Severe Storm disaster declarations in Oklahoma

As of : FEMA’s OpenFEMA data lists 52 Severe Storm disaster declarations for Oklahoma, from Jul 15, 1960 to Oct 7, 2026. The most recent is “SEVERE STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS”. That is 21.6% of all Oklahoma declarations. 50 are major disaster declarations. 14 came in the last ten years.

This page is a historical count of federal declarations. It is not a warning or emergency guidance: for current local emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.

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Primary source

Last checked against the source: . This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s). Counts are made by this site from FEMA's published rows: each disaster number is counted once per state and incident type.

Extended data

MeasureValue
Declarations (distinct disaster numbers)52
Major disaster declarations (DR)50
Emergency declarations (EM)2
Fire management declarations (FM)0
Area designations (counties and other areas, all declarations)1,053
Declarations with Individual Assistance13
Declarations with Public Assistance49
Declarations with Hazard Mitigation42
Declarations in the last 10 years14
First declaration in the dataJul 15, 1960
Most recent declarationOct 7, 2026
Most recent declaration titleSEVERE STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Years from first to latest (inclusive)67
Average declarations per year (calculated)0.78
Share of all declarations in this state (calculated)21.6%
All declarations in this state, every incident type in scope241
Share of all declarations of this incident type nationwide (calculated)4.5%
Rank among states and territories for this incident type1
Rank among this state's incident types2

Declarations by year (the 10 most recent years that had at least one)

Year declaredDeclarations
20261
20251
20242
20232
20222
20193
20172
20161
20151
20141

How the figures are counted: a declaration is counted once per state and incident type by its FEMA disaster number, even when it designates many areas; shares and the yearly average are calculated by this site from those counts.

Worked example: Oklahoma, Severe Storm: 52 declarations over 67 years (1960–2026) = 0.78 per year on average.

Frequently asked questions

How many Severe Storm disaster declarations has Oklahoma had?

OpenFEMA lists 52 Severe Storm declarations for Oklahoma between Jul 15, 1960 and Oct 7, 2026: 50 major disaster (DR), 2 emergency (EM) and 0 fire management (FM) declarations.

When was the most recent Severe Storm declaration in Oklahoma?

The most recent in the data is “SEVERE STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS”, declared on Oct 7, 2026.

How does Oklahoma compare with other states for Severe Storm declarations?

Oklahoma ranks 1st of 55 states and territories with at least one Severe Storm declaration, and these declarations are 4.5% of all Severe Storm declarations nationwide in this data.

What do DR, EM and FM mean in this data?

They are the declaration types in the OpenFEMA data: DR is a major disaster declaration, EM an emergency declaration and FM a fire management assistance declaration. One declaration can cover many areas, so area designations can exceed the number of declarations.

Is this page a warning or emergency guidance?

No. It is a historical count taken from FEMA's open data. For current emergency information use your state or county emergency management office.