FEMADR-409-OKMajor disasterDeclared December 10, 1973
DR-409-OK: Oklahoma Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma (DR-409-OK) on December 10, 1973 for the incident of December 10, 1973 to December 10, 1973; it covers 15 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-409-OK (also written FEMA-409-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Oklahoma
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- December 10, 1973 to December 10, 1973
- Declared
- December 10, 1973
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 major disaster declarations for Oklahoma in 1973
- Status
- closed out on June 17, 1976
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 | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cleveland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Garvin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Haskell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hughes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Latimer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Le Flore (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Love (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| McClain (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Murray (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pittsburg (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Seminole (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sequoyah (County) | — | Yes | 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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/409. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.