Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding
Declared for Oklahoma on Oct 14, 1970, covering 15 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 15 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Atoka County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carter County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cleveland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Coal County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Garvin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Latimer County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McClain County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Murray County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pittsburg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pontotoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pottawatomie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Seminole County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Oklahoma: every FEMA declaration in Oklahoma.