BlockBefore

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.

Delhi within Beckham County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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 2006

Regional 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/undetermined2

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
6 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined600 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryDELHI FIRE
7 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,000 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHATSTACK CREEK

Every fire recorded in Beckham County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Beckham County

Storms near this place

22 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDelhi$25,000A relayed image shows a center irrigation pivot blown over. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindDelhi$15,000Several barn roofs were blown off and irrigation equipment was moved/damaged. Also, power lines were downed in Delhi.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindDelhi$10,000Multiple power poles blown down. Time is radar estimated.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindDelhi$10,000Two 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 1998Thunderstorm WindDelhi$3,000no account filed
March 2026HailDelhi-The report was relayed through Spotter Network.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindDelhi-Estimated severe wind gust.
May 2019Flash FloodDelhi-Flood water over road.
April 2015HailDelhi-No known damage.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDelhi-A pivot irrigation system was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
April 2015Tornado (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 2018HailDelhi-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindDelhi-no account filed
April 2012HailDelhi-no account filed
May 2003HailDelhi-no account filed
May 2003HailDelhi-no account filed
May 2003HailDelhi-no account filed
March 1999HailDelhi-no account filed
May 1999Flash FloodDelhi-no account filed
August 1997HailDelhi-no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindDelhi-no account filed
January 1994HailDelhi-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Beckham 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
Hext6.5 miles9
Sayre8.3 miles9
Carter9.6 miles9
Erick10.5 miles9
Doxey11.4 miles9
New Liberty13.2 miles9
Hocker13.4 miles8
Prentiss14.7 miles9

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.