Natural Disasters in Warr Acres, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

97.9

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

97.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

49.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

39.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm99.8Hail99.7Tornado99.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	99.8
Hail	99.7
Tornado	99.5
Heat Wave	99.5
Cold Wave	97.2
Earthquake	94.0
Winter Weather	91.9
Lightning	91.8
Wildfire	88.9
Strong Wind	83.9
Drought	71.1
Landslide	57.6
Hurricane	49.5

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

16 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
May 21, 2025	Fire	WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Mar 18, 2025	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 14, 2025	Fire	LUTHER FIRE
Mar 31, 2023	Fire	HEFNER FIRE, OKLAHOMA FMAG
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
Dec 29, 2015	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
May 26, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 20, 2013	Tornado	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Aug 3, 2012	Fire	LUTHER FIRE
Aug 31, 2011	Fire	WESTMINSTER FIRE
Aug 30, 2011	Fire	63RD AND SOONER ROAD FIRE
Aug 4, 2011	Fire	COFFEE CREEK FIRE
Jul 15, 2011	Fire	EDMOND FIRE
Apr 6, 2011	Fire	JONES SPENCER FIRE
Mar 11, 2011	Fire	MIDWEST CITY FIRE COMPLEX
Mar 11, 2011	Fire	HARRAH FIRE

Showing 20 of 51 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,714

Total Claims Paid

$24,769,416

Avg Claim Payout

$14,451

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$176,095,771

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

627

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4530	Biological	87	$98,668,022
DR-4575	Winter Storm	33	$46,932,035
DR-4117	Tornado	143	$10,502,686
DR-1735	Severe Ice Storm	105	$10,189,494
DR-4247	Severe Ice Storm	15	$3,322,935
DR-1926	Severe Storm(s)	75	$1,759,612
DR-1712	Severe Storm(s)	38	$1,253,229
DR-4862	Tornado	13	$1,074,352
DR-1465	Severe Storm(s)	67	$1,002,152
DR-4222	Severe Storm(s)	34	$600,194
DR-4587	Winter Storm	12	$560,025
DR-4438	Severe Storm(s)	1	$113,557
DR-1883	Severe Ice Storm	2	$101,711
DR-1272	Tornado	1	$10,151
DR-1985	Severe Storm(s)	1	$5,615

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$22,876,850

Properties Protected

1,363

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.64

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	19	$452,099
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	14	$3,868,934
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	9	$7,326,622
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	7	$168,255
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	5	$312,399

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

Warr Acres has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, hail, tornado. The area has had 51 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (16 declarations). 1,714 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $176,095,771 in public assistance recovery funding. 77 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.