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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-1917-OK affected Pottawatomie 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
$535K
Project obligations
Registrations
402
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$264K
Emergency Protective Measures$113K
Utilities$87K
Buildings and Equipment$48K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$18K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Roads and Bridges$2K
Total PA obligated$535K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$532K
Renter-approved dollars$59K
Intake IHP dollars$1.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M
Tracked registrations402
About this declaration

What DR-1917-OK means

DR-1917-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.