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Centralia, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Vinita West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74301. It lies near Blue Mound. The Survey maps it on the Centralia quadrangle.

Centralia within Craig County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

8 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Centralia between 2006 and 2010, burning about 2,091 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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
Arson/incendiarism6
Natural2

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
19 March 2010Arson/incendiarism1.7 acresCherokee Nation TribeANGEL
19 March 2010Arson/incendiarism98 acresCherokee Nation TribeGREASY GHOST
18 March 2010Arson/incendiarism1,376 acresCherokee Nation TribeNO TORCH
17 March 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeDOS VAQUEROS
16 March 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeCOW RUN
16 March 2010Arson/incendiarism22 acresCherokee Nation TribeSOGGY DITCHES
15 March 2006Natural400 acresCherokee Nation TribeCENTRALIA
18 October 2010Natural189 acresCherokee Nation TribeBURNT ROWS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Craig County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Centralia: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Craig County

Storms near this place

58 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centralia in 58 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 27 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 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 2001Thunderstorm WindCentralia$20,000Thunderstorms winds destroyed a barn. When the barn was destroyed two horses were killed.
July 2020HailCentralia$15,000Hail larger than golf ball size was photographed. The hail damaged a couple homes and vehicles.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindCentralia$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and blew over an unanchored outbuilding.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCentralia$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and damaged a barn.
September 2014HailCentralia$5,000no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCentralia$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Centralia-This tornado snapped and uprooted trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. Multiple people observed this tornado, and it produced a radar-detected debris signature.
March 2016Tornado (EF0)Centralia-This tornado was witnessed by several storm chasers. An NWS ground survey conducted in the area where the tornado likely occurred, determined that it remained over open country during its lifecycle. There is no known damage from this tornado.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
October 2014Flash FloodCentralia-Very heavy rainfall resulted in the flooding and closing of numerous roads across the county. Several people measured rainfall totals over eight inches in this event.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
May 2012Flash FloodCentralia-Brush Creek flooded portions of Highway 10 just east of the county line resulting in the road being closed.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large branches from several hardwood trees.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees onto a road.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Centralia-A storm chaser videotaped a brief tornado over open country. The tornado produced no known damage.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCentralia-A storm chaser estimated thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 70 mph.
May 2011Flash FloodCentralia-Several roads in and around Centralia were flooded by heavy rainfall.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCentralia-The public estimated a 60 mile an hour wind gust at Centralia.
October 2009Flash FloodCentralia-Numerous roads were flooded in and around Centralia as well as across rural areas of northern Craig County.
May 2008Flash FloodCentralia-Heavy rain caused secondary roads near Centralia to be flooded.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCentralia-The Oklahoma mesonet site east of Centralia measured a 60 mile an hour wind gust.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindCentralia-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Centralia measured at 74 mile an hour wind gust.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindCentralia-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Centralia recorded a 61 mile an hour wind gust.
March 2005HailCentralia-Penny size hail fell 2 miles west of Hollow.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindCentralia-A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at 60 miles an hour two miles west of Hollow.
April 2000Flash FloodCentralia-Heavy rains caused county roads to the southeast of Centralia to be flooded.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCentralia-Location: Oklahoma mesonet site
August 1999Thunderstorm WindCentralia-An isolated thunderstorm well in advance of a cold front over Kansas caused a localized wind gust of 60 miles an hour which was measured at an Oklahoma mesonet site.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindCentralia-A 62 mph gust was measured at an Oklahoma mesonet site.
March 1993HailCentralia-Severe thunderstorms with large hail developed in north-central and northeast Oklahoma during the morning. Hail up to golfball-size covered the ground at Shamrock and Okesa. Golfball-size hail broke out car windows on Interstate 35 about 9 miles north of Perry. Golfball-size hail also fell 3 miles west of Ponca City and near Sparks. Numerous other locations in north-central and northeast Oklahoma received dime- to quarter-size hail.
January 2021HailCentralia-no account filed
May 2011HailCentralia-no account filed
March 2011HailCentralia-no account filed
May 2009HailCentralia-no account filed
May 2009HailCentralia-no account filed
September 2009HailCentralia-no account filed
May 2008HailCentralia-no account filed
May 2008HailCentralia-no account filed
April 2005HailCentralia-no account filed
April 2004HailCentralia-no account filed
October 2004HailCentralia-no account filed
May 2003HailCentralia-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindCentralia-no account filed
March 2002Thunderstorm WindCentralia-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindCentralia-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindCentralia-no account filed
April 2000HailCentralia-no account filed
April 2000HailCentralia-no account filed
December 1999HailCentralia-no account filed
April 1999HailCentralia-no account filed
May 1998HailCentralia-no account filed
October 1998Thunderstorm WindCentralia-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindCentralia-no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindCentralia-no account filed
July 1995HailCentralia-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Craig 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
Hollow7.7 miles14
Estella8.5 miles15
Cocklebur Flat8.6 miles14
Pyramid Corners11.1 miles14
Banzet11.4 miles14
Rogers11.7 miles15
Bowlin Spring12.3 miles16
White Oak13.1 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1091186. 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.