Natural Disasters in Broken Arrow, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

73.3

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

76.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

28.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

43.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm98.0Heat Wave94.0Hail90.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	98.0
Heat Wave	94.0
Hail	90.9
Drought	89.9
Wildfire	81.7
Winter Weather	77.9
Cold Wave	75.5
Tornado	72.0
Lightning	68.7
Landslide	55.2
Earthquake	49.9
Strong Wind	31.1
Hurricane	21.8

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

Severe Storm

Jul 2023

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 19, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Jun 29, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, 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
Jun 1, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 25, 2019	Flood	FLOODING
May 26, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Aug 5, 2011	Fire	265TH WEST FIRE
Aug 2, 2011	Fire	TURLEY FIRE
May 13, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Feb 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 25, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 30, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Dec 18, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Dec 10, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 1, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jan 14, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 19, 2006	Fire	SPERRY FIRE

Showing 20 of 40 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

2,419

Total IA Distributed

$6,864,665

Repair/Replace

$411,340

Rental Assistance

$262,611

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1623	1	N/A	—
DR-4530	1,143	$6,069,797	—
DR-4438	243	$242,259	$976
DR-4587	585	$225,732	$525
DR-4657	323	$207,703	$866
DR-4222	123	$118,960	$1,584
DR-1603	1	$215	$388

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

3,812

Total Claims Paid

$71,165,617

Avg Claim Payout

$18,669

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$56,818,932

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

508

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1735	Severe Ice Storm	213	$25,040,396
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	100	$16,909,930
DR-4721	Severe Storm(s)	93	$6,751,709
DR-4530	Biological	32	$5,293,307
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	14	$1,178,343
DR-1985	Severe Storm(s)	41	$998,531
DR-4587	Winter Storm	10	$405,490
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	2	$171,871
DR-4315	Severe Storm(s)	3	$69,354

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,727,303

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.21

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	5	$222,410
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$827,255
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$266,169
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	2	$62,475
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 203.1: Wet Floodproofing Private Structures - Riverine	1	$75,149

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

Broken Arrow has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, heat wave, hail. The area has had 40 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (11 declarations). 3,812 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $56,818,932 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,864,665 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 16 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.