Natural Disasters in Checotah, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

65.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

48.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

98.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

5.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought93.2Ice Storm93.0Wildfire90.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	93.2
Ice Storm	93.0
Wildfire	90.7
Heat Wave	90.5
Hail	85.3
Lightning	84.2
Tornado	79.5
Winter Weather	65.4
Landslide	64.1
Cold Wave	54.5
Strong Wind	52.0
Earthquake	51.7
Hurricane	43.2

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

15 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 19, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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
Feb 10, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
May 26, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 20, 2013	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 27, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
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
Feb 17, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 9, 2008	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 5, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Dec 10, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jul 7, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jun 7, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Feb 1, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$104,937

Avg Claim Payout

$34,979

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,372,250

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

246

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	31	$862,950
DR-1988	Severe Storm(s)	89	$851,724
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	52	$722,509
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	21	$624,846
DR-4117	Tornado	25	$332,648
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	3	$282,002
DR-1823	Severe Storm(s)	12	$87,966
DR-1917	Severe Storm(s)	7	$71,732
DR-4721	Severe Storm(s)	1	$37,592
DR-4587	Winter Storm	2	$3,204
DR-1355	Severe Ice Storm	3	-$504,924

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,058,186

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.60

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	3	$1,027,211
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$20,000
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	1	$9,100
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$1,875

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

Checotah has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, ice storm, wildfire. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 3 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,372,250 in public assistance recovery funding. 7 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.