Albert, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fort Cobb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73001. The Survey maps it on the Fort Cobb Dam quadrangle. It stands 1,519 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1951 USGS Fort Cobb quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fort Cobb Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Albert between 1995 and 2019, burning about 3,597 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BUZZBROWN |
| 7 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | GREEN COMPLEX |
| 25 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Anadarko Agency | GREEN |
| 20 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,920 acres | Anadarko Agency | KEECHI |
| 2 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | YEAHQUO |
| 10 August 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | THORZ HAMMER |
| 30 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Anadarko Agency | KARDOKUS SLOUGH |
| 20 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | 4-DOGS-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albert in 23 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | $15,000 | Relayed images showing a center irrigation pivot overturned and additional tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | $10,000 | Social media images showing a metal outbuilding with multiple outer panels removed, along with nearby tree damage. Time is radar estimated. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | $10,000 | A storm chaser reported barn damage with debris blown across Highway 146. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | $10,000 | Several power poles were snapped. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Albert | $10,000 | From the official National Weather Service Survey, the brief tornado did minor damage to a barn and to the roof of a residence. No other damage was reported with this tornado. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | $10,000 | Numerous power lines were downed around town. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | $5,000 | Trees were blown down at the Fort Cobb golf course. |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Albert | $500 | E2. This tornado snapped several large trees at the base or blew them over. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | - | Citizen's weather obervation station D2113. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Albert | - | Intersection of county roads 2540 and 1230 was impassable due to high water. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albert | - | The hail was reported at the intersection of county street 2520 and county road 1230. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | - | West facing windows were blown out by hail and high winds. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | - | Home and car windows blown out by hail and wind. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Albert | - | The hail was reported on Highway 146. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Albert | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albert | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albert | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Albert | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albert | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Albert | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Albert | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Albert | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4709570 | The 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 1089566. 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.
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.




