Ponca, OK natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Ponca comes from cold waves, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 98 claims here since 1979. 11 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Ponca?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Ponca to be higher than in 55% of U.S. communities, mostly from cold waves and tornadoes.
What Ponca faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Inland flooding
Hail
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Ponca flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Ponca, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Thunderstorms: 4 claims, $22K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (2) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
11 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Ponca itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Ponca.
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Winter Storms
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Severe Winter Storms
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Extreme Wildfire Threat
Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Severe Winter Ice Storm
Severe Winter Ice Storm
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Ponca total about $14.8M 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.