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Disaster detail

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

DR-4438-OK affected Cherokee 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
$548K
Project obligations
Registrations
102
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$397K
Emergency Protective Measures$82K
Buildings and Equipment$60K
Management Costs$9K
Total PA obligated$548K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$71K
Renter-approved dollars$4K
Intake IHP dollars$150K
Validated phase 2 dollars$150K
Tracked registrations102
About this declaration

What DR-4438-OK means

DR-4438-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cherokee 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 Cherokee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.