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Nowata County, Oklahoma

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

Nowata County recorded 28 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 20 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Nowata 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

$5.3M

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Nowata County runs between 2001 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 fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $5.3 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 40105

CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI

65.3

overall percentile nationally

Approximately 65.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status60.0

Household characteristics69.0

Racial and ethnic minority status72.8

Housing type and transportation51.8

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025

40.8

overall risk score

Very Low

Expected annual loss$8.3MVery Low

NRI social vulnerability89.6Very High

Community resilience19.6Very 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)	140	$4,333,322
Debris removal(A)	14	$352,996
Emergency protective measures(B)	42	$233,323
Utilities(F)	7	$198,037
Management costs(Z)	2	$148,112
Buildings and equipment(E)	6	$22,824
Parks and recreation(G)	1	$1,251
All categories	212	$5,289,865

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 8-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 146 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, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2019$26K

234 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2019$2.0M

187 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2015$98K

228 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2013$146K

106 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2012$48K

71 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2011$53K

106 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.

241

valid registrations

101

households approved

$992,157

total IHP approved

Assistance type	Approved amount
Repair and replacement	$778,094
Rental assistance	$38,106
Other needs	$174,757

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.

$20,000

federal mitigation share

funded project

Program	Projects	Federal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)	1	$20,000

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 13
Severe Ice Storm 8
Fire 2
Tornado 2
Biological 2
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 Nowata 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 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
Severe Storm	Jul 12, 2019	DR-4453-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 1, 2019	DR-4438-OK	DR
Fire	Nov 11, 2015	FM-5117-OK	FM
Severe Storm	May 26, 2015	DR-4222-OK	DR
Tornado	May 20, 2013	DR-4117-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 14, 2012	DR-4064-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 6, 2011	DR-1989-OK	DR
Severe Storm	May 13, 2011	DR-1985-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 18, 2007	DR-1735-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Dec 10, 2007	EM-3280-OK	EM
Severe Storm	Jul 7, 2007	DR-1712-OK	DR
Severe Storm	Jun 7, 2007	DR-1707-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	May 10, 2003	DR-1465-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Feb 1, 2002	DR-1401-OK	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Jan 5, 2001	DR-1355-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
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 12, 2019	DR-4453-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jun 1, 2019	DR-4438-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Nov 11, 2015	FM-5117-OK	FM	Fire	Dld Fire Complex
May 26, 2015	DR-4222-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 20, 2013	DR-4117-OK	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 14, 2012	DR-4064-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jun 6, 2011	DR-1989-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 13, 2011	DR-1985-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
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 18, 2007	DR-1735-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Dec 10, 2007	EM-3280-OK	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
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
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
May 10, 2003	DR-1465-OK	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes
Feb 1, 2002	DR-1401-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm
Jan 5, 2001	DR-1355-OK	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm

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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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