Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1820-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-1820-OK
Declared
Feb 15, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$105K
Project obligations
Registrations
98
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$80K
Section 324 Management Costs$24K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Total PA obligated$105K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$160
Renter-approved dollars$41K
Intake IHP dollars$83K
Validated phase 2 dollars$83K
Tracked registrations98
About this declaration

What DR-1820-OK means

DR-1820-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting Feb 10, 2009 through Feb 11, 2009. 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.