Weleetka Town Hall and Jail · Photo: Pigdogx · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Weleetka
Weleetka isn’t graded for hazard risk: Weleetka has 949 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2013.
What Weleetka 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
Wildfire
Ice storms
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.
Does Weleetka flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2013
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Weleetka, from FEMA’s records.
13 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Weleetka
Disasters that paid out in Weleetka itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Weleetka), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding14 households applied for aid$15K aid approved$37K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs
- 2021Severe Winter Storms2 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding29 households applied for aid$65K aid approved
- 2013Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding24 households applied for aid$115K aid approved$15K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2010Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds6 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
- 2010Severe Winter Storm$16K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs
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- 2009Severe Winter Storm$12K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$39K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$22K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding3 households applied for aid$1K aid approved$30K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes3 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
- 2003Severe Storms and Tornadoes8 households applied for aid$26K aid approved
- 2000Severe Winter Ice Storm$39K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs
Okfuskee County has had 31 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 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Okfuskee County, 2006–2006.
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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.
- 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.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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 Weleetka
Does Weleetka flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Weleetka since 2013, $4K in all.
Is Weleetka 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.
How much is flood insurance in Weleetka?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Weleetka’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 Weleetka?
By FEMA money that reached Weleetka, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2013): 24 households applied for aid, $115K approved, and $15K to the Town of Weleetka for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Weleetka.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Weleetka’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.