ADEM website.