Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-1917-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-1917-OK
Declared
May 24, 2010
DR
Public assistance
$1.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
557
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$583K
Debris Removal$528K
Buildings and Equipment$511K
Emergency Protective Measures$306K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$14K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$0
Total PA obligated$1.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$978K
Renter-approved dollars$76K
Intake IHP dollars$2.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.1M
Tracked registrations557
About this declaration

What DR-1917-OK means

DR-1917-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cleveland County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting May 10, 2010 through May 13, 2010. 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.