Every federal disaster in Broken Arrow since 1955
Each square is a disaster or emergency declaration by the President or FEMA that covered Tulsa County. Declarations make federal aid available after hurricanes, floods, storms, fires and other events, so this is a record of the big ones.
- Declarations
- 66since 1955
- Major disasters
- 37the most serious kind
- Since 2000
- 44declarations
- Most recent
- 2024Severe Storms
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Tulsa County's overall natural hazard risk relatively high, led by tornado, strong wind and ice storm. The history above shows what has actually happened; the risk index estimates what is likely.
All declarations
| Declared | Event | Type | FEMA number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2024 | Severe Storms | Major disaster | DR-4802 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-4721 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Severe Winter Storm | Major disaster | DR-4690 |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4670 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4657 |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Severe Winter Storms | Major disaster | DR-4587 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Severe Winter Storm | Emergency | EM-3555 |
| Apr 5, 2020 | COVID-19 Pandemic | Major disaster | DR-4530 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3511 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3518 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3502 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3495 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3514 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3487 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3486 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3499 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3509 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3579 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3517 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3578 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3570 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3494 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3505 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3462 |
| Aug 7, 2019 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4456 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4438 |
| May 25, 2019 | Flooding | Emergency | EM-3411 |
| May 26, 2015 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4222 |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 265Th West Fire | Fire management | FM-2946 |
| Aug 2, 2011 | Turley Fire | Fire management | FM-2944 |
| May 13, 2011 | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | Major disaster | DR-1985 |
| Feb 2, 2011 | Severe Winter Storm | Emergency | EM-3316 |
| Feb 25, 2010 | Severe Winter Storm | Major disaster | DR-1876 |
| Jan 30, 2010 | Severe Winter Storm | Emergency | EM-3308 |
| Dec 18, 2007 | Severe Winter Storms | Major disaster | DR-1735 |
| Dec 10, 2007 | Severe Winter Storms | Emergency | EM-3280 |
| Feb 1, 2007 | Severe Winter Storms | Major disaster | DR-1678 |
| Jan 14, 2007 | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | Emergency | EM-3272 |
| Jan 19, 2006 | Sperry Fire | Fire management | FM-2628 |
| Jan 10, 2006 | Extreme Wildfire Threat | Major disaster | DR-1623 |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Emergency | EM-3219 |
| Feb 1, 2002 | Severe Winter Ice Storm | Major disaster | DR-1401 |
| Jan 5, 2001 | Severe Winter Ice Storm | Major disaster | DR-1355 |
| Dec 28, 2000 | Severe Winter and Ice Storm | Emergency | EM-3158 |
| May 4, 1999 | Ok, Tornadoes 5/3/99 | Major disaster | DR-1272 |
| Feb 27, 1996 | Extreme Fire Hazard | Emergency | EM-3118 |
| Apr 19, 1995 | Explosion at Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City | Emergency | EM-3115 |
| May 12, 1993 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-991 |
| Apr 26, 1993 | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-987 |
| Oct 14, 1986 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-778 |
| May 31, 1984 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-709 |
| May 3, 1984 | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-704 |
| Jun 5, 1976 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-504 |
| Dec 10, 1975 | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-491 |
| Nov 26, 1974 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-453 |
| Jun 10, 1974 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-441 |
| Mar 22, 1974 | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-419 |
| Jun 13, 1973 | Severe Storms, Flooding, & Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-392 |
| Jan 14, 1972 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-317 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | Heavy Rains & Floods | Major disaster | DR-314 |
| Jul 15, 1960 | Heavy Rains, Hail, Floods & Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-104 |
| Nov 9, 1959 | Heavy Rains & Floods | Major disaster | DR-95 |
| Jul 8, 1959 | Flood | Major disaster | DR-92 |
| May 18, 1957 | Flood | Major disaster | DR-74 |
| Apr 7, 1956 | Tornadoes | Major disaster | DR-54 |
| Jun 1, 1955 | Flood & Tornado | Major disaster | DR-35 |
Frequently asked questions
How many federal disasters has Broken Arrow had?
Since 1955, the federal government has issued 66 disaster or emergency declarations covering Tulsa County, including 37 major disaster declarations. 44 of them came in 2000 or later.
What was the most recent federal disaster in Broken Arrow?
Severe Storms (Major disaster, declared July 23, 2024).
What kinds of disasters hit Broken Arrow most often?
By FEMA incident type: biological (17), severe storm (16), flood (13) and severe ice storm (8).
New to Broken Arrow? The city profile covers flood maps and emergency alerts, and the risk summary shows FEMA's hazard ratings.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), downloaded October 18, 2026. We list declarations that named Tulsa County, plus early statewide declarations from before FEMA designated individual counties. "Major disaster" declarations bring the widest federal aid; "emergency" declarations cover shorter-term help; "fire management" declarations help pay to fight large wildfires.