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SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4706-OK affected Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4706-OK
Declared
Apr 24, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$15.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,743
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$5.8M
Debris Removal$4.1M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2.6M
Emergency Protective Measures$2.3M
Management Costs$495K
Roads and Bridges$207K
Utilities$156K
Total PA obligated$15.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.2M
Renter-approved dollars$327K
Intake IHP dollars$3.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M
Tracked registrations1,743
About this declaration

What DR-4706-OK means

DR-4706-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting Apr 19, 2023 through Apr 20, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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.