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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1820-OK affected Carter County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1820-OK
Declared
Feb 15, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$501K
Project obligations
Registrations
247
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$337K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$123K
Emergency Protective Measures$17K
Buildings and Equipment$16K
Utilities$5K
Roads and Bridges$3K
Total PA obligated$501K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$871K
Renter-approved dollars$298K
Intake IHP dollars$2.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.3M
Tracked registrations247
About this declaration

What DR-1820-OK means

DR-1820-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carter County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting Feb 10, 2009 through Feb 11, 2009. 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 Carter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.