Natural Disasters in Vera, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

76.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

73.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

54.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

59.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm95.1Tornado92.7Heat Wave91.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	95.1
Tornado	92.7
Heat Wave	91.1
Cold Wave	79.3
Wildfire	78.4
Winter Weather	71.5
Drought	66.8
Earthquake	54.5
Landslide	53.8
Strong Wind	52.8
Lightning	52.6
Hail	51.1
Hurricane	28.8

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

Feb 2026

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 19, 2026	Fire	RATTLESNAKE FIRE
Apr 30, 2024	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 31, 2023	Fire	GAP ROAD FIRE, OKLAHOMA FMAG
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
Nov 11, 2015	Fire	DLD FIRE COMPLEX
May 13, 2011	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
Dec 18, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Dec 10, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jul 7, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Feb 1, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Jan 14, 2007	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 10, 2006	Fire	EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT

Showing 20 of 33 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

372

Total Claims Paid

$8,521,597

Avg Claim Payout

$22,908

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,787,083

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

101

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4776	Severe Storm(s)	9	$638,753
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	39	$375,235
DR-1735	Severe Ice Storm	15	$269,827
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	13	$196,584
DR-1876	Severe Storm(s)	6	$97,656
DR-1985	Severe Storm(s)	7	$89,140
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	8	$70,865
DR-4530	Biological	2	$41,752
DR-1465	Severe Storm(s)	2	$7,271

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,998,131

Properties Protected

143

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.47

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	7	$198,526
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	6	$187,171
700.1: Management Costs - Salaries	3	$77,616
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$113,177
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures; 601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$454,335

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

Vera has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, tornado, heat wave. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (10 declarations). 372 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,787,083 in public assistance recovery funding. 34 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.