Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4438-OK affected Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4438-OK
Declared
Jun 1, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$1.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
37
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$983K
Utilities$83K
Emergency Protective Measures$30K
Management Costs$19K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$7K
Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$55K
Renter-approved dollars$2K
Intake IHP dollars$115K
Validated phase 2 dollars$115K
Tracked registrations37
About this declaration

What DR-4438-OK means

DR-4438-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting May 7, 2019 through Jun 9, 2019. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Alfalfa County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.