Natural Disasters in Dewar, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

74.6

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

65.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

82.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

28.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm98.4Drought95.1Wildfire91.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	98.4
Drought	95.1
Wildfire	91.7
Heat Wave	90.8
Hail	89.8
Tornado	84.7
Winter Weather	78.4
Cold Wave	75.9
Strong Wind	61.8
Earthquake	60.9
Landslide	58.6
Lightning	53.8
Hurricane	23.3

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

Tornado

Apr 2024

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

19 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Apr 30, 2024	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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
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
Jul 25, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
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
May 13, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Feb 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 24, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
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
May 5, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 40 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

335

Total IA Distributed

$649,280

Repair/Replace

$399,085

Rental Assistance

$61,705

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4117	72	$285,739	$7,358
DR-4530	20	$102,138	—
DR-4657	42	$75,838	$3,807
DR-1623	7	$44,626	$50,145
DR-4587	45	$33,780	$1,239
DR-4222	41	$31,462	$868
DR-4776	20	$22,511	$5,864
DR-1712	20	$20,374	$1,689
DR-4438	36	$17,402	$2,041
DR-1465	18	$9,651	$1,055

Showing top 10 of 12 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

110

Total Claims Paid

$3,829,013

Avg Claim Payout

$34,809

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,962,958

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

316

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	21	$1,318,814
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	71	$1,002,474
DR-4776	Severe Storm(s)	12	$725,168
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	11	$575,363
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	41	$464,686
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	14	$409,003
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	25	$338,453
DR-1718	Severe Storm(s)	33	$291,431
DR-4117	Tornado	17	$246,628
DR-1988	Severe Storm(s)	37	$207,234
DR-1735	Severe Ice Storm	7	$124,943
DR-4324	Tornado	4	$124,835
DR-1985	Severe Storm(s)	14	$67,429
DR-1917	Severe Storm(s)	6	$58,376
DR-1355	Severe Ice Storm	1	$4,220

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$3,204,089

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	6	$88,636
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	5	$2,402,694
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$211,500
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$135,000
601.1: Generators	1	$16,259

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

Dewar has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, drought, wildfire. The area has had 40 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (19 declarations). 110 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,962,958 in public assistance recovery funding. $649,280 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 16 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.