Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list Cotton County
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (FEMA DR-4776, tornado) was declared on April 30, 2024, and FEMA lists Cotton County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of April 25, 2024 to May 9, 2024. Tornado damage can close a building and its commercial kitchen for months, and a facility could cover meals, prep, and cooking from a modular mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while it rebuilds. A dishwashing trailer rental or a refrigerated trailer rental can be added when needed. Facilities near Devol face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 4776, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (FEMA DR-4721, severe storm) was declared on July 19, 2023, and FEMA lists Cotton County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of June 14, 2023 to June 18, 2023. Storm damage often takes out power and roofs before it takes out equipment, and a commercial kitchen without power could cook from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental with its own range, griddle, and ovens. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 4721, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Winter Storms (FEMA DR-4587, severe ice storm) was declared on February 24, 2021, and FEMA lists Cotton County among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of February 8, 2021 to February 20, 2021. Ice storms bring outages and frozen lines, and a commercial kitchen without power could keep cooking meals from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental, adding a generator if needed. A dishwashing trailer rental or a refrigerated trailer rental can be added when needed.
Source: FEMA disaster 4587, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.