Natural Disasters in Bartlesville, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

76.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

73.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

54.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

59.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm95.1Tornado92.7Heat Wave91.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	95.1
Tornado	92.7
Heat Wave	91.1
Cold Wave	79.3
Wildfire	78.4
Winter Weather	71.5
Drought	66.8
Earthquake	54.5
Landslide	53.8
Strong Wind	52.8
Lightning	52.6
Hail	51.1
Hurricane	28.8

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Fire

Feb 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 19, 2026	Fire	RATTLESNAKE FIRE
Oct 30, 2024	Fire	NORTH ROAD FIRE
Apr 30, 2024	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 24, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 17, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Apr 5, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jul 12, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Jun 1, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 25, 2019	Flood	FLOODING
Feb 10, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jun 6, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 13, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Mar 24, 2011	Fire	OSAGE COUNTY FIRE COMPLEX
Feb 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 24, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Feb 25, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 30, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jul 9, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 18, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS

Showing 20 of 42 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

882

Total IA Distributed

$2,816,218

Repair/Replace

$958,270

Rental Assistance

$169,082

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4657	1	N/A	—
DR-4587	1	N/A	—
DR-4530	226	$1,266,735	—
DR-1712	199	$718,884	$10,441
DR-4776	279	$577,231	$3,509
DR-4438	121	$225,742	$5,984
DR-1465	55	$27,627	$6,759

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,171,859

Avg Claim Payout

$12,207

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$8,827,183

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

149

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4776	Severe Storm(s)	15	$5,471,724
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	52	$1,200,464
DR-4453	Severe Storm(s)	7	$883,822
DR-1735	Severe Ice Storm	26	$712,211
DR-1775	Severe Storm(s)	15	$257,949
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	9	$131,433
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	14	$89,329
DR-1985	Severe Storm(s)	6	$60,939
DR-1465	Severe Storm(s)	4	$10,940
DR-1917	Severe Storm(s)	1	$8,371

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,998,131

Properties Protected

143

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.47

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	7	$198,526
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	6	$187,171
700.1: Management Costs - Salaries	3	$77,616
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$113,177
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures; 601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$454,335

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Bartlesville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, tornado, heat wave. The area has had 42 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 96 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $8,827,183 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,816,218 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 34 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.