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Cotton County, Oklahoma

Name: Cotton County, Oklahoma FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Cotton County recorded 28 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 20 major disasters, 8 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Cotton County, OK

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

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Apr 2024

Most recent

$9.1M

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Cotton County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 28 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and tornado. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $9.1 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 40033

CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI

38.6

overall percentile nationally

Approximately 38.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status49.8

Household characteristics32.7

Racial and ethnic minority status62.3

Housing type and transportation21.0

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025

4.9

overall risk score

Very Low

Expected annual loss$2.9MVery Low

NRI social vulnerability46.2Relatively Moderate

Community resilience35.4Relatively 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.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)	298	$8,408,786
Utilities(F)	11	$297,467
Debris removal(A)	9	$148,125
Emergency protective measures(B)	14	$119,919
Buildings and equipment(E)	3	$73,142
Management costs(Z)	1	$53,362
Parks and recreation(G)	2	$10,478
All categories	338	$9,111,279

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 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 142 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, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2024$854K

337 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes 2023$70K

148 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2017$934K

115 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms And Flooding 2016$264K

223 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2015$2.3M

115 days to first federal obligation

Severe Winter Storm 2010$1.1M

136 days to first federal obligation

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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.

176

valid registrations

households approved

$368,572

total IHP approved

Assistance type	Approved amount
Repair and replacement	$215,428
Rental assistance	$29,556
Other needs	$123,588

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.

$244,231

federal mitigation share

funded projects

Program	Projects	Federal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)	3	$244,231

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 14
Severe Ice Storm 7
Tornado 2
Biological 2
Fire 1
Flood 1
Hurricane 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

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

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Tornado	Apr 30, 2024	DR-4776-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jul 19, 2023	DR-4721-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Feb 24, 2021	DR-4587-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Feb 17, 2021	EM-3555-OK	EM
Biological	Apr 5, 2020	DR-4530-OK	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3462-OK	EM
Tornado	Jul 25, 2017	DR-4324-OK	DR
Flood	Jul 15, 2016	DR-4274-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Feb 10, 2016	DR-4256-OK	DR
Severe Storm	May 26, 2015	DR-4222-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Feb 2, 2011	EM-3316-OK	EM
Severe Ice Storm	Mar 5, 2010	DR-1883-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Feb 25, 2010	DR-1876-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jan 30, 2010	EM-3308-OK	EM
Severe Storm	Jul 9, 2008	DR-1775-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Dec 10, 2007	EM-3280-OK	EM
Severe Storm	Aug 31, 2007	DR-1723-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Aug 24, 2007	DR-1718-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jul 7, 2007	DR-1712-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 7, 2007	DR-1707-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Feb 1, 2007	DR-1678-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Jan 14, 2007	EM-3272-OK	EM
Fire	Jan 10, 2006	DR-1623-OK	DR
Hurricane	Sep 5, 2005	EM-3219-OK	EM
Severe Storm	Jun 29, 2001	DR-1384-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Jan 5, 2001	DR-1355-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Dec 28, 2000	EM-3158-OK	EM
Severe Storm	Nov 27, 2000	DR-1349-OK	DR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 28 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Apr 30, 2024	DR-4776-OK	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 19, 2023	DR-4721-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Feb 24, 2021	DR-4587-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Feb 17, 2021	EM-3555-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Apr 5, 2020	DR-4530-OK	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3462-OK	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Jul 25, 2017	DR-4324-OK	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jul 15, 2016	DR-4274-OK	DR	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding
Feb 10, 2016	DR-4256-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms And Flooding
May 26, 2015	DR-4222-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Feb 2, 2011	EM-3316-OK	EM	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Mar 5, 2010	DR-1883-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Feb 25, 2010	DR-1876-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Jan 30, 2010	EM-3308-OK	EM	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Jul 9, 2008	DR-1775-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Dec 10, 2007	EM-3280-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Aug 31, 2007	DR-1723-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Aug 24, 2007	DR-1718-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 7, 2007	DR-1712-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Jun 7, 2007	DR-1707-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Feb 1, 2007	DR-1678-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Jan 14, 2007	EM-3272-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms And Flooding
Jan 10, 2006	DR-1623-OK	DR	Fire	Extreme Wildfire Threat
Sep 5, 2005	EM-3219-OK	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 29, 2001	DR-1384-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Jan 5, 2001	DR-1355-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm
Dec 28, 2000	EM-3158-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter And Ice Storm
Nov 27, 2000	DR-1349-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding

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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 Oklahoma'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.

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