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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1712-OK affected Cotton County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1712-OK
Declared
Jul 7, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$449K
Project obligations
Registrations
74
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$351K
Utilities$89K
Buildings and Equipment$8K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$866
Total PA obligated$449K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$133K
Renter-approved dollars$9K
Intake IHP dollars$283K
Validated phase 2 dollars$283K
Tracked registrations74
About this declaration

What DR-1712-OK means

DR-1712-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cotton County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting Jun 10, 2007 through Jul 25, 2007. 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 Cotton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.