Natural Disasters in Taft, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

82.0

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

76.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

79.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

41.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm98.3Hail95.0Heat Wave94.6

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	98.3
Hail	95.0
Heat Wave	94.6
Tornado	90.8
Drought	89.7
Wildfire	89.0
Winter Weather	85.7
Strong Wind	83.2
Earthquake	79.4
Lightning	78.4
Cold Wave	75.2
Hurricane	48.0
Landslide	28.4

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 Storm

Jun 2024

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

18 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jun 14, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jul 19, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
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
Jun 1, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
May 25, 2019	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 25, 2017	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 26, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, 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 27, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS 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
Feb 17, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 9, 2008	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Showing 20 of 34 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

260

Total Claims Paid

$15,780,776

Avg Claim Payout

$60,695

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$8,734,371

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

300

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	38	$4,884,175
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	27	$904,543
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	26	$585,545
DR-4256	Severe Storm(s)	25	$380,876
DR-4324	Tornado	27	$358,912
DR-1988	Severe Storm(s)	77	$352,418
DR-4315	Severe Storm(s)	26	$325,505
DR-4530	Biological	9	$217,606
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	22	$181,612
DR-4721	Severe Storm(s)	3	$164,634
DR-1465	Severe Storm(s)	6	$155,014
DR-4587	Winter Storm	1	$90,000
DR-1823	Severe Storm(s)	9	$71,141
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	4	$62,387

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$3,470,608

Properties Protected

113

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.31

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	7	$1,058,300
601.1: Generators	4	$66,840
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	4	$95,000
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$1,348,267
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	3	$456,502

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

Taft has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, hail, heat wave. The area has had 34 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (18 declarations). 260 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $8,734,371 in public assistance recovery funding. 28 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.