BlockBaker, Oklahoma
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hooker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73950. The Survey maps it on the Adams quadrangle. 37 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,848 feet above sea level.
On record in Baker
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Baker Woodframe Elevatorlisted 1983
- Baker Woodframe Grain Elevatorlisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Adams quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Guymon quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baker in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | $20,000 | Power poles were snapped along us HWY64, 13 miles east of Hooker. Time of occurrence was estimated by radar data. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | $3,000 | A discrete thunderstorm developed over the eastern portion of Texas County during the early evening hours of the 7th. The thunderstorm quickly intensified and slowly moved eastward across the county. A member of the public in the town of Baker (Texas County) reported that a wind gust produced by the thunderstorm caused roof damage to a farm building. After producing this damage the thunderstorm continued a slow eastward track across Texas County before entering Beaver County shortly before 7 PM CST. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | $1,000 | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts downed some oak tree limbs. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Baker | - | Flood water was covering the roads at most intersections with flooding occurring in surrounding fields. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Estimated winds of 70 MPH. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Baker | - | Golf ball size hail occurred near Baker in Texas County, Oklahoma. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Local law enforcement officials reported the thunderstorm wind gusts along with heavy rain reducing the visibility to near zero. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Baker | - | The ground was completely covered in hail ranging from golf ball to tennis ball size. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-six knots. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Baker | - | The tornado developed one mile north northeast of the town of Baker Oklahoma at 2038 CST and then traveled southeast for about two miles before dissipating two miles east southeast of Baker at 2045 CST. The tornado remained over open country and the path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Large tree limbs were reported blown down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | Report of broken windows at 2 or 3 homes. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Baker | - | Hail was covering the ground. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Baker | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Baker | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Baker | - | 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 Baker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4849101 | 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 1089789. 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.
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.