Photo: Glenpool, Oklahoma · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Glenpool than in 65% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Glenpool gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns, #2 of 131 in Oklahoma. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%). Flood insurance has paid 14 claims here since 2000.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What stands out about Glenpool’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Glenpool faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Tornadoes
Strong wind
Hail
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind Glenpool’s grade
River and rain flooding is 72% of the building damage FEMA expects in Glenpool, and Glenpool’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 54% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 6%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ #2 of 131 in Oklahoma; lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Glenpool’s residents live in 5 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Oklahoma town has higher expected damage than 69% of U.S. towns; within the state, Glenpool has less expected damage per building than 99% of Oklahoma towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.5M a year in losses across Glenpool: $1.9M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Glenpool flood? Sometimes: 14 flood claims since 2000
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Glenpool, from FEMA’s records: 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 54% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Early summer storms5 claims · $253K
Glenpool 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.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Glenpool
Disasters that paid out in Glenpool itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Glenpool), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2023Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes$44K to the City of Glenpool for repairs
- 2021Severe Winter Storms13 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
- 2019Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding3 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding15 households applied for aid$12K aid approved6 flood claims paid that year
- 2007Severe Winter Storms$61K to the City of Glenpool for repairs
- 2007Severe Winter Storms$6K to the City of Glenpool for repairs
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- 2005Extreme Wildfire Threat$3K to the City of Glenpool for repairs
Tulsa County has had 29 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 3 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Tulsa County, 2006–2011.
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Glenpool has the lowest expected damage per building of the 4 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenpool | B+less damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Jenks | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Sapulpa | C−more damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 172 |
| Bixby | C−more damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 230 |
| Liberty | — | 179 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Mounds | — | not graded yet | |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Glenpool faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Questions about natural hazards in Glenpool
Is Glenpool at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Glenpool has lower expected damage per building than 65% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk, #2 of 131 in Oklahoma. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%) and tornadoes (7%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Glenpool flood?
Flood insurance has paid 14 claims in Glenpool since 2000, $463K in all, or 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 54% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 4 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Early summer storms (5).
Is Glenpool in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Tulsa County, 22% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Glenpool?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Glenpool’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Glenpool?
By FEMA money that reached Glenpool, Severe Winter Storms (2007): $61K to the City of Glenpool for repairs. By flood claims, Early summer storms: 5 paid, $253K.
Is Glenpool at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (72%), and Glenpool’s rate for it is lower than 54% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Glenpool.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Glenpool’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.