SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1465-OK affected Oklahoma 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

$1.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,895

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$353K

Roads and Bridges$286K

Emergency Protective Measures$275K

Buildings and Equipment$217K

Utilities$211K

Section 324 Management Costs$171K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$51K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K

Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$390K

Renter-approved dollars$250K

Intake IHP dollars$1.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M

Tracked registrations1,895

About this declaration

What DR-1465-OK means

DR-1465-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.