Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4438-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-4438-OK
Declared
Jun 1, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$161K
Project obligations
Registrations
61
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$69K
Emergency Protective Measures$48K
Water Control Facilities$45K
Total PA obligated$161K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$26K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$52K
Validated phase 2 dollars$52K
Tracked registrations61
About this declaration

What DR-4438-OK means

DR-4438-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting May 7, 2019 through Jun 9, 2019. 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.