Natural Disasters in Mounds, 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

Fire

May 2025

Most Common Type

Fire

17 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
May 21, 2025	Fire	WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Mar 15, 2025	Fire	UNDERWOOD FIRE
Mar 14, 2025	Fire	LITTLE SALT CREEK FIRE
Oct 30, 2024	Fire	EUCHEE CREEK FIRE
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
Jun 1, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jan 29, 2016	Fire	OAK GROVE FIRE
May 26, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Aug 22, 2012	Fire	FREEDOM AND NOBLE WILDFIRES
Aug 4, 2012	Fire	DRUMRIGHT FIRE
Aug 3, 2012	Fire	FREEDOM FIRE
Aug 7, 2011	Fire	CLEVELAND-MANNFORD FIRE COMPLEX
Aug 2, 2011	Fire	REGENCY FIRE
Jul 26, 2011	Fire	FRANKHOMA 81-FIRE
May 13, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Feb 2, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM

Showing 20 of 47 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

325

Total IA Distributed

$680,391

Repair/Replace

$388,142

Rental Assistance

$58,045

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1603	1	N/A	—
DR-1917	1	N/A	—
DR-1718	1	N/A	$367
DR-1465	1	N/A	$7,793
DR-4657	71	$185,129	$5,486
DR-4530	38	$183,111	—
DR-4222	64	$121,763	$2,330
DR-4587	59	$86,304	$716
DR-1623	9	$41,889	$46,226
DR-4776	8	$31,058	$5,550

Showing top 10 of 14 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

255

Total Claims Paid

$2,878,319

Avg Claim Payout

$11,288

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$5,185,452

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

184

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1735	Severe Ice Storm	37	$1,746,988
DR-4721	Severe Storm(s)	20	$905,026
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	32	$871,012
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	31	$656,119
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	14	$458,315
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	23	$276,037
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	11	$130,461
DR-1985	Severe Storm(s)	14	$90,124
DR-4530	Biological	2	$51,370

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$2,375,542

Properties Protected

143

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.38

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	10	$163,711
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	5	$37,666
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	2	$43,696
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	1	$236,607
601.1: Generators	1	$0

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

Mounds 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 47 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (17 declarations). 255 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $5,185,452 in public assistance recovery funding. $680,391 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 21 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.