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Four more Oklahoma counties added to disaster declaration

Posted at 3:55 PM, Aug 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-16 16:55:49-04

Governor Kevin Stitt announced Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the state’s request for public assistance for four more counties impacted by flooding and severe weather from May 7 to June 9.

Federal funding is now available in Noble, Okmulgee, Ottawa, and Tillman Counties.

The following 45 counties were previously approved for public assistance: Adair, Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harper, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Le Flore, Logan, Lincoln, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Osage, Okfuskee, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers, Roger Mills, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods and Woodward.

The flooding caused more than $30 million in infrastructure damage, debris, and response costs.

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