SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1712-OK affected Pontotoc 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

Public assistance

$747K

Project obligations

Registrations

126

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$476K

Water Control Facilities$122K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$57K

Debris Removal$32K

Emergency Protective Measures$28K

Buildings and Equipment$23K

Utilities$6K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K

Total PA obligated$747K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$85K

Renter-approved dollars$17K

Intake IHP dollars$205K

Validated phase 2 dollars$205K

Tracked registrations126

About this declaration

What DR-1712-OK means

DR-1712-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.