Natural hazards · Owasso

Owasso, OK natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Owasso comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 10 claims here since 1984. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Owasso?

50
Moderate
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Owasso to be higher than in 50% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and heat waves.

Inland flooding45%Heat waves27%Tornadoes13%Everything else16%
By hazard

What Owasso faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

45% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Heat waves

27% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 66% of U.S. places
Recorded about 26 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

13% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 60% of U.S. places

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Owasso flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Owasso, from FEMA’s records.

10paid claims since 1984
$113Kpaid to owners
2homes flooded more than once
19842026

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Owasso isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Tulsa County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

68storm safe rooms built
Disasters that hit Owasso

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Owasso itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Owasso.

Brought FEMA money into OwassoDeclared for Tulsa County only
2023

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes

$127K to the City of Owasso for repairs
2022

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

37 households applied for aid $11K aid approved
2021

Severe Winter Storms

34 households applied for aid $4K aid approved $77K to the City of Owasso for repairs
2019

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding

19 households applied for aid $33K aid approved $14K to the City of Owasso for repairs
2015

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

5 households applied for aid
2011

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$42K to the City of Owasso for repairs
2009

Severe Winter Storm

$25K to the City of Owasso for repairs
2007

Severe Winter Storms

$736K to the City of Owasso for repairs
2005

Extreme Wildfire Threat

1 household applied for aid
2000

Severe Winter Ice Storm

$17K to the City of Owasso for repairs
Tulsa County has had 32 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Owasso covers 6 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Owasso’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Owasso. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Owasso total about $12.1M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.

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