Natural Disasters in Walters, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

4.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

4.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

46.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

35.4

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

37

Public Assistance

$6.6M

Individual Assistance

$230K

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

18 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →TornadoApr 2024$854K—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes →Severe StormJul 2023$70K—
Severe Winter Storms →Severe Ice StormFeb 2021—$19K
Severe Winter Storm →Severe Ice StormFeb 2021——
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalApr 2020—$27K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →TornadoJul 2017$934K—
Severe Storms and Flooding →FloodJul 2016$264K—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe StormFeb 2016——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →Severe StormMay 2015$2.3M$64K
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormFeb 2011——
Severe Winter Storm →Severe Ice StormMar 2010$1.1M—
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormFeb 2010$108K—
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormJan 2010——
Severe Storms and Flooding →Severe StormJul 2008——
Severe Winter Storms →Severe Ice StormDec 2007——
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes →Severe StormAug 2007——
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormAug 2007$91K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes →Severe StormJul 2007$438K$99K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding →Severe StormJun 2007——

Showing 20 of 37 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

17

Total Claims Paid

$160,553

Avg Claim Payout

$9,444

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

5

Federal Funding

$244,231

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan3$20,000
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$5,231
602.1: Other Equipment Purchase and Installation1$219,000

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

Walters has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, wildfire, ice storm. The area has had 37 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (18 declarations). 17 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $6,556,752 in public assistance recovery funding. $229,512 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.