Natural Disasters in Rush Springs, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

75.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

75.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

42.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

44.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm93.9Tornado93.8Hail93.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	93.9
Tornado	93.8
Hail	93.4
Wildfire	91.5
Cold Wave	86.4
Heat Wave	85.3
Winter Weather	77.6
Drought	75.1
Earthquake	66.4
Landslide	59.2
Hurricane	32.0
Lightning	27.8
Strong Wind	23.9

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 15, 2025	Fire	NORGE FIRE
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
Jul 15, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS 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
Jun 6, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
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
Jun 19, 2009	Fire	WILDFIRES
Dec 18, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Dec 10, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Aug 24, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 37 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

229

Total Claims Paid

$4,950,559

Avg Claim Payout

$21,618

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$6,607,746

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

266

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	35	$1,851,167
DR-4575	Winter Storm	11	$991,603
DR-1718	Severe Storm(s)	54	$872,575
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	78	$709,321
DR-1735	Severe Ice Storm	17	$575,532
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	26	$361,678
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	12	$290,277
DR-4274	Flood	2	$288,157
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	11	$227,447
DR-4247	Severe Ice Storm	3	$197,990
DR-1349	Severe Storm(s)	5	$128,293
DR-1989	Severe Storm(s)	7	$68,770
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	2	$33,476
DR-4530	Biological	1	$6,068
DR-4587	Winter Storm	2	$5,391

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$3,134,510

Properties Protected

484

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	4	$1,633,447
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	4	$133,366
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	3	$860,034
904.1: Advanced Assistance	1	$202,916
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic; 206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	1	$92,309

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

Rush Springs has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, tornado, hail. The area has had 37 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (14 declarations). 229 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $6,607,746 in public assistance recovery funding. 18 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.