SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1465-OK affected Cleveland County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1465-OK

Declared

May 10, 2003

Public assistance

$751K

Project obligations

Registrations

1,195

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$329K

Debris Removal$281K

Utilities$53K

Roads and Bridges$38K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$28K

Buildings and Equipment$22K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$397

Total PA obligated$751K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$259K

Renter-approved dollars$663K

Intake IHP dollars$1.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M

Tracked registrations1,195

About this declaration

What DR-1465-OK means

DR-1465-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cleveland County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting May 8, 2003 through May 30, 2003. 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 Cleveland County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.