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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.

Albert within Caddo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 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

31 since 1995

Regional 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/undetermined11
Debris and open burning6
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes2
Natural2
Fireworks1

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
2 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyBUZZBROWN
7 August 2008Arson/incendiarism10 acresAnadarko AgencyGREEN COMPLEX
25 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined45 acresAnadarko AgencyGREEN
20 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,920 acresAnadarko AgencyKEECHI
2 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyYEAHQUO
10 August 2011Natural5.0 acresAnadarko AgencyTHORZ HAMMER
30 July 2006Arson/incendiarism120 acresAnadarko AgencyKARDOKUS SLOUGH
20 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAnadarko Agency4-DOGS-1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Caddo County

Storms near this place

23 since 2001

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbert$15,000Relayed images showing a center irrigation pivot overturned and additional tree limbs blown down.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbert$10,000Social media images showing a metal outbuilding with multiple outer panels removed, along with nearby tree damage. Time is radar estimated.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindAlbert$10,000A storm chaser reported barn damage with debris blown across Highway 146.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindAlbert$10,000Several power poles were snapped. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2008Tornado (EF0)Albert$10,000From 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 2008Thunderstorm WindAlbert$10,000Numerous power lines were downed around town. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbert$5,000Trees were blown down at the Fort Cobb golf course.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Albert$500E2. This tornado snapped several large trees at the base or blew them over.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindAlbert-Citizen's weather obervation station D2113.
April 2017FloodAlbert-Intersection of county roads 2540 and 1230 was impassable due to high water.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindAlbert-No damage reported.
May 2014HailAlbert-The hail was reported at the intersection of county street 2520 and county road 1230.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindAlbert-West facing windows were blown out by hail and high winds.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindAlbert-Home and car windows blown out by hail and wind.
March 2009HailAlbert-The hail was reported on Highway 146.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindAlbert-no account filed
April 2017HailAlbert-no account filed
May 2014HailAlbert-no account filed
May 2014HailAlbert-no account filed
January 2008HailAlbert-no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindAlbert-no account filed
August 2008HailAlbert-no account filed
August 2008HailAlbert-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Caddo 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
Three-Way Corner4.0 miles10
Nowhere5.3 miles12
Swan Lake5.6 miles8
Binger6.4 miles11
Gracemont8.6 miles13
Sickles9.2 miles10
Eakly9.2 miles9
Lookeba9.3 miles11

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 AlbertAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4709570The 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.