Natural Disasters in Cheyenne, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

23.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

12.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

95.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

17.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought94.4Wildfire89.2Ice Storm73.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	94.4
Wildfire	89.2
Ice Storm	73.4
Landslide	72.0
Strong Wind	63.9
Winter Weather	53.0
Hail	51.7
Cold Wave	40.1
Tornado	39.1
Heat Wave	24.1
Earthquake	18.6
Hurricane	18.0
Lightning	8.3

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

Mar 2025

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

14 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Mar 14, 2025	Fire	840 ROAD FIRE
Jun 14, 2024	Severe Storm	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
Dec 21, 2020	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
Jun 25, 2018	Fire	WILDFIRES
Jul 25, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Feb 10, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 10, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Dec 29, 2015	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
May 26, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Apr 8, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Feb 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 5, 2010	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
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

Showing 20 of 32 declarations

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,188,364

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	13	$572,017
DR-1465	Severe Storm(s)	10	$332,986
DR-4109	Severe Storm(s)	9	$277,211
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	11	$239,491
DR-4247	Severe Ice Storm	6	$237,819
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	4	$189,813
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	1	$142,941
DR-1775	Severe Storm(s)	24	$113,033
DR-4373	Wildfire	6	$83,054

Cheyenne has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, wildfire, ice storm. The area has had 32 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). FEMA has obligated $2,188,364 in public assistance recovery funding.