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Alsuma, Oklahoma

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74146. The Survey maps it on the Broken Arrow quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.

Alsuma within Tulsa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 22 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

2 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Alsuma between 2009 and 2012, burning about 806 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

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
16 March 2009Debris and open burning6.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30480
8 November 2012Arson/incendiarism800 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40312

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Alsuma: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

Storms near this place

57 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alsuma in 57 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 19 flash flood, 16 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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
April 2019FloodAlsuma1 killedA vehicle was driven off the road, possibly due to hydroplaning, and down an embankment. The vehicle slid into a flooded culvert and then was washed downstream into a creek. The driver of the vehicle drowned, and was found the next morning in Mingo Creek about 4000 feet downstream from where the vehicle entered the flood water.
June 2025Flash FloodAlsuma$20,000Portions of several streets were flooded in Tulsa, with cars reported stranded at E 43rd Street and Sheridan Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the facade of the Promenade Mall.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind caused widespread tree and power line damage in the area of E 41st Street and S Yale Avenue.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the balcony of an apartment complex near E 61st Street and S Memorial Drive.
September 2019Flash FloodAlsuma$10,000Two cars were stranded in high water at E 43rd Street and S Sheridan Road.
June 2019Flash FloodAlsuma$5,000A car was stranded in high water on Skelly Drive near I-44 and S Memorial Drive.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a home at E 51st Street S and S Sheridan Road.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large signs near E 31st Street South and S Memorial Drive.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles near E 45th Street South and S 129th East Avenue.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles and power lines near E 61st Street S and S Memorial Drive.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAlsuma$2,000A large flagpole was snapped at a local auto dealership and a motel sign was blown down.
May 2025Flash FloodAlsuma-Portions of several streets were flooded between Memorial Drive and Sheridan Road, between 31st Street and 41st Street.
August 2025Flash FloodAlsuma-Portions of several roads in Tulsa were reported flooded.
November 2025Tornado (EF0)Alsuma-A storm chaser observed a brief tornado that snapped small tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 50 to 60 mph.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
May 2024Flash FloodAlsuma-Portions of several streets were flooded near E 41st Street and S Memorial Drive.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree near E 31st Street and S Memorial Drive.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree near I-44 and S Yale Avenue.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees near E 51st Street S and S Sheridan Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
November 2021Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
April 2020Flash FloodAlsuma-A car was driven into flood waters at E 41st Street and S Sheridan Road, where it stalled out.
September 2018Flash FloodAlsuma-S Yale Avenue was closed due to flooding between E 51st Street South and E 61st Street South.
August 2018Flash FloodAlsuma-Portions of S Yale Avenue were flooded between E 51st Street S and E 61st Street S.
August 2018Flash FloodAlsuma-Portions of S Sheridan Road were flooded between E 41st Street and E 46th Street.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 65 mph near E 41st Street and S Sheridan Road.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large limbs near E 51st Street S and S Yale Avenue.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
July 2017Flash FloodAlsuma-The roadway was flooded in and around the intersection of E 41st Street and S Sheridan Road. Several cars were driven into the water, where they stalled.
May 2015Flash FloodAlsuma-Major flooding in east Tulsa with three feet of water over 90th East Avenue and S 33rd Street.
May 2015Flash FloodAlsuma-Portions of E 51st Street were flooded between Harvard Avenue and Yale Avenue.
May 2015Flash FloodAlsuma-Portions of S Sheridan Road were flooded between E 41st Street and E 51st Street. Several vehicles were stalled in the flood water.
May 2015Flash FloodAlsuma-Roads were flooded near the intersection of E 41st Street and S Yale Avenue.
May 2015Flash FloodAlsuma-Flood water inundated a bridge on E 51st Street.
May 2015Flash FloodAlsuma-Several retention ponds in the vicinity of Highway 51 and Highway 169 were nearly full and threatened to overtop their banks.
May 2015Flash FloodAlsuma-Major flooding occurred at E 49th Street and S 72nd E Avenue.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-Large tree limbs were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
June 2012Flash FloodAlsuma-The intersection of East 33rd Street South and South Mingo Road was flooded by heavy rainfall. A water rescue was conducted after a motorist was stranded in the flood water.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAlsuma-A storm chaser estimated thunderstorm winds to gust to 65 mph near 61st Street South and Garnett Road.
May 2025HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2022HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2022HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2022HailAlsuma-no account filed
April 2020HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2017HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2017HailAlsuma-no account filed
April 2017HailAlsuma-no account filed
April 2017HailAlsuma-no account filed
April 2017HailAlsuma-no account filed
April 2017HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2013HailAlsuma-no account filed
July 2013HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2011HailAlsuma-no account filed
May 2011HailAlsuma-no account filed
June 2011HailAlsuma-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tulsa 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
Union1.5 miles22
Broken Arrow4.8 miles22
Lynn Lane5.7 miles22
Douglas6.2 miles23
Dawson6.3 miles23
Garnett6.6 miles22
East Tulsa6.7 miles23
Jenks7.5 miles25

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 AlsumaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q17511422The 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 1089597. 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.