Natural Disasters in Loyal, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

56.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

56.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

48.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

32.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm93.5Hail92.2Tornado81.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	93.5
Hail	92.2
Tornado	81.0
Cold Wave	80.2
Drought	76.9
Strong Wind	74.4
Heat Wave	62.4
Wildfire	52.3
Earthquake	42.7
Winter Weather	39.8
Landslide	36.6
Hurricane	34.5
Lightning	8.0

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

14 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
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
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
Jun 6, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Feb 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 30, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 9, 2008	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Dec 10, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Aug 24, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 7, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Jan 14, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 10, 2006	Fire	EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT
Jan 2, 2006	Fire	CASHION FIRE COMPLEX

Showing 20 of 35 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

288

Total Claims Paid

$5,044,412

Avg Claim Payout

$17,515

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$83,394,232

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

174

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4109	Severe Storm(s)	15	$50,482,828
DR-4575	Winter Storm	15	$18,213,936
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	7	$7,269,500
DR-4247	Severe Ice Storm	6	$1,958,777
DR-1452	Severe Ice Storm	8	$1,258,363
DR-1989	Severe Storm(s)	5	$1,210,741
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	16	$933,459
DR-4299	Severe Storm(s)	2	$623,497
DR-1718	Severe Storm(s)	65	$531,097
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	25	$294,432
DR-4373	Wildfire	2	$258,708
DR-1775	Severe Storm(s)	2	$257,747
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	4	$54,175
DR-4721	Severe Storm(s)	1	$42,721
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	1	$4,251

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$9,006,472

Properties Protected

133

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.82

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	6	$89,315
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	5	$761
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	4	$8,657,908
800.1: Miscellaneous	1	$9,000
601.1: Generators	1	$30,000

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

Loyal has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, hail, tornado. The area has had 35 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 288 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $83,394,232 in public assistance recovery funding. 21 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.