More hazard damage per building is expected in Slaughterville than in 84% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Slaughterville gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns, #112 of 131 in Oklahoma. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (60%), then tornadoes (12%). Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 2015.
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 Slaughterville 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
Hail
Wildfire
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 Slaughterville’s grade
River and rain flooding is 60% of the building damage FEMA expects in Slaughterville, and Slaughterville’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 12%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
C− #112 of 131 in Oklahoma; higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Slaughterville’s residents live in 2 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, Slaughterville has more expected damage per building than 85% of Oklahoma towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.8M a year in losses across Slaughterville: $1.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Slaughterville flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 2015
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Slaughterville, from FEMA’s records: 3.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 52% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Early summer storms4 claims · $227K
Slaughterville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Cleveland County.The storms Slaughterville remembers
None of the 30 disasters declared for Cleveland County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Slaughterville itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20154 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, declared for Cleveland County
- 20242 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Cleveland County has had 30 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 5 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Cleveland County, 2011–2025.
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Slaughterville is 4th of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
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 Slaughterville 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.
- 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.
- Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
- Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
- Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
- 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 Slaughterville
Is Slaughterville at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Slaughterville has higher expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk, #112 of 131 in Oklahoma. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (60%) and tornadoes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Slaughterville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Slaughterville since 2015, $254K in all, or 3.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 52% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Early summer storms (4).
Is Slaughterville 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 Cleveland County, 17% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Slaughterville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Slaughterville’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 Slaughterville?
By flood claims, Early summer storms: 4 paid, $227K.
Is Slaughterville at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (60%), and Slaughterville’s rate for it is higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Slaughterville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Slaughterville’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.