Trump did not make a major disaster declaration, blocking recovery funds for the state following deadly storm, but the state appealed the decision.

Arkansas is appealing the Trump administration’s decision to deny Federal Emergency Management Agency funding after the state was slammed by some of the worst tornadoes it has seen since 1997 last month.

The Trump administration said on Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency had made more than $2.2 billion in payments to a group of states over the past three weeks, meaning it was in compliance with a judge's order blocking an earlier sweeping pause of federal grants,