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Bromide, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74530. It stands on Houghtubby Branch. The Survey maps it on the Wapanucka North quadrangle.

Bromide within Johnston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

5 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Bromide between 1992 and 2016, burning about 147 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
21 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresChickasaw AgencyHWY 7 #1
15 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChickasaw AgencyWAPANUCKA
3 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined80 acresChickasaw AgencyBROMIDE
26 October 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined45 acresChickasaw AgencyBUREAU
17 October 2016Equipment and vehicle use5.6 acresChickasaw AgencyBROMIDE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnston County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Bromide: 14 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Dolese Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Moseley Creek Number 4Iron, ManganeseProspect1897
Moseley Creek No 1 BromideManganeseProspect1890
Moseley Creek No 2 BromideManganeseProspect1890
Moseley Creek No 3 BromideManganesePast Producer1892
Springbrook Deposit BromideManganeseProspect1919
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnston County

Storms near this place

26 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bromide in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 17 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
April 2020Tornado (EF1)Bromide$100,000This tornado moved east from south of Bromide to north of Wapanucka and was observed by a number of spotters and chasers. A barn was damaged and a camper trailer was blown over north of Wapanucka, and trees and utility poles were damaged along the path.
June 2007Flash FloodBromide$25,000Bromide City Hall reported six inches of water inside the building. Monetary damages were estimated.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindBromide$1,000Winds damaged a metal building.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindBromide$1,000A two-foot diameter trees was blown down. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2026HailBromide-The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations.
March 2024HailBromide-MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1740-1745 LST) to report time.
May 2024HailBromide-MPing report.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Bromide-Spotters observed a tornado that moved northeast to the southwest of Bromide. No damage was observed and the specific location was estimated.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindBromide-No damage reported.
May 2017Flash FloodBromide-Multiple roads in Bromide/Connerville area were not passable. Road access to Camp Bond washed out with debris.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindBromide-Trees downed in camp Simpson.
April 2009HailBromide-The time was derived from radar data and public account.
April 2009HailBromide-The time of the event was derived from radar and spotter account.
April 2022HailBromide-no account filed
April 2021HailBromide-no account filed
May 2017HailBromide-no account filed
March 2013HailBromide-no account filed
April 2005HailBromide-no account filed
May 2003HailBromide-no account filed
May 2003HailBromide-no account filed
March 2002HailBromide-no account filed
March 2002HailBromide-no account filed
February 1998HailBromide-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindBromide-no account filed
October 1996HailBromide-no account filed
April 1994HailBromide-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnston 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
Bromide Junction3.5 miles15
Wapanucka4.9 miles14
Connerville7.6 miles13
Pontotoc8.4 miles13
Fillmore9.9 miles14
Coleman10.9 miles14
Milburn12.6 miles13
Reagan12.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1090516. 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.