Natural Disasters in Erick, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

57.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

45.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

88.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

20.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm96.0Drought90.9Wildfire90.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	96.0
Drought	90.9
Wildfire	90.7
Winter Weather	89.1
Tornado	86.7
Strong Wind	80.3
Hail	79.7
Cold Wave	64.5
Heat Wave	59.6
Landslide	44.7
Earthquake	42.0
Lightning	40.1
Hurricane	20.3

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

Severe Ice Storm

Feb 2021

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
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
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
Dec 10, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jun 7, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
Jan 14, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 10, 2006	Fire	EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$53,749

Avg Claim Payout

$6,719

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,412,498

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	36	$1,582,216
DR-4324	Tornado	6	$288,073
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	7	$229,478
DR-1775	Severe Storm(s)	3	$110,307
DR-4247	Severe Ice Storm	3	$80,487
DR-4109	Severe Storm(s)	4	$41,158
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	1	$27,628
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	2	$27,162
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	2	$23,537
DR-1452	Severe Ice Storm	2	$2,453

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$847,508

Properties Protected

106

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.50

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	14	$256,153
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	11	$88,020
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	7	$224,512
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	2	$217,578
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$6,120

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

Erick 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 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (11 declarations). 8 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,412,498 in public assistance recovery funding. 37 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.