FEMADR-1355-OKMajor disasterDeclared January 5, 2001
DR-1355-OK: Oklahoma Severe Winter Ice Storm
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma (DR-1355-OK) on January 5, 2001 for the incident of December 25, 2000 to January 10, 2001; it covers 65 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $156.5 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1355-OK (also written FEMA-1355-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Oklahoma
- Incident
- Severe Ice Storm: Severe Winter Ice Storm
- Incident period
- December 25, 2000 to January 10, 2001
- Declared
- January 5, 2001
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for Oklahoma in 2001
- Status
- closed out on September 30, 2013
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- March 6, 2001
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Atoka (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Beckham (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Blaine (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Bryan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Caddo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Canadian (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Carter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Choctaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cleveland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Coal (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Comanche (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cotton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Craig (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Creek (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Custer (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Delaware (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Garfield (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Garvin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grady (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greer (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Harmon (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Haskell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hughes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kay (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Kingfisher (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Kiowa (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Latimer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Le Flore (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Love (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mayes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McClain (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McCurtain (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McIntosh (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Murray (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Muskogee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nowata (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Okfuskee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Oklahoma (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Okmulgee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Osage (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Ottawa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pawnee (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Payne (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Pittsburg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pontotoc (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pottawatomie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pushmataha (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Roger Mills (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Rogers (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Seminole (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sequoyah (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stephens (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tillman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tulsa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wagoner (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washita (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$156.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$24.0 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1355. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.