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Adair, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Adair census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74330. The Survey maps it on the Adair quadrangle. 732 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 684 feet above sea level.

Adair within Mayes County

Population over time

2 figures

Adair fell from 790 to 732 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010790
2020732-58 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

4 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Adair in 2012, burning about 13 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 March 2012Debris and open burning5.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30145
3 December 2012Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30454
30 November 2012Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30440B
23 January 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30044

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mayes County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Adair: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Limestone PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mayes County

Storms near this place

60 of 84 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adair in 84 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 41 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 9 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2009Flash FloodAdair$200,000An average of 2 to 5 inches of rain fell across Mayes County during the morning of the 1st with a maximum of 7 inches at Pryor. Widespread flash flooding occurred throughout the county. At one time as many as 75 percent of the roads in the county had to be closed including Highways 69, 69A, 20 and 28. The sheriff's office reported that they had to perform 41 water rescues. In addition, 15 homes had to be evacuated. 11 homes in Chouteau received water damage. Homes and businesses in Pryor were affected as well. Downtown Pryor had to be closed for a time. Damage also occurred to the water treatment plants at Locust Grove and Salina.
March 2020HailAdair$100,000Large hail damaged vehicles, and the roofs of homes.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Adair$75,000This tornado damaged two homes, destroyed at least two outbuildings, snapped or uprooted trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
June 2014Tornado (EF0)Adair$50,000A tornado damaged the fire department, homes, and businesses. It snapped large tree limbs and blew down power lines. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 70 to 80 mph.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAdair$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew shingles off of several roofs, blew down numerous large tree limbs, and blew down privacy fences. A metal roof was also blown off of a building.
April 2015HailAdair$20,000no account filed
March 2015HailAdair$20,000no account filed
May 2015Flash FloodAdair$15,000Widespread flooding occurred in and around Adair, with water rising into one home.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindAdair$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the windows out of a building and downed power lines.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindAdair$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. The tree fell on a house.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindAdair$10,000Winds estimated near 60 miles an hour blew down numerous trees, some onto power lines. There was also some structural damage to barns.
April 2017HailAdair$10,000no account filed
March 2026Thunderstorm WindAdair$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAdair$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped a power pole and blew down several others.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindAdair$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several power poles and the roof off a barn just east of Adair.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindAdair$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew the roof off a barn.
April 2015HailAdair$5,000no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAdair$3,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped power poles.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindAdair$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindAdair$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles along Highway 28.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindAdair$2,000Shingles were blown off of several roofs in Adair.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindAdair$1,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped a power pole northwest of town.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindAdair$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew shingles off a roof and blew down large tree limbs.
November 1999Thunderstorm WindAdair$500A power outage occurred in Adair when a power pole with a transformer was blown down.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindAdair$100no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 60 mph.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 60 mph.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 67 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
June 2019Flash FloodAdair-Portions of Highway 28 west of Adair were flooded.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindAdair-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees north and west of Adair.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph.
April 2017Flash FloodAdair-Streets were severely flooded in and around Adair.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to around 70 mph.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
June 2015Flash FloodAdair-Several county roads were closed due to high water.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindAdair-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindAdair-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAdair-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped or uprooted trees.
March 2010Flash FloodAdair-Heavy rain caused the flooding of several roads in and around Adair.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindAdair-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees east of Adair.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindAdair-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several large tree limbs.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindAdair-An emergency manager measured a 59 mile an hour wind gust with a hand held anemometer.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindAdair-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Adair recorded a 74 mile an hour wind gust.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAdair-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Adair recorded a 71 mile an hour wind gust.
June 2008Flash FloodAdair-Heavy rain caused extensive flooding near Interstate 44.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindAdair-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Adair recorded a 60 mile an hour wind gust.
June 2007Flash FloodAdair-Heavy rains caused flooding which required Highway 28 west of Adair to be closed. Numerous secondary roads in and around Adair were flooded.
May 1999Flash FloodAdair-Several county roads were flooded.
April 2023HailAdair-no account filed
October 2022HailAdair-no account filed
March 2017HailAdair-no account filed
July 2014HailAdair-no account filed
April 2014HailAdair-no account filed
April 2011HailAdair-no account filed
April 2011HailAdair-no account filed
April 2008HailAdair-no account filed
November 2005HailAdair-no account filed
July 2004HailAdair-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mayes County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Patton2.9 miles15
Green3.6 miles15
Tip7.5 miles15
Pensacola7.6 miles15
Strang7.7 miles15
Pryor9.2 miles16
Hoot Owl9.6 miles16
Salina11.7 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AdairAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3287025The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1089525. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.