Delhi, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Sayre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73662. The Survey maps it on the Delhi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Willow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Delhi quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Delhi between 2006 and 2017, burning about 3,600 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/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | DELHI FIRE |
| 7 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | HATSTACK CREEK |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Delhi: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delhi in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | $25,000 | A relayed image shows a center irrigation pivot blown over. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | $15,000 | Several barn roofs were blown off and irrigation equipment was moved/damaged. Also, power lines were downed in Delhi. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | $10,000 | Multiple power poles blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | $10,000 | Two structures received roof damage with shingles blown off. Pivot irrigation system was blown over. Several tree limbs up to six inches in diameter snapped off trees. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Delhi | - | The report was relayed through Spotter Network. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Delhi | - | Flood water over road. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Delhi | - | No known damage. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | - | A pivot irrigation system was damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Delhi | - | Numerous storm chasers observed a tornado that developed about 5 miles east of Erick. The tornado moved northeast and crossed Interstate 40 at the Hext Road interchange. The tornado then curved northwest and dissipated 8 miles west-southwest of Sayre. Some trees were damaged, but no structural damage was found. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delhi | - | no account filed |
| January 1994 | Hail | Delhi | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1092036. 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.




