Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Oklahoma on Oct 26, 1983, covering 18 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Canadian County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cleveland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Comanche County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cotton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Garvin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grady County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kiowa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Logan County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| McClain County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Okfuskee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oklahoma County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pottawatomie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stephens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tillman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1983 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-688-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | No |
| Oct 5, 1983 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-691-AZ · Major disaster | Arizona | Yes |
| Dec 21, 1983 | Severe Storms & FloodingEM-3087-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | Yes |
More from Oklahoma: every FEMA declaration in Oklahoma.